From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
Subject: [H] Better Vidcard for Old System?
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:14:51 -0400
Ok...I know my PC is getting old.....since I don't play games, I've been
forcing myself to stay off the upgrade curve so much...I'm still running a
Pentium 4 @ 3.06 GHz with 2 GB ram and plenty of HD space. I have an ATI
Radeon 9800 Pro AGP driving the displays. I just added a second Samsumg
204B and I'm running both at 1600 x 1200. XPSP2 is the O/S.
Questions:
1) Is there a better vidcard for this system for 2D? It needs to be AGP.
If you do not play games, integrated video is all you need, much less a 9000
series ATI.
Comment: I'm not playing any games these days (not that I wouldn't like
to).
2) Also, for mostly office work (I do manipulate graphics), should I really
consider upgrading this machine?
Unless it's in the realm of 3d, no.
Comment: I do like "new", but I like to get some real-world bang for my
buck. Just knowing I have the latest and greatest ain't good enough any
more.
Then dont bother, you are set :)
Comment: Seems like Vista would just nullify any gains I'd get from an
upgrade.
Thanks.
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