[Cialug] Re: Cases, etc...

[Bryan & Jennifer Baker <bandjbaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/3/01 10:28 PM Softwre Janitor wrote:

>Depends on what you want to do.  If you want to play 3D games,
>then I'd recommend something with a 3Dfx chipset, although
>some of the nVidia and Matrox cards are now starting to get a
>little better 3D support.  I've got a 16M Voodoo Banshee AGP
>in my dual Celeron 300A (OC to 450) box, and it plays 3D games
>like Unreal Tournament smoothly.  The Voodoo Banshee isn't one
>of the newer or more expensive cards by today's standards.

main prob I have w/ Voodo is that 3dfx has bit it (and is now owned by 
nVidia)

>If all you need is 2D, then it doesn't matter nearly so
>much.  Most of the AGP cards on the market will give you good
>performance for simple 2D work.  I tend to buy about the
>cheapest video card I can find (although I check the XF86
>compat list first) for machines that I don't intend to play
>games on, which is most of them.

I'm trying for a balance, as I intend this machine to do part-time 
game-day duty for stuff like Myth, Diablo and Half-life, but most of the 
time be a linux server/workstation for the house. The ATI XPert is only 
about $55 at DIT (when they have 'em) and so, is a middling price-point 
and seems to have some decent 3d features.



Bryan Baker
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