Fw: Video card suggestion

2008-02-11 Thread Jerry Wong
, 2008 11:00 AM Subject: Re: Video card suggestion -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: | On 02/10/08 17:45, KS wrote: | Hi all, | | I am planning on assembling an AMD based system. I noticed that most of | the motherboards that I am looking at (socket AM2 or AM2+) do

Re: Video card suggestion

2008-02-10 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 06:45:31PM -0500, KS wrote: I am planning on assembling an AMD based system. I noticed that most of the motherboards that I am looking at (socket AM2 or AM2+) do not onboard video card. That isn't a problem as I will put a dedicated video card in there. But I'm a bit

Video card suggestion

2008-02-10 Thread KS
Hi all, I am planning on assembling an AMD based system. I noticed that most of the motherboards that I am looking at (socket AM2 or AM2+) do not onboard video card. That isn't a problem as I will put a dedicated video card in there. But I'm a bit confused as to which brand to go for: Nvidia or

Re: Video card suggestion

2008-02-10 Thread Alan Ianson
On Sun February 10 2008 03:45:31 pm KS wrote: Hi all, I am planning on assembling an AMD based system. I noticed that most of the motherboards that I am looking at (socket AM2 or AM2+) do not onboard video card. That isn't a problem as I will put a dedicated video card in there. But I'm a

Re: Video card suggestion

2008-02-10 Thread KS
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 06:45:31PM -0500, KS wrote: I am planning on assembling an AMD based system. I noticed that most of the motherboards that I am looking at (socket AM2 or AM2+) do not onboard video card. That isn't a problem as I will put a dedicated video card

Re: Video card suggestion

2008-02-10 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/10/08 17:45, KS wrote: Hi all, I am planning on assembling an AMD based system. I noticed that most of the motherboards that I am looking at (socket AM2 or AM2+) do not onboard video card. That isn't a problem as I will put a dedicated

Re: Video card suggestion

2008-02-10 Thread steve
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: | On 02/10/08 17:45, KS wrote: | Hi all, | | I am planning on assembling an AMD based system. I noticed that most of | the motherboards that I am looking at (socket AM2 or AM2+) do not | onboard video card. That isn't a problem as

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-10 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Jeff Noxon wrote: I'm not sure who started this thread, I did. but I recommend the nVidia RIVA TNT chip. You can buy a 16MB TNT card (PCI or AGP) for $99 at Best Buy. You can find them cheaper on the 'net. Creative Labs makes one, and so do several

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-10 Thread Jeff Noxon
On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 12:59:31PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: I found: STB Velocity 4400 Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Riva TNT ASUS V3400 TNT (AGP only) Diamond Viper V550 Hercules Dynamite TNT What version of XFree is required, and what xserver do we use? Just about any

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-10 Thread Stephen A. Witt
On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Jeff Noxon wrote: On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 12:59:31PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: I found: STB Velocity 4400 Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Riva TNT ASUS V3400 TNT (AGP only) Diamond Viper V550 Hercules Dynamite TNT What version of XFree is

8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-09 Thread Peter S Galbraith
I have a PCI Matrox Millenium 2 MB video card (2 years old) and now I find I really want 32 bit colour. I tried to find a Matrox Millenium G200 PCI 8 MB card, but only AGP ones are available (PCI is in back-order). Any suggestions for an 8MB card well-supported by XFree PCI that can do

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-09 Thread Nils Rennebarth
On Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 08:49:36AM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: Any suggestions for an 8MB card well-supported by XFree PCI that can do 32bit-colour at 1600x1200 and 76Hz? I wouldn't call ATI well supported but here they are the only PCI cards still available. And they work with Linux

8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-09 Thread Kenneth Scharf
Date: I have a PCI Matrox Millenium 2 MB video card (2 years old) and now I find I really want 32 bit colour. I tried to find a Matrox Millenium G200 PCI 8 MB card, but only AGP ones are available (PCI is in back-order). Any suggestions for an 8MB card well-supported by XFree PCI that can do

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-09 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Kenneth Scharf wrote: I have a PCI Matrox Millenium 2 MB video card (2 years old) and now I find I really want 32 bit colour. I tried to find a Matrox Millenium G200 PCI 8 MB card, but only AGP ones are available (PCI is in back-order). Any suggestions for an 8MB card well-supported by

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-09 Thread Jeff Noxon
I'm not sure who started this thread, but I recommend the nVidia RIVA TNT chip. You can buy a 16MB TNT card (PCI or AGP) for $99 at Best Buy. You can find them cheaper on the 'net. Creative Labs makes one, and so do several other companies. They work very well under both Windoze and X. And the

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-09 Thread Sean
I've often wanted to go with a TNT card, but I'm concerned about the card's heat output. Every query I've ever made about just how hot does this card run has been left largely unanswered, which has just increased my trepidation about the card in general. Sean Jeff Noxon wrote: I'm not sure

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-09 Thread Jeff Noxon
On Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 03:14:40PM -0400, Sean wrote: I've often wanted to go with a TNT card, but I'm concerned about the card's heat output. Every query I've ever made about just how hot does this card run has been left largely unanswered, which has just increased my trepidation about

Re: 8MB PCI 1600x1200@76Hz video card suggestion?

1999-06-09 Thread Oleg Krivosheev
hi Kenneth Scharf wrote: I have a PCI Matrox Millenium 2 MB video card (2 years old) and now I find I really want 32 bit colour. I tried to find a Matrox Millenium G200 PCI 8 MB card, but only AGP ones are available (PCI is in back-order). Any suggestions for an 8MB