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Need AGP video card
My video 16 meg card died so I reinstalled the original 4 meg S3 card.
The Samsung 955df monitor is capable of better resolution and definition with text than I am now getting. Looking for an AGP card that will give me the best text possible, other factors are secondary. Any advice as to specific cards would be most appreciated. |
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Anyone?
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 21:49:56 GMT, D F Bonnett wrote: Thanks for the fast response. Here goes.. No gaming at all but mostly text, e-books, word processing. General web surfing. Want a card that will maximize the clarity of the monitor The late, deceased, cheapo Chaintech 16 meg board that I installed provided a clearer image than the S3 Invidia deal that is back in there now. Machine is about 3-4 years old WinME 128 megs RAM 300 Celeron Asus P2E-M board Not sure what 3D is On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 23:29:35 +0200, Kanolsen kanolsen AT mail¤REMOVE¤ dot dk wrote: You have to state what you are using your pc for? Games, 3d etc. How old is your pc? Kanolsen On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 20:31:17 GMT, D F Bonnett wrote: My video 16 meg card died so I reinstalled the original 4 meg S3 card. The Samsung 955df monitor is capable of better resolution and definition with text than I am now getting. Looking for an AGP card that will give me the best text possible, other factors are secondary. Any advice as to specific cards would be most appreciated. |
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 12:38:22 GMT, D F Bonnett
wrote: Anyone? I'll second what Ben wrote, Matrox for text or ATI comes in second but has better 3D performance, especially at any given price-point. Dave |
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:41:30 GMT, kony wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 12:38:22 GMT, D F Bonnett wrote: Anyone? I'll second what Ben wrote, Matrox for text or ATI comes in second but has better 3D performance, especially at any given price-point. Dave Again, thanks for all the replies. Since 3D is not an issue for me, I will focus on locating a Matrox AGP card that will support the full capabilies of the monitor. The G450 looks like a good bet. |
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On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:49:50 +0200, "Drasko Ivanisevic"
wrote: D F Bonnett wrote: Again, thanks for all the replies. Since 3D is not an issue for me, I will focus on locating a Matrox AGP card that will support the full capabilies of the monitor. The G450 looks like a good bet. Good choice! I picked up an MGA-G200 16 meg card off ebay. Still not getting the text quality I want. Do you think a G450 will be significantly better or am I seeking that which does not exist? |
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 20:04:28 GMT, D F Bonnett
wrote: On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:49:50 +0200, "Drasko Ivanisevic" wrote: D F Bonnett wrote: Again, thanks for all the replies. Since 3D is not an issue for me, I will focus on locating a Matrox AGP card that will support the full capabilies of the monitor. The G450 looks like a good bet. Good choice! I picked up an MGA-G200 16 meg card off ebay. Still not getting the text quality I want. Do you think a G450 will be significantly better or am I seeking that which does not exist? What exactly is wrong? Are you sure it's the video card's fault? If I had to choose, I'd pick that monitor as the the "lesser" of two when comparing to video card output, final text quality. Then again, it depends a lot on what resolution/refresh you're running... the older the card, the slower the ramdac, the less clarity at higher resolutions. At high resolutions the newer G-series cards should be better than the G200. Personally, I'd not consider a shadow-mask grill if text output was THAT important. It's not that the aperture grill is more "accurate" in reproducing the shape of the characters, but the better contrast, crispness, is kinder on the eyes IMHO. Some people feel the opposite though, and prefer shadow mask for text... to each his own. Dave |
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