🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 02 Oct 1997 17:23:13 GMT, sgindy@soback.kornet.nm.kr (Tae H.
Kim) wrote:

>On Thu, 02 Oct 1997 10:36:00 -0600, mmkc@ace-net.com.au wrote:
>
>>hello,
>>  I'm getting all the parts needed for a comp:
>>IPII266
>>ASUS PII 440LX motherboard P2L97-S
>
> If I were you, I would go for K6. 

price/power wise, K6 is a "better" choice, but i've never truly been
happy with an intel clone.  something is always worse than intel's.
btw, you may want to hold back...intel's releasing the P2 100 mhz
boards soon.

>>64MB SDRAM (what brand?)
>
> Micron or Toshiba brand would be good enough. 

unfortuantly, if you want to run your computer at 100 mhz bus speed,
micron or toshiba brand won't be enough.  so far, only one brand of
SDRAM has held up to stably running 100 mhz bus speed...

>>#9 Revolution3D 8MB WRAM
>
> Millenium II with a Pure3D card. 

the millenium II is an over-priced piece o' crap.  it doesn't perform
better than the MILLENIUM, and it has only marginal 3d performance
upgrades.  A good 2d/3d combo (like a Virge DX or VX card like STB's
velocity 3d 128 or even the velocity 3d which i own and am very
satisfied with) and a diamond monster 3d.  The canopus 3d may be a bad
choice only because i don't know if games currently optimized for the
voodoo chipset will run correctly on the canopus.  those games were
tested using the monster 3d and righteous 3d (basically the same
card).  the canopus has differences from both.

>>Question: I want to get a video capture card as well as a TV Tuner, which
>>one should I get?
>
> Rainbow or DC30 only if you have a money enough.

hauppanage (is that how you spell it) or a specialized tv tuner, which
would be made by the same company you buy your video card at.  again,
in this case, it may be best to buy later since AGP is here any you
may want to get an AGP card.