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Article #367Re: Advice on a new (AGP) Video Card ?
From: El Torito
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 23:23
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 23:23
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Video cards need memory for 3D and thats it. A good 2D card for most windows apps need only enough memory for the resolution. So a 800 x 600 with 24 bit color needs 800 x 600 x 3 bytes gives you 1,440,000 bytes needed. So 2 meg video card should do fine. 2 meg cards are older so they might be a bit slower. Most 2Ds are about the same speed these days. Most people use at least 800 x 600 for a 15 inch monitor. They go up from there. 1024 x 768 for a 17 inch. 1280 x 1024 for a 19 inch and 1600 x 1200 for a 21-22 inch. So for a 1024 x 768 x 3 you need 2,359,296 bytes 1280 x 1024 x 3 3,932,160 bytes 1600 x 1200 x 3 5,760,000 bytes So the most you need is a 6 meg card. The speed is not an issue for 2D anymore. The marketing is all about 3D performance today. If you don't need 3D just get a cheap 2D PCI with enough memory for your resolution. ATI Matrox TNT whatever! If you want 3D then go with the GeForce 2 for cheap or the Geforce 3 for more! They are the standard now. I just bought a Geforce 2 mx 200 with 32 megs of memory. The memory is not as important as the clock speed (mx 200 vs mx 400.) But still, my card runs Elite Forces a max prettyness at about 25 to 30 frames per sec. At normal resolutions it runs at about 100 frames per sec. Thats good!
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