How good is my graphics card?

Vladamir Blackthorne · 05-15-2013

Well, technically it's an inset chip. I have a Intel Q45/Q43 Express chipset. How good is that in terms of gaming?

Pimpsy G. · 05-15-2013

All intel chips are pretty horrible for gaming and you should stay away from them. In terms of AAA modern games, it is very bad. Try some NVIDIA and AMD cards, if you want to go cheap the Geforce 450 is pretty good, as from experience I can play games like battlefield 3 at high settings pretty fluidly.

Vladamir Blackthorne · 05-15-2013

Well I can't afford to buy a new graphics card nor was I able to really pick out my PC( my looney parents are under the impression that a $700 pre-built computer is good enough for games)..... I was just curious. But actually, my windows performance rating or whatever for gaming graphics is 6 point something, pretty close to the standard max score. Oddly enough, the general windows aero graphics is only 4.4....

Pimpsy G. · 05-15-2013

Posted by Lazerlatté

Well I can't afford to buy a new graphics card nor was I able to really pick out my PC( my looney parents are under the impression that a $700 pre-built computer is good enough for games)..... I was just curious. But actually, my windows performance rating or whatever for gaming graphics is 6 point something, pretty close to the standard max score. Oddly enough, the general windows aero graphics is only 4.4....

The main problem with intel cards is that they are usually integrated and suck off computing power from the CPU. Because of this, games have a very hard time running. Its not meant for games because it doesn't have its own memory or its own anything. Just leaches off the cpu.

You can get a Geforce 450 for around $80 bucks now, just a little more expensive than your average game. I would recommend saving up for that instead of buying a new game.

Vladamir Blackthorne · 05-15-2013

Posted by Pimpsy G.

The main problem with intel cards is that they are usually integrated and suck off computing power from the CPU. Because of this, games have a very hard time running. Its not meant for games because it doesn't have its own memory or its own anything. Just leaches off the cpu.

You can get a Geforce 450 for around $80 bucks now, just a little more expensive than your average game. I would recommend saving up for that instead of buying a new game.

CPU? LOL! Then I don't have much to wort about, my CPU is surprisingly amazing XD

Pimpsy G. · 05-15-2013

Posted by Lazerlatté

CPU? LOL! Then I don't have much to wort about, my CPU is surprisingly amazing XD

I'm pretty sure that isn't how it works, but you can try a few free to play games just to see what happens I guess. I'm not that good of a tech wizard but I don't think having a good CPU will make up for a bad integrated graphics card. It would just "Bottleneck", you know? Like a large hose with a small nozzle. Here's this guy trying to play diablo 3 with one:

Vladamir Blackthorne · 05-15-2013

Posted by Pimpsy G.

I'm pretty sure that isn't how it works, but you can try a few free to play games just to see what happens I guess. I'm not that good of a tech wizard but I don't think having a good CPU will make up for a bad integrated graphics card. It would just "Bottleneck", you know? Like a large hose with a small nozzle. Here's this guy trying to play diablo 3 with one:

I have tested it before. It usually stays under about 50% usage on most games. The only bottleneck I've experienced doesn't seem like it should happen, because there was no reason for it to do so on a simple program...

Talon · 05-16-2013

A $700 computer with an integrated Intel GPU? Uh, okay. You're going to want to replace that, your CPU actually doesn't do that much in comparison to your GPU when determining the overall performance (namely fps) of your computer when playing a game. Go for cheap GeForce or Radeon models, they'll suit you well.

Crono · 05-16-2013

How much would your parents be willing to spend on a graphics card? Onboard and gaming do not go together well, unless you're fine with casual games on low settings.

If you can get a refund on that PC do that asap, $700 for that is a rip off.

Rezon · 05-17-2013

Scale of 1/10 how garbage is my GPU: http://puu.sh/2V1Bs.png

Needed a replacement ASAP after my onboard graphics card blew up.

Crono · 05-17-2013

Posted by Rezon

Scale of 1/10 how garbage is my GPU: http://puu.sh/2V1Bs.png

Needed a replacement ASAP after my onboard graphics card blew up.

what games do you play other than league?

Rezon · 05-17-2013

Posted by Crono

what games do you play other than league?

Sc2, everything else lags like ****.

Crono · 05-17-2013

Posted by Rezon

Sc2, everything else lags like ****.

post ur full specs pls

Castør · 05-17-2013

Posted by Lazerlatté

Well I can't afford to buy a new graphics card nor was I able to really pick out my PC( my looney parents are under the impression that a $700 pre-built computer is good enough for games)..... I was just curious. But actually, my windows performance rating or whatever for gaming graphics is 6 point something, pretty close to the standard max score. Oddly enough, the general windows aero graphics is only 4.4....

Onwards to glory and bargain prices:
-http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...view,3107.html

-http://pcpartpicker.com/

And if you're in the US:
-http://www.newegg.com/

Skill · 05-18-2013

You don't have a graphics card, your computer runs graphics with your processor.

Might run some well optimized games fine on lower settings, but if you try to run more modern games like Crisis, Tera, gw2 etc, you will lag like crazy.

My radeon hd 4850 that I got for $60 gives me like 60 fps maxed on most games, best GPU I've ever had.

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Vladamir Blackthorne Leg hair. AND RICE! Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Do you really wish to know o.o Posts: 2,803	How good is my graphics card? Well, technically it's an inset chip. I have a Intel Q45/Q43 Express chipset. How good is that in terms of gaming?

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Pimpsy G. Professional Burger Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: McDonalds Posts: 2,564	All intel chips are pretty horrible for gaming and you should stay away from them. In terms of AAA modern games, it is very bad. Try some NVIDIA and AMD cards, if you want to go cheap the Geforce 450 is pretty good, as from experience I can play games like battlefield 3 at high settings pretty fluidly.

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Talon don't call it a comeback Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,268	A $700 computer with an integrated Intel GPU? Uh, okay. You're going to want to replace that, your CPU actually doesn't do that much in comparison to your GPU when determining the overall performance (namely fps) of your computer when playing a game. Go for cheap GeForce or Radeon models, they'll suit you well.

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Crono :pluffy: Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 5,945	How much would your parents be willing to spend on a graphics card? Onboard and gaming do not go together well, unless you're fine with casual games on low settings. If you can get a refund on that PC do that asap, $700 for that is a rip off.

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Rezon ENGUARD Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 996	Scale of 1/10 how garbage is my GPU: http://puu.sh/2V1Bs.png Needed a replacement ASAP after my onboard graphics card blew up.

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Skill The Unwanted Critic Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,639	You don't have a graphics card, your computer runs graphics with your processor. Might run some well optimized games fine on lower settings, but if you try to run more modern games like Crisis, Tera, gw2 etc, you will lag like crazy. My radeon hd 4850 that I got for $60 gives me like 60 fps maxed on most games, best GPU I've ever had.