Graphics Card Opinion

Can anyone recommend which graphics card to get for use by an engineering student? Not to used on games. Since graphics cards on notebooks can't be upgraded later on, can anyone tell me what should I get for a long term run? Let us say about for 10 years or so.

 

You can fill out the FAQ in the WNSIB section, so you get appropriate recommendations.

And no notebook will last for 10 years...

 

10 years

 

The world of computing may move more than a little bit too quickly for a notebook to last 10 years, not even considering how long the hardware actually lives for.

 

you get a 7 series Card....7600.... if u dont game then that card is good enough for HD, movies, graphic designing, engineering models..and casual gaming..




10 yrs later we dont even know if notebooks will exist...maybe computers will be placed inside human body...

 

What type of engineering...?

 

Electrical Engineering and also IT field. I am a cheapguy so one notebook for those years is enough for me. -> Okay, atleast 5-10 years.
I want to invest on graphics card since that is one component that I can't upgrade later on. HDD, RAM, processor, I can upgrade later.

 

Ok 5 years is more acceptable, but still in 5 years the machine is going to be chugging just to browse the internet. Don't believe, try using a laptop from 1997. And it depends what you want to do with a graphics card. If all you need it for is to display then any card can display. If you want it to play games and still play games 5-10 years from now it's not going to happen.

 

I have a 9 year old working laptop. works just fine.

 

If you want to upgrade later and you don't game, you better check for futureproof chipset, CPU socket, HDD interface, memory instead. As said before, any dedicated graphics card (7XX,X1XX or newer) will do OK. MXM cards are upgradable but it will depend on many factors.
In 5-10 years you won't find "new" hardware that will fit so it can be a little too much to ask.
Maybe a desktop replacement such as Asus C90 is more futureproof since it uses some desktop components.

 

If you dont need it for games, why do you need a dedicated graphics card at all? True, it can't be upgraded, but if you're not playing games 5 years from now, you still won't need much GPU power.