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"Synapse Syndrome" wrote in message ... "Doc" wrote in message k.net... what's a good "bang for the buck" gaming video card for PC? I don't have to have the latest greatest, it can be an older card, just something that supports 3D graphics and that I'm likely to find for a bargain on eBay. Under $100 ideally, under $50 would be even better. The particular games I'm fooling with are Novalogic F-16/F-22/MiG combat plane games. The onboard video works but doesn't support 3-D. I'm running a Compaq PIII 933mhz w/WinXP home. Thanks for all shared wisdom. If you are a gamer, stop cross-posting to the matrox group. We are all power-user hardcore professionals here. We don't play games and have other priorities for our graphics cards other than 3D frame rates. ss. Then why does Matrox sell their cards with stickers on them that talks about what great game gaming cards they make? Remember the Matrox Mystique, it shipped with two game demos. |
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Synapse Syndrome wrote:
If you are a gamer, stop cross-posting to the matrox group. We are all power-user hardcore professionals here. We don't play games and have other priorities for our graphics cards other than 3D frame rates. With the triple-head Parhelia being one of the absolute best cards for DX8 gaming, esp. flight simulators and FPS games, you are mistaken (although you're right about frame rates -- as long as they're high enough, it doesn't really matter all that much whether you get 50fps or 150fps. A movie is 24fps for comparision). -- *Art |
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:03:23 -0400, "Arthur Hagen"
wrote: With the triple-head Parhelia being one of the absolute best cards for DX8 gaming, esp. flight simulators and FPS games, you are mistaken (although you're right about frame rates -- as long as they're high enough, it doesn't really matter all that much whether you get 50fps or 150fps. A movie is 24fps for comparision). LOL, please get a clue before spouting such rubbish in a public forum. -- Andrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. |
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Andrew spamtrap@localhost. wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:03:23 -0400, "Arthur Hagen" wrote: With the triple-head Parhelia being one of the absolute best cards for DX8 gaming, esp. flight simulators and FPS games, you are mistaken (although you're right about frame rates -- as long as they're high enough, it doesn't really matter all that much whether you get 50fps or 150fps. A movie is 24fps for comparision). LOL, please get a clue before spouting such rubbish in a public forum. Exactly *what* is rubbish here? Having several hundred bought games, six PC's, and a handful of $400-range cards from nVidia, ATI and Matrox, I think I'm qualified to voice my opinion. What's /your/ background for your opinion? And what, exactly *is* your opinion, for that matter, except trolling? -- *Art |
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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:06:32 -0400, "Arthur Hagen"
wrote: Having several hundred bought games, six PC's, and a handful of $400-range cards from nVidia, ATI and Matrox, I think I'm qualified to voice my opinion. What's /your/ background for your opinion? And what, exactly *is* your opinion, for that matter, except trolling? Comparing movie fps (which in themselves are inadequate) to game fps is rubbish. -- Andrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. |
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:03:23 -0400, "Arthur Hagen"
wrote: A movie is 24fps for comparision). As comparison to a game it is useless data. |
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Matrox video cards are not considered gaming cards by anyone who plays alot
of current games. They are fine for Tetris ,2D, and games more than three or four years old. "Tod" wrote in message ... "Synapse Syndrome" wrote in message ... "Doc" wrote in message k.net... what's a good "bang for the buck" gaming video card for PC? I don't have to have the latest greatest, it can be an older card, just something that supports 3D graphics and that I'm likely to find for a bargain on eBay. Under $100 ideally, under $50 would be even better. The particular games I'm fooling with are Novalogic F-16/F-22/MiG combat plane games. The onboard video works but doesn't support 3-D. I'm running a Compaq PIII 933mhz w/WinXP home. Thanks for all shared wisdom. If you are a gamer, stop cross-posting to the matrox group. We are all power-user hardcore professionals here. We don't play games and have other priorities for our graphics cards other than 3D frame rates. ss. Then why does Matrox sell their cards with stickers on them that talks about what great game gaming cards they make? Remember the Matrox Mystique, it shipped with two game demos. |
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Fisher wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:03:23 -0400, "Arthur Hagen" wrote: A movie is 24fps for comparision). As comparison to a game it is useless data. That depends on the game. Not all games are action games where fast reflexes makes a difference. It also depends on the monitor -- if your LCD monitor can't update faster than 25fps (like a 40ms LCD display) or even 62fps (16ms display), it makes no difference whatsoever whether FRAPS reports 75 or 200 fps. Except that by generating all the unneccessary graphics that is discarded, you steal resources that the game could use for other things, like AI or pathfinding. Regards, -- *Art |
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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 23:05:50 -0400, "Arthur Hagen"
wrote: A movie is 24fps for comparision). As comparison to a game it is useless data. That depends on the game. Not all games are action games where fast reflexes makes a difference. It also depends on the monitor -- if your LCD monitor can't update faster than 25fps (like a 40ms LCD display) or even 62fps (16ms display), it makes no difference whatsoever whether FRAPS reports 75 or 200 fps. Except that by generating all the unneccessary graphics that is discarded, you steal resources that the game could use for other things, like AI or pathfinding. Regards, Stop waffling. Just because 24fps appears smooth to you in a movie doesn't mean it will in a game too. In fact it doesn't. |
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