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GeForce 8400 GS

February 17th, 2010 01:15 PM

I saw this for $50 dollars at Office Max and i want to know how much of an upgrade this would be from and Nvidia 7050.
Also does the 8400 come with dual monitor support.

5244642

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 17th, 2010 01:19 PM

It has dual monitor support, and it's better than your 7050. But it's a waste of $50. If you want a gaming-friendly card, you're going to have go a little higher. You can find used 8800GT's for around that price, and those are excellent cards.

5244698

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 17th, 2010 01:55 PM

I plan to get it in the summer and i only need it to make up for my 1.6 ghz

5244718

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 17th, 2010 02:06 PM

By the time summer rolls around, current graphics cards will be three full generations ahead of that 8400 GS, which was pretty crappy even when the 8-series was brand new.

5244736

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 17th, 2010 02:17 PM

Oh wait, I think I know which one that is. That's that PCI version, which means that it's definitely not worth $50.

5244890

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 17th, 2010 05:25 PM

If you have AGP, you need to make sure any card you have is AGP, not PCIE

5245302

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 18th, 2010 07:43 AM

Get a 9600Gt, it's really worth the money, and easier to find than used 8800's.

Make sure your powersupply has at least 400w, a PCI-e connector, and that your motherboard has a PCI-e slot.

5245562

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 18th, 2010 11:39 AM

What games are you planning to play?

And $50 for a 8400 is too much, newegg has them for $30. I think your best bet would be too look around eBay for a good deal. I just looked and there are a ton of 8800GT's going for anywhere from $50-70.

5245758

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 18th, 2010 02:36 PM

Assasins Creed on Highest Level graphics and L4d On two monitors

5245783

Re: GeForce 8400 GS

February 18th, 2010 02:54 PM

Hehe, and you say you have a 1.6 Ghz CPU? I might be able to get away with that on low/lowest settings, and your rig looks like a big step down from that. My advice; start saving, you're gonna need a whole new setup.