I think on board video and sound are better supported (not by GW, I don't think they care which you use, but by the pc manufacturers). It certainly saves you money, and if you run into any problem, you can have someone disable the onboard video or sound from within the bios, and add a sound or video card later.
Warning, opinion ahead!: I would not have a person by parts and put together a pc for you; I strongly urge you not to do that. PC manufacturing companies have a lot of experience with configurations and knowing that all the drivers and hardware work together, and they offer you good support as far as updated drivers and programs to help you update them. When I get calls for help troubleshooting a pc problem, and it's unresolvable, or not easily resolved, it's always these "garage" guys who assemble pcs from parts and load the drivers and the OS themselves. They also end up recommending that you buy super-high-end video cards, etc., which you don't need, so you end up spending more money than you have to. Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission [email protected] (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: John Riehl [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:35 PM > To: gwinfo > Subject: Questions for a new computer > > I'm in the process of having a new computer put together for > me. I have a couple of questions. > 1. In terms of windoweyes and othee accessibiliity products, > is it better to have a separate sound card or use "onboard" > sound -- i.e., sound that's part of the mother board? > 2. Same for video: is a separate video card better for > windoweyes or is "shared video" okay? > > I plan to use XP pro, not Vista. > Thanks. > > > > John Riehl > > > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and > your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending > your message to [email protected] so the entire list will > receive it. > > All GW-Info messages are archived at > http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through > and sorted using the search > form at the bottom of the page. > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body > of the message. > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
