How come I don’t see an improvement after installing a new video card?
by HANNIBAL on March 25, 2010Q: I have a gateway dx4831- 01e and I installed a new video card. The computer reads it fine and the drivers but the display is not working. It is just the computer regular settings not the cards.
Tags: video card
I’m sorry, but I don’t understand your question. What exactly is the problem, and what improvement are you expecting exactly that you aren’t seeing?
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on March 25, 2010 at 2:19 pm
WELL THE NEW VIDEO CARD IS SUPPOSED THE MAXIMISE YOUR RESOLUTION BETTER GRAPHICS
THE CARD IS INSTALLED FINE WITH THE DRIVERS
BUT THE DISPLAY IS OF THE INTERGRATED GRAPHICS CARD AND I DISABLED THAT
HANNIBAL (Newbie) says: on March 25, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Windows isn’t going to look any flashier with your new video card. The only reason to upgrade from the onboad video card would have been to do gaming on the pc. If that isn’t your intention I’d suggest returning or selling the card.
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on March 25, 2010 at 4:28 pm
WELL I AM PLANNING TO PLAY SOME GAMES AND ANOTHER REASON I GOT IT BECAUSE THE VIDEO PLAYBACK IS CRAPPY I AM HOPING TO FIND A SOLUTION PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN OR ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF THAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THIS MEANWHILE I’ M GOING TO KEEP ON WORKING ON THIS
HANNIBAL (Newbie) says: on March 25, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Yeah I am not sure I follow either. If you installed a new video card then you must have connected your monitor to the new video card. If your monitor is correctly displaying an image then it is working. If it is not then you would just need to connect your monitor to the other video card and go into the bios to disable the on board video I would think.
If your video is correctly working from your new video card then it would just be working. Unless you want to change your monitor resolution then you wont notice any changes.
matt (Geek) says: on March 25, 2010 at 4:54 pm