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01-20-2002, 12:08 PM
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Graphics Card
I have a 4 year old Gateway computer with 512 Mb Ram and just had ADSL installed and use a 19" Monitor. Uses Win 98 SE.
With the system was a NVIDA 4MB AGP Video Card. Would it be of any benefit replacing this with a more modern Graphics Card with more memory ? Computer NOT used for GAMES only business but quite a bit of Internet use. Thank you. |
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01-20-2002, 12:35 PM
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Hi Trevor,
You won't notice a difference performence wise since web surfing and business apps don't utilize the graphics card like games. However, if you would like crisper colors or support for a higher res on that monitor then a new card would be good. I would suggested the ATI Xpert 8MB card, perfect for what you need. Hope that helps.
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01-21-2002, 08:14 PM
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Agree, better quality cards are mostly for 3D performance. For 2D (web pages, etc), ATI cards are commonly thoght to have better quality than Nvidia based cards.
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01-21-2002, 09:27 PM
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I'd look for something below a Radeon, like an All-IN-Wonder expert/rage/whatever other flavor it comes int.
Logan
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