Buying gaming PCs

What does GPU stands for?

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Originally Posted by GekiDan

What does GPU stands for?

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Graphics Processing Unit. Just like how the CPU is the main chip of your computer, the GPU is the main chip of your graphics card.

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Originally Posted by dravenSt0rM

well, if you have GPU from 2001, doesn't matter if you have 36 cored CPU, but the game won't even run mate.

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True but GPUs are more marketed in the gaming industry and it's much more likely for a non-savvy user to end up with a machine that has an awesome graphics card because they thought that was all they needed but a crappy CPU.

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Originally Posted by OmarFW

Graphics Processing Unit. Just like how the CPU is the main chip of your computer, the GPU is the main chip of your graphics card.

True but GPUs are more marketed in the gaming industry and it's much more likely for a non-savvy user to end up with a machine that has an awesome graphics card because they thought that was all they needed but a crappy CPU.

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Oh I see. Thanks for the information.
How high is the recommended GPU?

Just buy some nvidia series above 9 and you are good :)

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Originally Posted by dravenSt0rM

Just buy some nvidia series above 9 and you are good :)

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Which one can you recommend here? nvidia 9 | eBay

NEW NVIDIA Geforce GTS 240 HD Graphics Card 9JDYJ P118N | eBay

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Originally Posted by dravenSt0rM

NEW NVIDIA Geforce GTS 240 HD Graphics Card 9JDYJ P118N | eBay

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Thanks for your suggestion. Guess I'll look for that one here in our place since the shipping is so high.

Series 9 is great, but it gets old in newer games like games from mid 2011. For that new games use one of the 200,300,400 or 500 series. :) 100 is not good enough.

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Originally Posted by dravenSt0rM

Series 9 is great, but it gets old in newer games like games from mid 2011. For that new games use one of the 200,300,400 or 500 series. :) 100 is not good enough.

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Thanks for the clarification.

This is classes of nvidia:

Pre-GeForce Series
GeForce Series
GeForce 2 Series
GeForce 3 Series
GeForce 4 Series
GeForce FX (5XXX) Series
GeForce 6 (6XXX) Series
GeForce 7 (7XXX) Series
GeForce 8 (8XXX) Series
GeForce 9 (9XXX) Series
GeForce 100 Series
GeForce 200 Series
GeForce 300 Series
GeForce 400 Series
GeForce 500 Series