brittmccary opened this issue on Nov 04, 2004 ยท 8 posts
brittmccary posted Thu, 04 November 2004 at 6:49 AM
We're back in FL for a short while from the mountains, and I had brought my challenge file, then my ole 'puter here collapsed.. It seems to be the video card that will need to be replaced. Is there anything I need to know before buying a new card. What would you reccommend? How much memory should be on the vido card? Any brand recommendation. Thanks a lot, guys!
RodsArt posted Thu, 04 November 2004 at 7:12 AM
Depends on the the age,specs, & how much you want to spend on an old puter. You can pick up a lesser than new card. Their latest releases are pricey & high end, but to drop down a couple models can save ya serious cash and still give you good performance. ATI or NVIDIA both have great product lines. You can shop at Staples.com or best buy, or what ever is local to you. Shop online & have it at your door in 1-2 days if ya want to pay shipping. ATI http://www.ati.com/na/pages/na_index.html NVIDIA http://www.nvidia.com/page/home
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RodsArt posted Thu, 04 November 2004 at 7:20 AM
Oh BTW, 64-128 on the card. 64 will be less expensive but 128 will move better. And skip anything with TV crap attached. It's just Extra stuff to pay for.
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Gog posted Thu, 04 November 2004 at 7:23 AM
If you don't play games pretty much any nvidia or ATI card will do. With amount of vid ram, most cards are starting at 64M minimum and unless you use applications such as games or professional packages that use openGL it'll be more then enough. Personally I prefer the image quality of ATI but it's so close you can't go far wrong.
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brittmccary posted Thu, 04 November 2004 at 7:26 AM
Thank you! off to shop!! I hate it when 'puters don't work!
ysvry posted Thu, 04 November 2004 at 8:28 AM
tv crap can be handy if you like taping ure animations
dcindian posted Thu, 04 November 2004 at 10:01 AM
If you want to play games every now and then get a mid range card. I have the 9800 pro 128 meg card and it has worked well for both 3d and 3d gaming.
Incarnadine posted Thu, 04 November 2004 at 6:57 PM
What OS are you using. Some of the new ATI cards do not work well with older OS like 98SE.
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