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03-13-2001, 05:31 PM
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Hello Experts,
My friend wants to upgrade his Dell Celeron 433(?) from the built in graphics to a 3D video card. He is playing Flight Sim European Theater and complains the vid is choppy. Otherwise, I don't really know what to advise him, because I'm in the stone age with my PI-200. cabbie. |
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03-13-2001, 07:14 PM
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If he's playing it in OpenGL or DirectX then he would benefit from a GeForce 256 DDR or (and I cringe to say this) a Voodoo 3. Even a TNT2 Ultra would probably pep up his gaming considerably. Just depends on what he's willing to spend.
[Edited by Tiretool on 03-13-2001 at 08:17 PM]
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03-13-2001, 07:19 PM
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Maybe I'm wrong but is this M$ Combat Flight Simulator? Also how much ram does he have in system and what kind of videocard has he got at the moment? HTH
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03-13-2001, 09:08 PM
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Thanks Guys,
Floppyman, you are right about MS Flight Simulator. He's a pilot and just got both European Theater and Pacific Theater(?) the other day. I understand your question about the RAM, it might be inadequate and probably the first place he should upgrade. I sent Mike an email and I'll report when I hear. It sounds like his budget is around $100 for the card because he wants to get a subwoofer and a better joy stick. Thanks, cabbie. |
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03-13-2001, 10:40 PM
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If he has no AGP slot he'll need a PCI vid card, which pretty much narrows things down to a Voodoo3. Should be able to get a Voodoo3 3000 and 64 megs of RAM for right at 100 bucks online, so that'd be my choice on that budget.
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03-14-2001, 11:05 PM
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Hello
I would reccomend a ATI Radeon PCI for the graphics card. Great card for cheaps. Also if you want an AGP, a Gerforce MX is the way to go. You can get those fairly cheap, and if you OC, you can get higher performance our of them. |
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03-15-2001, 01:27 PM
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I have an ASUS GeForce2 MX for sale in the For Sale forum. Make me an offer if you are interested.
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03-15-2001, 09:09 PM
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Gents,
Unfortunately, there is no AGP slot in this machine -- strictly PCI. cabbie [Edited by cabbie on 03-16-2001 at 05:41 PM] |
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