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In article <7HCjfDAeji3zEwLG@sebmail.demon.co.uk>, Stuart Brown
<Stuart@sebmail.demon.co.uk> writes
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>I was in the market for a videocard that will run well with Win95, and
>has reasonable DOS and Mpeg performance - can anybody suggest anything,
>with a budget of around UKP90. (Other than a second user Gatrox
>millenium :)  )
>
>Thanks,
>
>Stu
> I too had a 175MHz RAMDAC version of a Millenium (fitted as OEM in an
HP PC). My understanding of this RAMDAC issue is that it only really
becomes relevant at high resolutions and at greater colour depths e.g.
1024x768 in 24 bit colour. I had absolutely no problems with mine, and
BIOS/driver updates were readily available from http://www.matrox.com.

One thing you should be aware of, is that to upgrade the BIOS on the
Millenium card that I had, required you to flick a DIP switch on the
graphics card itself....not immediately obvious if you haven't any
documentation for the card (quite often the case if its OEM equipment
from a PC).

I found the card itself to be like lightning for Win95, CAD and 2D
functionality, and could beat quite a lot of cards on the 3D front as
well (other than specialised 3D cards of course).

Since then however, I've swapped it for a 4MB Matrox Mystique. The
Mystique is slightly slower for 2D than the Millenium, but quicker for
3D type stuff. I've seen the Mystique in MicroMart at around UKP80'ish,
including bundled games, which falls around your budget. 

Matrox have recently released "Mark 2" versions of both the Millenium
and the Mystique, which means there are some real bargains to be had on
the "Mark 1" versions, either of which would suit the home user
adequately. It obviously depends on your requirements as to whether the
Millenium or Mystique is the better choice.

If you've got the funds, the ultimate(?) combination appears to be a
Millenium Mk.2 allied with a 3Dfx based chipset 3D card...I wish I had
the money :-) 

HTH     

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