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To: logi_cal869

What on Earth are you talking about? I am just puzzled that Dell shows DDR3 when the other sources I found show GDDR3 - which should make a performance difference, right?


17 posted on 01/06/2023 11:11:57 PM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: Paul R.

If somewhere is advertising GDDR3 for this card, you’ve got an item not as described case; it tickled something in the back of my mind, so went digging. PNY had a card they advertised as being GDDR3, it was actually DDR3, but that incorrect spec seems to have lived on.


21 posted on 01/07/2023 5:40:40 AM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Paul R.
What on Earth are you talking about?

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Well, now...not nice to shoot the messenger. I was merely stating that I'm a geek when it comes to specs and tech, but NOT on obsolete hardware: You post was about published specs, not technical details regarding compatibility.

Recapping, you wrote:

Does anyone know if the Dell p/n: 061p37 (Dell Nvidia NVS 510 2GB Video Graphics Card ) was ever made with GDDR5 RAM)? And if so, what are the performance specs? I ran across a seller hawking just such ( p/n: 061p37 with 2GB GDDR5 ) but I can't find specs on it. All I can find is the old GDDR3 version.
and

I've tried asking this on a couple computer forums including Dell's forum - no luck. Nvidia's website is no help.
To parrot you, what on Earth are YOU talking about? I answered the question.

You later wrote,

Oh - haha - I just went back to the listing and it’s been revised to “GDDR3”. I guess that answers THAT question!
AFTER another FReeper posted the following:

I get the sense you’re talking about low-risk expenditures, and you’re interested in some technical guidance....If you’re spending less than $100, I wouldn’t worry about making a potentially bad purchase.
Why give me grief? (that's rhetorical; I care not, but merely responding)

You asked a question and I gave you the answer, right off Nvidia's website which, by the way, you stated "was no help." It's clear the seller is either wrong or lying. Smart not to trust the sale specs and make an inquiry, but holy hell.

In either event, it renders the post moot now, unless your post has devolved into semantics about inaccurate specs published on the card by Nvidia and secondhand sellers (that's never happened before /s). I've found reference elsewhere (in under 2 minutes) which BOTH states DDR3 and GDDR3 for the NVS510...a citation ALSO noted by others responding to your post. Holy hell: It's an OBSOLETE card (listed as low as $25 on ebay, ironically described as GDDR3 & DDR3 on multiple listings) and you're giving me flack for helping you find a direct answer to your direct question in less than 2 minutes?

Not a kind awakening on a Saturday.

I get it that a $30-100 expenditure is a big deal, but c'mon, man. Drinking & posting???

(again, rhetorical. Best of luck. Seriously.)

22 posted on 01/07/2023 7:10:49 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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