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Hi all,
We have a message from Ian today
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Hi Matt,
Last night you mentioned about better Video Cards and that you get them somewhere second-hand on the Internet.
Mine is a Nvidia GeForce2 Mx/Mx400 (64mb).
So what do you think would be a suitable replacement and where I would look for it, for possibly when Vista come available
Ian
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There are some specific requirements to run Vista
Most importantly a modern card with at least 128mb of memory (256 is better) and that is Direct X 9 capable
Most new cards available today would meet this requirement and even some on-board graphics
Graphic cards come in 2 flavours, that is, from 2 Manufacturers - Nvidia & ATI
They make the blueprint & specs for basically all cards and then other manufacturers make to their specifications
If you think CPU's are hard to figure out wait till you look at GPU's!
There are also 2 types of connection with the motherboard
The older AGP and the newer PCI-E slots
But before we recommend any specific cards I think it best to know for what purpose the system is used
For example if you are doing any video editing etc you may want some specific functions
Or high-end 3D gaming requires a powerful card and system to work efficiently
Even the bigger monitors today running at high resolutions can benefit fro a decent card for everyday usage
So Ian can you tell us what you do with your system now and what you might do so we can make a specific recommendation
Also tell us what CPU, Ram and importantly confirm what type of connector you have (it is probably AGP)
I'll pass the information on to everyone and we can all chip in some ideas of what kind of card to get and where to get it
Cheers
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We have a message from Ian today
---
Hi Matt,
Last night you mentioned about better Video Cards and that you get them somewhere second-hand on the Internet.
Mine is a Nvidia GeForce2 Mx/Mx400 (64mb).
So what do you think would be a suitable replacement and where I would look for it, for possibly when Vista come available
Ian
---
There are some specific requirements to run Vista
Most importantly a modern card with at least 128mb of memory (256 is better) and that is Direct X 9 capable
Most new cards available today would meet this requirement and even some on-board graphics
Graphic cards come in 2 flavours, that is, from 2 Manufacturers - Nvidia & ATI
They make the blueprint & specs for basically all cards and then other manufacturers make to their specifications
If you think CPU's are hard to figure out wait till you look at GPU's!
There are also 2 types of connection with the motherboard
The older AGP and the newer PCI-E slots
But before we recommend any specific cards I think it best to know for what purpose the system is used
For example if you are doing any video editing etc you may want some specific functions
Or high-end 3D gaming requires a powerful card and system to work efficiently
Even the bigger monitors today running at high resolutions can benefit fro a decent card for everyday usage
So Ian can you tell us what you do with your system now and what you might do so we can make a specific recommendation
Also tell us what CPU, Ram and importantly confirm what type of connector you have (it is probably AGP)
I'll pass the information on to everyone and we can all chip in some ideas of what kind of card to get and where to get it
Cheers
Contact Information
This email is brought to you on behalf of the Mulligrubs - Milton Ulladulla Internet & Computers Users Group
http://mulligrubs.shoalhaven.info/
The Mulligrubs meet on the last Thursday of each month at the Ulladulla CRC - 78 St Vincent St, Ulladulla NSW 2539
Send comments, suggestions, or questions about this newsletter to mulligroup@miltonulladulla.com
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