On Wednesday 12 April 2006 11:38, Eugen Leitl wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 10:17:48AM +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > My grandson is about to embark on a university course for computer > > graphics and animation, and as such, he keeps an eye out for graphics > > card developments. He has spotted that cclonline are offering a 512MB > > graphics > > Will he be running Linux or Windows? > Initially, Windows. I hope to get him doing some work at least on Linux during the summer break. At the moment, though, we don't know whether the coursework will be Windows, Unix, or a mix of both. > > card for under £100, but on investigation it turns out to be PCI Express, > > which his motherboard doesn't support. Upgrading card, mobo and cpu (and > > possibly RAM) is beyond his budget. > > > > The question, then, is whether such an upgrade would provide a truly > > useful improvement, with regard to his uni work. I am happy to finance > > the move if it does, but not if it only improves game-playing. > > Forthcoming nVidia 7600 GS for AGP might be a useful investment both > for gaming and for graphics/animation (planned price is some $150 US). > There are several nVidia Quadro based AGP boards which are slightly > pricey but de rigeur for professional 3d work > > http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadrofx_family.html > > What is the right one depends on what tasks your grandson plans to > do. That's helpful, thanks. I'll keep an eye on this. Once he really knows what he needs, at least I'll be somewhat prepared with some answers ;-) Anne
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