Anyone use the Nvidia Geforce GT 640 2GB GPU?

[Loki180]

Hey guys, I am thinking of upgrading my Graphics card in one of my rigs. I have a Nvidia Gforce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ seems like its the old school one. I was trying to find all of its specs online but Nvidia gives a very different looking one.

 

Here is the specs for the rig I need to upgrade.

 

OS=Windows 7 64 bit

Processor= AMD Phenom II X2 550 Processor 3.10 GHz

RAM= 4.00 GB

Windows System Rating= 5.9 (why give that I don't know haha)

 

more info on the current card

 

 

Pixel Shader version 4.0

Vertex Shader version 4.0

Dedicated Video RAM 512 MB

 

I was building this rig up as a spare. But I would love for it to have a new card!

 

Thanks guys!

 

I might also give it some Corsair DDR3 8GB dual kit

Edited December 16, 2012 by Loki180

[kalikka]

The GT640 is junk, its just some crappy rebranded last-gen card.

 

Best gpu for the money, December 2012.

Edited December 16, 2012 by kalikka

[Rennn]

Having 2GB of vram on a 640 is a waste of money. You won't be able to run anything that uses 2GB. Go for a 1GB version if it's cheaper. If they're the same cost, there's no harm in having 2GB though.

 

The 640 is quite weak, and the ones I've seen go for about $100.

For $100, you could probably get a much stronger card than that.

[FMod]

You've got 9800 GTX already.

GT640 is as fast as HD6670, which is as fast as GTS250, which is a rebranded 9800 GTX. So why buy what you already have?

 

If you can't afford at least a HD7850, don't bother upgrading the GPU at all. And better get HD7870 or GTX660 if you can.

This is priority one.

 

CPU should be priority two; RAM only priority 3, 4GB is good enough. But you need to know your mobo model to see if a new CPU will work right.