Which is best graphic card?

**rohitsuresh** · May 5th, 2012, 11:31 AM

I am looking to buy a graphic card among this two.PLease suggest which one is best and tell wheather there are compatible with PCI 1.1

1)Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT240 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
2)Forsa NVIDIA GeForce GT440 2 GB DDR3 Graphics Card

**ShyguyXPC** · May 5th, 2012, 01:20 PM

440 is a little more powerful, but not by much, the GDDR5 on the 240 is one of the reasons why, I'd look for a 440 with GDDR5 on it to make it worthwhile.

Both are PCI Express (not PCI, aside from fact PCI & PCIe are expansions slots and naming their are two completely different interfaces) compatible no matter which version you have, as PCI Express is backwards compatible.

**SoloCamo** · May 5th, 2012, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC

Both are PCI Express (not PCI, aside from fact PCI & PCIe are expansions slots and naming their are two completely different interfaces) compatible no matter which version you have, as PCI Express is backwards compatible.

Mostly true. However, there were multiple reports on older chipsets using 1.1 that pci-e 2.1 (amd) cards werecausing errors / not being recognized.

Hence the the reason I initially got my gtx550ti before I switched to the new rig, as my chipset showed compatbility issues.

**truckpuller** · May 5th, 2012, 06:06 PM

I have never heard of FORSA brand before.

This would be a better GTX 440 then the one you list as it's GDDR5

Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-40701-10L GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

**rohitsuresh** · May 5th, 2012, 09:53 PM

Actually i brought HD 5670 but it is pcie 2.1 but it cannot support my old motherboard(COmpatibility issues).My system restarts when i inserted it.I have meet all the requirements for the graphic card.
SO i want to exchange this graphic card with pCIe 2.0 in the same price band. So please suggest me in the website Flipkart.com: Online Shopping India: Buy Books Online: Mobiles, Cameras, Laptops, Accessories

**ShyguyXPC** · May 6th, 2012, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by truckpuller

I have never heard of FORSA brand before.

This would be a better GTX 440 then the one you list as it's GDDR5

Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-40701-10L GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Forsa is mainly sold in Asia, and I think some European area's, on occasion I'll run across their cards on US sites, but they have been around for years and aren't too bad of cards really.

**ShyguyXPC** · May 6th, 2012, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by rohitsuresh

Actually i brought HD 5670 but it is pcie 2.1 but it cannot support my old motherboard(COmpatibility issues).My system restarts when i inserted it.I have meet all the requirements for the graphic card.
SO i want to exchange this graphic card with pCIe 2.0 in the same price band. So please suggest me in the website Flipkart.com: Online Shopping India: Buy Books Online: Mobiles, Cameras, Laptops, Accessories

there's really not much difference between PCIE 2.0 and 2.1. if its 2.1 its fully 2.0 compatible.

2.1 was a spec that AMD decided to use, which incorporated some of PCIE 3.0's standards into the 2.0 Spec, but otherwise is fully compatible with 2.0.

As far as I know NO motherboards are made with 2.1 spec slots per say, they are all 2.0, and these cards work in 2.0 boards no problem.

there has to be something else going on that is causing incompatibility.

With out more details and specifics on your systems specs and hardware, can't really suggest anything that will guarantee to be compatible.

**SoloCamo** · May 6th, 2012, 01:23 AM

From his original posts he notes compatible with the 1.1 slot. It's hit or miss, but there are tons of issues out there with those idiotic 2.1 cards running in the 1.1 spec slots. Yet 2.0 cards are fine.

Ironically, the 5xxx series from AMD (which he happened) to try out, is one of the most notorious series for compatibility issues on it. Some say the 6xxx series are better, but again it's hit or miss.

2.0 is a guarantee though, assuming the psu is up the task otherwise

**ShyguyXPC** · May 6th, 2012, 03:51 AM

well the way I read that post is they were asking in general what was compatible with 1.1, not that their motherboard was only 1.1.

But if they are wanting to stick with 2.0 only, the Nvidia is the only way to go.

a GT 440 with GDDR5 memory would be the best option in price and performance range of the Radeon 5670 then.