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Posted: 08-28-2006, 06:31 PM
HagarTheHorrible
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Here's the system as it stands.
Athlon 2500XP
1 Gig Ram
40 Gig Seagate HD
10 secondary Maxtor

I am in the process of replacing a rapidly failing video card on my system
and need some sage advice. What of these would allow me to burn DVDs and use
the Aero Glass option?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...Sort=4&Recs=10

Suggestions?
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Rob Wilkens
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Re: Video Card Advice
Posted: 08-29-2006, 02:11 AM
If this is stupid, ignore this message.

I know someone who had a similar system --- Turned out they bought an AGP2
Video Card (some time ago) and had an AGP1 Motherboard (It was an Athlon XP
2100+). Before you presume the video card is bad, make sure your
motherboard supports the type of interface it uses (the AGP2 cards
apparently fit just fine into AGP1 slots, but they don't work right under
heavy usage [video game graphics for example]).

-Rob

<DIV>&quot;HagarTheHorrible&quot;
&lt;HagarTheHorrible@discussions.microsoft.com& gt; wrote in message
newsE82EDEB-CB20-4D35-ABC2-4516F8E1A433@microsoft.com...</DIV>> Here's the
system as it stands.
> Athlon 2500XP
> 1 Gig Ram
> 40 Gig Seagate HD
> 10 secondary Maxtor
>
> I am in the process of replacing a rapidly failing video card on my system
> and need some sage advice. What of these would allow me to burn DVDs and
> use
> the Aero Glass option?
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...Sort=4&Recs=10
>
> Suggestions?
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NeoDude
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Re: Video Card Advice
Posted: 08-29-2006, 10:19 PM
Aero Glass requires at least 128MB of dedicated video RAM, but yeah, those
256MB cards are your best bet. Anything here works, really, although some
manufacturers are better than others, and some come with more stuff in the
box.

I would go with the XFX GeForce 6200 there
(http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...6106&CatId=933)
simply because it's got a lifetime warranty; if anything should happen to
it, get a new one. Cheap too, and the 6200 chipset is pretty good.
--
In the event of an emergency, walk, do NOT run, to the nearest System
Restore point.

"HagarTheHorrible" <HagarTheHorrible@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message newsE82EDEB-CB20-4D35-ABC2-4516F8E1A433@microsoft.com...
> Here's the system as it stands.
> Athlon 2500XP
> 1 Gig Ram
> 40 Gig Seagate HD
> 10 secondary Maxtor
>
> I am in the process of replacing a rapidly failing video card on my system
> and need some sage advice. What of these would allow me to burn DVDs and
> use
> the Aero Glass option?
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...Sort=4&Recs=10
>
> Suggestions?

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