Graphics Cards
Discussion
If you're not into gaming (or other 3D stuff), stacks of memory doesn't achieve anything - it's mostly there for texture storage.
Don't spend too much - the premiums for the latest, hottest, shiniest cards are huge. Cheaper to stay away from the cutting edge and upgrade again in 6~12 months than to break the bank in one go.
And finally, I'm going to avoid products made by a Canadian company with 3 letters in their name because their good hardware is hampered by shoddy drivers and abysmal support. (in my experience - y.m.m.v.)
Don't spend too much - the premiums for the latest, hottest, shiniest cards are huge. Cheaper to stay away from the cutting edge and upgrade again in 6~12 months than to break the bank in one go.
And finally, I'm going to avoid products made by a Canadian company with 3 letters in their name because their good hardware is hampered by shoddy drivers and abysmal support. (in my experience - y.m.m.v.)
Is the Power Color Radeon 9200 128MB DDR $72 USD a good Idea. The site is http://hardwarecentral.dealtime.com/xPO-Power_Color_Radeon_9200_128MB_DDR~Z-25427~ShipId-G~CT-77~SRID-856290ce3fc03b0f7c1ffb48~prdOvr-1~AT-DD
Frik said:
What about if you are using the comp for CAD and ADAMS?
For CAD work you want strict and correct OpenGL support, which isn't necessarily what the gamer-oriented cards give you. A huge texture buffer is much less relevant for CAD too, as you tend to be working in solid, shaded colours. Matrox are more focussed on the serious stuff than nVidia or ATI, and do nice dual (or triple) output cards.
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