Graphics Card

[Kevin.Beck]

don`t know much about computers, but when I asked about a spec for myself, the guy suggested a card with 128 stand alone memory.

what ever that means.

[Nicola McIntosh]

depends on what motherboard you have if it’s old or new! not every card is compatible with every pc!

let me know what you have and i will try and advise!!

😛 Nik

[Tim Painter]

Check if ya Motherboard has an AGP slot.

A lot of the cards are designed for gamers & 3D.

If you don’t need 3D I would go for a Matrox G550 64 dual head.

Tim.

[Rodney Gold]

Upgrading the processor and ram will do a lot more good than upgrading the graphics card unless you have bought a serious monitor or have a real dog of a card (or ARRRGH an onboard chip)
I have just changed from 21″ CRT’s to 17″ and 19″ flat displays and they are wonderful compared ta CRT , are cheaper and have more viewing area than a comparable CRT (cheaper in terms of using a 17″ TFT display vs a 20″ Mitsubishi Diamantron tubed CRT which has the same viewable size as a TFT)

[Gordon Forbes]

ATI 9800 pro is the daddy at the moment

Goop

[druiddesigns]

hi

i have two pc’s networked together , one is 2yrs old the other 6 months..

2.2 gig and 2.66 gig

As i have updated the ram i have given more to the graphics card that i already have …..

Is there any good sites that i can have a look at

Cheers

Richie

[Andrew Ward]

Gforce FX5900 Ultra is the Daddies Daddy

[Robert Lambie]

http://www.dabs.com/uk 😀

[Nicola McIntosh]

http://www.ebuyer.co.uk

http://www.novatech.co.uk

nik

[Bill Dewison]

Depends on whether its mainly 2D or 2D with some 3D, I think the ATI9800 is the best in the 2D department whilst the Gforce has better 3D handling. 😕

I had an ATI up until 3 months ago, but constant overheating problems and dare I say, stalling of the card forced me to rethink. I ended up buying an older Gforce card (think its a 4 or something) and that meets all my needs. Even play Call of Duty on it when Mrs Dewi isn’t looking 😉

Cheers, Dewi

[druiddesigns]

Hi all

thank you for all your help , will be able to make a good decision now thanks to all the info..

cheers
😉
Richie

[Hilliard&Winn]

I have a ATI9800 but thats for personal use more than anything brilliant on 3d though…highly recomended.