New Video Cards.....other benefits?

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As an example i'll use the Radeon 9600 Pro. Obviously this card will
allow me to play the next generation of games (DX9) fairly well. But
will this card, or any other similar new card improve my overall
performance besides the gaming? I would be using a DVI connection. But
do newer graphics cards serve a function besides improving your gaming
experience?
 
As an example i'll use the Radeon 9600 Pro. Obviously this card will
allow me to play the next generation of games (DX9) fairly well. But
will this card, or any other similar new card improve my overall
performance besides the gaming? I would be using a DVI connection. But
do newer graphics cards serve a function besides improving your gaming
experience?
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Other than gaming... even the $60~75 ATI 9200se will do the same
thing as the $500 ATI 9800XT... DVI-OUT, VGA-OUT and S-Video out.

Purpose... gaming speed.
 
Except the AIW cards that is.

Mike

Darthy said:
Other than gaming... even the $60~75 ATI 9200se will do the same
thing as the $500 ATI 9800XT... DVI-OUT, VGA-OUT and S-Video out.

Purpose... gaming speed.


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Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!
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A WWII vet was telling me about the fire-control computers they used for AA --
all mechanical. I remember the IBM AT came with only 512K for RAM on-board when
it first came out -- I think the original IBM PC only had 256K.


-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)
 
your point being ???


Wblane said:
A WWII vet was telling me about the fire-control computers they used for AA --
all mechanical. I remember the IBM AT came with only 512K for RAM on-board when
it first came out -- I think the original IBM PC only had 256K.


-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)
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Some people might say when real men used real computers, there were no CRT's,
only line printers or punch cards etc.
your point being ???













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-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)
 
A WWII vet was telling me about the fire-control computers they used for AA --
all mechanical. I remember the IBM AT came with only 512K for RAM on-board when
it first came out -- I think the original IBM PC only had 256K.
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Nope... 128K.... PCJr came with 64k.
 
Nope,

Original IBM PC game with 16kb of ram, and the 5.25" 360kb Floppy drive was
optional (Full height monstrosity @ that!). Instead, it could use a cassette
drive for program I/O.



Nope... 128K.... PCJr came with 64k.
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SONY GDM-F520 21" Trinitron Monitor
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Darthy said:
Nope... 128K.... PCJr came with 64k.
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The IBM PC1 had a motherboard capable of handling 64K max. I had one
for a while and it was a pain trying to upgrade it to 640K as most
add-on boards where made for the 256K successors and could hold up to
384K along with having IO ports, clock, etc.
 
Nope,

Original IBM PC game with 16kb of ram, and the 5.25" 360kb Floppy drive was
optional (Full height monstrosity @ that!). Instead, it could use a cassette
drive for program I/O.
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Thanks for that corrections...

Funny thing... a year or so later, Commodore64 hits the market. ;)
 
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