Hi Brett
I don't have a Win Xp license available to me and OS software costs a
fortune over here. I do have a 98se license though, comments noted though.
Budget is limited so I reckon I'll have to start with 98se.
The KVM switches are TRENDnet brand...any experience?
6800 with 256Mbyte.... would mean the CPU budget would shrink to a P3, most
probably without a PCI-E port.
Its all trade offs, hence asking for opinions on the balance rather than
"how to make a Rolls Royce"
Dene
From: "Brett I. Holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net
To: flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Optimum Hardware Platform.
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:07:02 -0500
If you're going Windows go XP - I run Pro. Win98SE is ancient and not
supported so drivers for some of your hardware may be an issue.
Second, for XP go 256 meg of memory and if possible 512 meg.
I'm partial to Nvidia cards so I like that choice <G>. Why not the 6800
with
more than 128?
On switchboxes avoid Belkin. I'm not too wild about IOGear either but in
the
low cost end you don't have much choice. I use Black Box gear when I can
but
that's expensive.
On Wednesday 28 December 2005 23:01, dene maxwell wrote:
> >Hi Dene,
> >
> >Opinions may vary greatly, but I'd pick a 1Ghz cpu as my absolute
minium.
> >I would think that these days you could get something in the 2Ghz range
> > for pretty cheap ... more is always better if you can afford it.
> >
> >512Mb video ram may be slightly overkill ... if you are buying a new
card,
> >I would think that anything in the 128Mb - 256Mb range should do ...
but
> > as is usually the case with computeres, more is often better if you
can
> > afford it. :-)
> >
> >Win98 is extremely old. Most people these days are running Windows XP
and
> >have been for several years. :-) Some of your problems may be due to
an
> >extremely out of date operating system?
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Curt.
>
> Hi Curt
> First, I have got the impression that high end video specs can make up
for
> low-med CPU spec. Maybe I went to far, 1Ghz CPU/128Mbyte plus Video Ram
a
> good compromise?
>
> I have budgeted on a 40% CPU/ 40% Video / 10% Other price break down..I
> realise this will depend on local pricing structures but I can get a
high
> end P3 (0.75 - 1.0 Ghz P3) for $NZ300 and was budgeting on about the
same
> for a video card. I can get a GeForce 6600LE PCI-E 256MB DDR3 +DVI+TV
for
> $NZ160 or a GeForce 6800 PCI-E 128MB DDR +DVI+TV for $NZ290.
>
> I was leaning towards the 6600LE 256Mbyte ram expanded to 512 if
possible
> rather than having to settle for the 6800 with only 128Mbyte.
>
> the switcher and speakers will most probably cost another $NZ100
>
> Cheers
> Dene
--
Brett I. Holcomb
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