so if u r not into games, is 8MB enough (DVD, etc.) ?
--- Revi Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > for 2d rendering/window management you shouldn't > need all those MB's, but > for 3d apps (games!) it is practically essential, > the graphics card serves > as a coprocessor where the textures, vertices of the > 3d world are loaded, so > the more MB's you have the better. > > also, the size of your monitor has no direct > relation to the amount of > memory on your graphics card. generally the more > memory you have the higher > the resolutions and depth you can get, imagine > having a desktop of 1280x1024 > on a 14" screen! Compare that with the same > resolution on a 17" screen... > > HTH, > > Revi Sun __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
