Is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 1GB GDDR5 a good card?

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#1 Curzad
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Just wondering if it it will run new games like Borderlands 2 ok

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#2 deactivated-5a9b3f32ef4e9
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Nope.

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#3 Curzad
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Other option is a AMD Radeon HD7770 2gb gddr5

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#4 deactivated-5a9b3f32ef4e9
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7770 is significantly better.

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#5 Curzad
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TY for info Post

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#6 deactivated-5a9b3f32ef4e9
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What system are you currently running?

Or are you doing a new build.

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#7 General_X
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7770 is significantly better.

Postmortem123
Seconding this
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#8 clyde46
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The 640 is a multmedia card. Its better suited to a HTPC.
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#9 slipknot0129
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Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

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#10 04dcarraher
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Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

slipknot0129
lol no 7770 is faster.
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#11 spittis
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Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

slipknot0129
B*tch please, the 7770 is nearly twice as fast.
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#12 NailedGR
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Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

slipknot0129

wtfamireading

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Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

slipknot0129

That's only when it's inside an X51.

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#14 kraken2109
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[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

Postmortem123

That's only when it's inside an X51.

Remember the alienware logo makes everything faster
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#15 spittis
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[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

kraken2109

That's only when it's inside an X51.

Remember the alienware logo makes everything faster

True, I should put it on my car actually.
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[QUOTE="spittis"] True, I should put it on my car actually.

Even the cops can't stop you then.
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#17 slipknot0129
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[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

04dcarraher

lol no 7770 is faster.

Rarely do I make a mistake but it is a little slower than the 7770. Its a good card though.

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#18 slipknot0129
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[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

kraken2109

That's only when it's inside an X51.

Remember the alienware logo makes everything faster

I put my Alienware logo on my house.

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#19 nilzg
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Rarely do I make a mistakeslipknot0129
You bought an x51 ffs.... What more of a mistake do you want to make?
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#20 slipknot0129
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[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]Rarely do I make a mistakenilzg
You bought an x51 ffs.... What more of a mistake do you want to make?

I never had a choice. I was born Alienware.

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#21 adamosmaki
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[QUOTE="04dcarraher"][QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

slipknot0129

lol no 7770 is faster.

Rarely do I make a mistake but it is a little slower than the 7770. Its a good card though.

Define little. If by little you mean you mean 70-80% slower then i guess is little

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GT_640/28.html

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#22 slipknot0129
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[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"] lol no 7770 is faster. adamosmaki

Rarely do I make a mistake but it is a little slower than the 7770. Its a good card though.

Define little. If by little you mean you mean 70-80% slower then i guess is little

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GT_640/28.html

Thats not the GDDR5 gt 640.

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[QUOTE="adamosmaki"]

[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]Rarely do I make a mistake but it is a little slower than the 7770. Its a good card though.

slipknot0129

Define little. If by little you mean you mean 70-80% slower then i guess is little

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GT_640/28.html

Thats not the GDDR5 gt 640.

Your wisdom and informative argument adds tremendous value to this post.

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#24 slipknot0129
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[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"]

Define little. If by little you mean you mean 70-80% slower then i guess is little

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GT_640/28.html

GummiRaccoon

Thats not the GDDR5 gt 640.

Your wisdom and informative argument adds tremendous value to this post.

I like for people to figure stuff out on their own. I give hints.

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#25 mitu123
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Hell no, heck a 460 owns a 640 for that matter.

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#26 GummiRaccoon
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[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]Thats not the GDDR5 gt 640.

slipknot0129

Your wisdom and informative argument adds tremendous value to this post.

I like for people to figure stuff out on their own. I give hints.

"I can't give a coherent argument so I make people draw their own conclusion and say that is what I meant all along."

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#27 04dcarraher
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[QUOTE="04dcarraher"][QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

Its a good card. Should be more powerful than a 7770.

slipknot0129

lol no 7770 is faster.

Rarely do I make a mistake but it is a little slower than the 7770. Its a good card though.

:lol:

a little?

:roll:

Even with BF3(nvidia prone game) at 1680x1050 on high quality with FXAA the 7770 gets 43 fps while a GT 640 gets 19.While a plain GTX 560 gets 60 fps.

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#28 ionusX
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leave slipknot alone.. she has had a busy day using her X51 to cure illnesses in trinidad

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#29 deactivated-5a9b3f32ef4e9
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leave slipknot alone.. she has had a busy day using her X51 to cure illnesses in trinidad

ionusX

Rofl

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#30 gameme199
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i but the alien ware logo on a special place


sorry if you are offended

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#31 kungfool69
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640 should still be an upgrade from someone stuck wit ha GT 520...........but the 650 is only $20AU more