Research Project Ideas

[Simon Sniffcock]

Hey everyone I am new to this forum as you guys can tell by my post count. I am currently in Grade 11 and we all have to complete a Research Project based on a chosen topic. As I love anything to do with computers and currently planning a build (rough specs- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jwgNvK {will probably wait for the new CPU from Intel}) I wish to base my Project off that. One random topic off my head is "How does graphic cards directly impact the graphical performance of a computer" I am open to any suggestions and ideas from the awesome people of this forum, cheers.

[SAV1OUR]

budget? 

also please post in the right sub form next time this belongs in new builds and planing 

use the quote button if you want my help 

[Karumu]

budget? 

also please post in the right sub form next time this belongs in new builds and planing 

use the quote button if you want my help 

this isnt a build plan... the guy wants to do research on how GPU's affect performance in gaming applications

[Askew]

use the quote button if you want my help 

 

halp!

 

The graphics card directly impacts the graphical performance of a computer, by being the graphical unit and processing graphics.

 

Hence the name GPU - Graphics Processing Unit, it's that simple really.

[SAV1OUR]

this isnt a build plan... the guy wants to do research on how GPU's affect performance in gaming applications

yea but i want to know how much of a budget hes "looking" at so we can change around the gpu

[juretrn]

This gives me an idea. Should try and test how much does power delivery really differ between a cheap and an expensive motherboard. That could make an interesting topic. How much power can VRM effectively handle, how much noise it produces, handling of spikes, etc.

[Simon Sniffcock]

Well this is mainly ideas for my research project. The partlist is just something i added in, has nothing to do with the rest. I have around two months plus to work on this so i cant print out an A4 page saying GPU stands for graphics processing unit... It processes graphics. -.- id have to go into alot of detail like explaining Nvidia's Cuda core and AMD's Stream processors and maybe then do a comparison. Open for suggestion to other ideas.

[Karumu]

yea but i want to know how much of a budget hes "looking" at so we can change around the gpu

 

Well this is mainly ideas for my research project. The partlist is just something i added in, has nothing to do with the rest. I have around two months plus to work on this so i cant print out an A4 page saying GPU stands for graphics processing unit... It processes graphics. -.- id have to go into alot of detail like explaining Nvidia's Cuda core and AMD's Stream processors and maybe then do a comparison. Open for suggestion to other ideas.

[Ivyk]

How does a 11 year old get a 2000 dollar pc? 

[Simon Sniffcock]

How does a 11 year old get a 2000 dollar pc?

sorry changed to grade 11, im 16. pitching in all my money and parents paying the rest, since dads gonna use it aswell for his work which also requires high computing power.

[Simon Sniffcock]

This gives me an idea. Should try and test how much does power delivery really differ between a cheap and an expensive motherboard. That could make an interesting topic. How much power can VRM effectively handle, how much noise it produces, handling of spikes, etc.

thanks ill add that to my list.

[Guest]

Well, graphics cards are the component responsible for the main rendering and calculating of 3D images, such as video games, CAD, or some other form of graphics media.

Some specialized graphics cards are meant for professionals, and aren't great with gaming, despite their higher price tags. Nvidia's Quattros, and AMD's FirePros are examples.

Finally, GPUs can also be used to accelerate online programs such as Unity or Flash, and can also be used for math calculations, simulating physical systems, and so on.

Basically, the GPU is in charge of what you. See on screen. The faster the GPU, the more quickly it can prepare and 'send off' frames to the monitor.

[Simon Sniffcock]

Well, graphics cards are the component responsible for the main rendering and calculating of 3D images, such as video games, CAD, or some other form of graphics media.

Some specialized graphics cards are meant for professionals, and aren't great with gaming, despite their higher price tags. Nvidia's Quattros, and AMD's FirePros are examples.

Finally, GPUs can also be used to accelerate online programs such as Unity or Flash, and can also be used for math calculations, simulating physical systems, and so on.

Basically, the GPU is in charge of what you. See on screen. The faster the GPU, the more quickly it can prepare and 'send off' frames to the monitor.

cheers

[KemoKa]

One random topic off my head is "How does graphic cards directly impact the graphical performance of a computer"

All of it.

 

Okay, I will try to be helpful since

 I am currently in Grade 11 and we all have to complete a Research Project based on a chosen topic. As I love anything to do with computers and currently planning a build (rough specs- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jwgNvK {will probably wait for the new CPU from Intel}) I wish to base my Project off that.

 

since graphical performance based on graphics cards can be summed up by "all of it", here are some ideas I have for alternative topics.

• You could do one on how each component has its role to play in the overall power/speed of a computer, and not just the clockspeed or the RAM speed or how much RAM you have or what GPU you have.

• You could do a thing on bottlenecking and how that system is very much not bottlenecked.

 

• Water cooling and how it works

•Overclocking

 

Hope this helps!

[Simon Sniffcock]

All of it.

 

Okay, I will try to be helpful since

 

since graphical performance based on graphics cards can be summed up by "all of it", here are some ideas I have for alternative topics.

• You could do one on how each component has its role to play in the overall power/speed of a computer, and not just the clockspeed or the RAM speed or how much RAM you have or what GPU you have.

• You could do a thing on bottlenecking and how that system is very much not bottlenecked.

 

• Water cooling and how it works

•Overclocking

 

Hope this helps!

thanks alot, i will add them to the list.

[Simon Sniffcock]

Well, graphics cards are the component responsible for the main rendering and calculating of 3D images, such as video games, CAD, or some other form of graphics media.

Some specialized graphics cards are meant for professionals, and aren't great with gaming, despite their higher price tags. Nvidia's Quattros, and AMD's FirePros are examples.

Finally, GPUs can also be used to accelerate online programs such as Unity or Flash, and can also be used for math calculations, simulating physical systems, and so on.

Basically, the GPU is in charge of what you. See on screen. The faster the GPU, the more quickly it can prepare and 'send off' frames to the monitor.

thanks