On Friday 14 April 2006 06:55, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > I did some looking around after you send me that off list email, and > there are a bunch of AGP video cards that have 512 megs and will more > than get the job done. The first link I have for you is an XFX card > > > http://pcldirect.com/store/product_info.php? > cPath=281_311&products_id=12449 > > It's a Geforce 6200A with 512 megs of ram; the detailed specs are above, > it's got alot more. Price: 119.00 US bucks. > Unusually, that doesn't sell at $1=£1. Remarkable value. > Second link I have for you > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp? > Item=N82E16814121216#DetailSpecs > > > This is an Asus N6800/TD/512M Geforce 6800 with 512 megs of ram. The > url gives you the specs. Price: 173.75 us bucks as of today. > More expensive, but can do 4x as well as 8x AGP. I'll have to see the spec of his mobo. > If you want to see where these cards are in the overall scheme of things > I suggest toms hardware both for individual roundup reviews and a birds > eye view of the performance ratings. Here's a bird's eye view of all > card types rated by OpenGL performance: > > http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/07/05/vga_charts_vii/page9.html > > The game that's being used for benchmarking is one of the most math > intensive programs that there is; it's an excellent way to test the > whole scope of the system, from the rendering all the way down to the > processor. > > I make max use of my hardware here and all I have is an Nvidia > Geforce5700 FX, if that tells you anything. Don't have any problems. > The bottom line is that you don't have to change out the whole system to > get him decent graphics power. You can spend under 200 bucks on his box > and I don't see anything he wouldn't be able to do. > That's a great help, Lyvim. Thanks. I've been so busy this last couple of days that I haven't had any time to spend on this. I defend asking before googling in this case because my experience of advance graphics acceleration is so little that I don't really know what to look for. The replies I've had have been very helpful. Anne
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