which vid card, for non gamer??

**Darth** · 02-23-2001, 09:53 PM

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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**Spineshank** · 02-23-2001, 09:56 PM

Geforce 2 Mx

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**skjos** · 02-23-2001, 10:11 PM

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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**Terry** · 02-23-2001, 10:13 PM

Go with on board video... that should be more than enough

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**jagojago12** · 02-23-2001, 10:29 PM

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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**ynd69** · 02-23-2001, 10:37 PM

Some integrated solution would be the best.

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**Darth** · 02-23-2001, 11:09 PM

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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**winky** · 02-23-2001, 11:36 PM

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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**Elxman** · 02-23-2001, 11:50 PM

ya I'd get a matrox g400 or g450

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**SupaCeleron** · 02-23-2001, 11:57 PM

my onboard video looks better than my radeon!

wierd eh?

hum....

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**NEwBoY** · 02-24-2001, 12:18 AM

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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**StabilityLover** · 02-24-2001, 01:03 PM

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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