Thanks Mark, I agree. I have had no problems with the NVIDEA line for over 7 years and In 4 machines I built. If they built them cheap, all the same, they definately passed the savings to me. Dug --- Mark Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Problem is that the low end nvidia cards use > extreamly low end parts and > >suffer from problems with visual quality. Not to > menteion the fact that about > >half the nvidia cards I've seen in my shop (for > pc's anyway) die an untimely > >death. This includes from tnt2 all the way up to > gforce3 ti500. > > > >Stay clear of these cards. > > Errrm... may just be one example but I had a > Creative Labs Riva TNT2 > in my PC for 4.5 years straight with absolutely no > complaint or > anything. I've since sold it to another guy on eBay > and he hasn't > made any claims about it dying either. > I think you statement is gumption for the most part > to be quite > honest. The only cards you should avoid are those > not manufactured by > a recognise leading brand name. You make it sound > like all NVIDA > based cards are the spawn of evil when they are not, > it's just people > with PCs don't buy from good names like Creative, > ELSA, ASUStek or > others such as that. For the record I had a GeForce3 > Ti200 for a > while (also a Creative Labs card) and it ran solidly > for 2 months > (probably not long enough to let die but hey). > > -- > -- > Mark Benson > Any spelling errors are attributed to PEBKAC > > SilValleyPirate - AIM > silicon_valley_pirate_uk - Yahoo! > > Visit Flat Pack Macs Online: > <http://fpm.gotdns.com> > Macintosh LC Central > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by > <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com >
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