On 10/23/05, Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Suppose it's time for a new computer, which graphics card would people > recommend? PCIe is the current state of affairs, and nvidia seems to be > the least hassle (I didn't say ideal). >
definitly nvidia, ati cards seem to cause more problems than they solve. > Now I have abolutely no interest in games, but would like a 3D for the > odd non-game app which may make use of it. Would a geforce 6200 based > card give reasonably good performance? > unless youre doing extensive opengl work then yes, that chip should be fine. whatever you do dont buy one with "TurboCache" - using system ram for the video card is just silly. > There are any number of manufacturers making cards based on chipset X. > Some of them do such a shoddy job, performance is below the floorboards, > although X could do much better. Can anyone recommend specific card > models which are known to be good? X is probably geforce 6200, though I > am open to argument. Above 6200 prices seem to go up steeply. > my final piece of advice: read the reviews to find a good manufacturer - tomshardware and co are your friend. > Thanks, > > Volker > > -- > Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header > http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. > -- check my reply-to header!
