about PCI video cards...

[David Maynard]

Now you guys are just making stuff up.

All you have to do is follow the link I pasted the comment from to discover
nothing is 'made up'.

Funny that Sapphire says to have at
least a 300 watt psu.

Even more funny that I don't see that requirement listed anywhere.

I guess you all know more than them though.

All I know is the person posted that he plugged it into the system
described and it worked for him.

 

[Bill D.]

Now you guys are just making stuff up. Funny that Sapphire says to have at
least a 300 watt psu. I guess you all know more than them though.

Sorry guy, they're not making anything up. My a1110n reacted
wonderfully to the GeForce. Sorry to disappoint.


--
"ACK",
Bill D.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
" Now just look..... they're burning the `Porta-Potties' "
........ OPUS

 

[David Maynard]

If the OP is putting in 1gig of ram, why does he need a 256mb video card.

I never said he 'needed' a 256MB card, that's what he asked about.

But video RAM is not system RAM, even on an AGP system where the card can
get to it, and on a PCI card there's no direct system RAM access at all so
it's even more important because the textures must fit in the card's memory.

You clowns are steering the OP in the wrong direction just to satisfy your
egos and personality problems that flare up when someone disagrees with you.
Shame on you.

Sounds like a bit of self analysis there as you're the one who gets all
bent out of shape and starts name calling.

 

[Bald Guy]

Take off your side panel and look at the sticker on the side of the psu. It
will have something like 250w or 300w on it.

And you don't have to defend yourself for being a newbie.....No one here has
the right or authority to refer to you as such, but when you call yourself
that, it brings out the vultures.

You know what you ought to do? Go to Walmart or circuit city if you have one
local. See if you can buy a 128mb pci video card . . . It will probably be a
Geforce brand. Then try it on your computer. If it does not work well for
you or there is some other problem after you install the drivers, take it
back to the store and get your money back.

You might also be able to order one off Circuit City's website and have it
shipped to your local store if the local store does not carry the older
card.

 

[Bald Guy]

All you have to do is follow the link I pasted the comment from to
discover nothing is 'made up'.


Even more funny that I don't see that requirement listed anywhere.

Maybe you didn't look hard enough. You linked to some website that had
something written on it by someone you don't even know, and you think that
link proves something? Also, in the review you talk about, the guy even says
that Sapphire says the card is not supposed to work with a PSU less than
300w.

Funny.....Funny...........

 

[David Maynard]

Maybe you didn't look hard enough.

I checked the specifications and the manufacturer's site. There is no such
requirement posted for that card but if it's so 'simple' why don't you show
me up and paste a link to it?

You linked to some website that had
something written on it by someone you don't even know, and you think that
link proves something?

I linked to a site that sells the card, Newegg to be specific, and who
includes the manufacturer's specifications for the card, gives you a link
to the manufacturer's web site so you can check it there if you don't
believe them, and has user reviews. It 'proves' the card exists and you can
buy it for $59.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102527&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=14-102-527

And I have no reason to suspect the user is 'lying' about his experience
with it either.

Also, in the review you talk about, the guy even says
that Sapphire says the card is not supposed to work with a PSU less than
300w.

That is not what it says at all. It says, and I quote, "Ultimately called
Sapphire who confirmed that even though they recommend 300W, 250W would work."

In other words, it says exactly the *opposite* of what you just claimed it
did and, according to the user, Sapphire told him it *would* work with the
250 Watt PSU in his Dell.

If I were the OP and was thinking of that card I'd check with Sapphire just
like that person did to see if it would work in my system, just in case
there was something different between mine and his Dell.

Funny.....Funny...........

You have a serious truth massaging problem.

 

[John Doe]

If you were skilled enough at using USENET to post properly, you
would also know that kill filing someone is pointless because you
are constantly stumbling over everyone else who replies to him.
Maybe your trouble working with a newsreader is also the cause of
replying to a reply author thinking that you are replying to the
original author. Maybe you have too many people kill filed already?

It most certainly is extraordinary in my experience to see four
consecutive posts by three different authors when all three are top
posted and replying to a reply author while addressing the original
author. Sorry if that simple statement of fact rubbed you the wrong
way.

There's lots of help available on USENET for your posting problems.

 

[Victor]

Don't worry about your power supply.Go here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133134
and get a Geforce 5500 128mb 128-bit memory interface PCI video
card.This card will work fine in your system.You might have to go to
your System/Device manager to disable your onboard intel video.These
motherboards are all different.I've upgraded a few.Some you have to
disable your onboard in bios,some in device manager and one I upgraded
without disabling the onboard! Winxp will recognize the card and
install the driver automatically.You can update it if you wish.A couple
pieces of advice:stay away from Radeon PCI cards.Nothing against ATI(I
use a Radeon 9800pro AGP myself).It's just that in my experience some
of these boards have trouble with the Radeon cards.All I tried have
worked with Nvidia.And get at least 128mb video ram.Any less will slow
your games to a crawl swapping over the slow pci bus.Newegg also
carries a 256mb geforce 5500 but they are out of stock.I think I bought
the last one.Performance wise not much differance between the 128 and
256mb.And you can play Doom3 at low settings.

 

[John Doe]

"Bald Guy" <whatdidusay my.hotmail.com>
"MixMasterJ" <tata fake.com>

And you don't have to defend yourself for being a newbie.....No
one here has the right or authority to refer to you as such, but
when you call yourself that, it brings out the vultures.

That's weird. In fact, knowing a poster's skill level is useful when
giving advice, about lots of different things including this stuff.

 

[John Doe]

Why do you keep changing your posting handle,

Nym shifting, at least four in this group and counting.
See also:
"Bald Guy" <whatdidusay my.hotmail.com>
"Coby Smith" <csmith invalid.bellsouth.net>
"John Doe" <IamAbutthead jerk.com>
"MixMasterJ" <tata fake.com>