Jon, Whoa....back the train up! Go to www.pricewatch.com or www.shopper.com for the best prices on the video cards. The Leadtek Geforce 2GTS (not the MX version) list for $120 with 32 MB and the Asus 7700 lists for $121.00. Mail order is the way to go; there are many mailorder houses that sell the retail box as well as the whitebox. You just have to watch out for the ones that make profit on the shipping.
Jeff B. 93 GTS San Diego -----Original Message----- From: Crisler, Jon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 2:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Need Help with Computer Issue FLUFF For the video card, he should try to get the Best, which in this case would be something based on the Nvidia Geforce 3 chipset. However, this is like $300 and up. Second best would be something based on the Geforce 2 GTS, either in 32mb or 64mb flavor. The Geforce 2 GTS with 64mb should be about $200 to $250, although maybe as low at $150. Spending the money on the graphics card will actually save them money on the rest of the PC, because a good card takes on much of the processing power that the CPU would normally do (even using Direct 3d). This Nvidia does not make the cards, rather they make the chipsets/graphics processing units (GPU) and other makers build the cards using those chipsets and reference designs. So look for something based on the Nvidia Geforce 2 GTS. They can be found under almost all brands except those that use captive GPU's like ATI. The ASUS 7700 is sort of a generic brand card based on that chipset, available in 32 and 64mb flavors. -----Original Message----- From: Henry S. Winokur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 7:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Need Help with Computer Issue FLUFF Do we have any PC gamers amongst us? I have a young client who runs Win98SE. He wants a better video card--has to be AGP and be Dierect3D and Glide3D compatible. His computer is only about a year old. I believe it is an Intel P3/667 with 128 MB RAM. Any suggestions? (His parents would like less expensive rather than more expensive.) Also, how do gamers keep their machines from becoming corrupted...to the point of wiping the HD and re-installing everything...or do they simply wipe & reinstall at a scheduled time? Feel free to take this off list if you'd like. Many thanks, & Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, Nationally Certified Riding Instructor Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force West Bethesda, MD USA The information contained in this e-mail including any attachments may constitute Corvis Corporation Proprietary Information that is subject to Non-Disclosure Agreement and cannot be disclosed to any other party without the express consent of Corvis Corporation. If you are neither the intended recipient of this e-mail nor responsible for delivering this e-mail to the intended recipient, note that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or retention of this e-mail is prohibited. If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, we request that you notify the sender by return e-mail and then delete this e-mail and any return e-mail immediately.
