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I'm putting together a pc for a friend who's trying to watch the dollars but wants something with good potential..1ghz t-bird, 30 gig IBM, 128mb crucial etc..but he's not into gaming.. what do you recommend? 32mb radeon? or is there something cheaper? thanks
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OC CRUSADERS
T-bird 900@1050 w/fop38
Asus A7V
256 mb crucial pc133@143 2-2-2
Radeon 64 ddR
etc...
Geforce 2 Mx
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7007 (6.31)
7088 (6.35)
7036 (6.50)
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6669 (10.50)
A non-gamer spends most of his time in the 2D world, I would go with a Matrox card (perhaps the G400). Matrox is known for having the best 2D in the business.
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Go with on board video... that should be more than enough
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K6-200, 32MB EDORAM, 3.2GB, Voodoo2 12MB, integrated sound
A non-gamer wouldn't care about the video card. My dad doesn't know the difference between a Geforce 2 Ultra or an old Trident 1 Meg.
*edit* that doesn't care about 2d quality either. Onboard Video should be sufficient.
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[This message has been edited by jagojago12 (edited February 23, 2001).]
Some integrated solution would be the best.
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Corsair 128MB CAS2 PC133@150 SDRAM
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3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP
ATI TV Wonder
NEC MultiSync FE950
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! X-Gamer
Bose Lifestyle® 3 Series II system
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Netgear 10/100 FA310TX
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Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
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I know the dude is not going to know the diff between cards, but I'm sure the 2d is going to be important to him, after building a pretty decent machine I'm sure he's going to want to see a sharp colorful display..
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OC CRUSADERS
T-bird 900@1050 w/fop38
Asus A7V
256 mb crucial pc133@143 2-2-2
Radeon 64 ddR
etc...
The Matrox G400 is nice if you want to spend the cash. Another thing is if he will be watching DVDs or other things that arent games, yet you need a decent vid card. A geforce 2 mx is a good choice there, or a Radeon 32ddr.
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Knight of the OC Crusaders
ya I'd get a matrox g400 or g450
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boo! bah!
my onboard video looks better than my radeon!
wierd eh?
hum....
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Celeron 566@856
Alpha Pep66t
Asus CusL2
128 pc133 cas-3
12x10x32 ricoh
16x dvd
Seagate 20.4 hd
SB Live
Voodoo 2 (ole school, looking for a new card)
comcast cable
i would have to say onboard video would be adequate, i find the 2D on the i815 to be quite sharp
if he must buy a vid card, an MX, Radeon SDR or any Matrox would serve well, all are under $100
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Go to www.Jaton.com and look around. Get him something with half decent 3d so if he gets a game or a kid shows up they can have a bit of fun.The B-32 Plus is a 32m Nvidia rig w DVD.
Sharky, Tom and Anand haven't reviewed it so "gameboy inc." doesnt know about it. Look around... they're good cards. About $65-$70.
I install allot of them. I posted earlier for an opinion on them and got no results.
They should've named it sadomasochistictortureblastation. Then
they could charge $175 for it.
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IBMGxp75/45/7200/ata100
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[This message has been edited by StabilityLover (edited February 24, 2001).]