I know this has been discussed before, but the market constantly moves and I want to hear recent experiences. I have an Nvidia GeForce2 GTS that has given me good service since I bought this machine, hmmm, probably 6 or 8 years ago. It's developed a low but annoying howl that cuts in and out. I've traced it to the fan on the video card; looks like the bushing has become worn enough to have some play so it sets up enough chatter to bring the fan to a complete stop, then the motor spins it back up again, repeating every few seconds. Depending on temp, time of day, phase of the moon, etc., it may stop doing it for several hours, then start back up again. I'm thinking I'd better just replace the video card with something current, or at least have something on hand for when this one dies in the middle of an urgent project.
My needs are fairly simple; I'm not into computer gaming. Protel itself is about as graphics-intensive as I get, although I do have a very large collection of personal photos and videos online, and I of course need to do normal office-type applications as well as engineering apps. I'm running Win2K and don't plan to up/side/downgrade to XP until I'm forced to do so, which I don't see in the near future. I see today that Tiger has the GeForce FX 5500 for $45 (after screwing around with their goofy rebates, of course); that looks more than adequate for the job. But I know Protel can be a bit quirky about working with a specific video card. Anybody out there have experience, good or bad, with Protel vs. this particular card, or another they'd recommend in a similar price range? Steve Hendrix ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
