Which graphic card

[Guest MarcusB]

We have 300 computers and soon we will change part of them, but we have

problem to choose graphic card for the new ones.

What we can gain buing more advanced card? We had AGP Matrox milennium

with 32MB RAM. I tested some new ATI and NVidia card with 512 MB RAM,

both with DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 and I do not see the difference besides

that the last ones get more hot and need better cooling. What is all

about this stupid mess with graphic cards? Who need faster one than

those with AGP contact.

 

I tested also some cards at my home computer with PCIexpressx16 and I

really do not see any difference in speed compared to the AGP cards.

 

 

At work people are using Windows XP, Microsoft Office, ArcGis and

Internet Explorer.

Similar at home

Plase help me to solve this misteries. Is it marketing only???

 

MarcusB

[Guest Andrew E.]

RE: Which graphic card

 

Surfing the web or editing misc on the desktop or the OS,you wont see

much diffrence.On-Line gaming,you will,as would you in video viewing/editing,

etc....

 

"MarcusB" wrote:

> We have 300 computers and soon we will change part of them, but we have

> problem to choose graphic card for the new ones.

> What we can gain buing more advanced card? We had AGP Matrox milennium

> with 32MB RAM. I tested some new ATI and NVidia card with 512 MB RAM,

> both with DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 and I do not see the difference besides

> that the last ones get more hot and need better cooling. What is all

> about this stupid mess with graphic cards? Who need faster one than

> those with AGP contact.

>

> I tested also some cards at my home computer with PCIexpressx16 and I

> really do not see any difference in speed compared to the AGP cards.

>

>

> At work people are using Windows XP, Microsoft Office, ArcGis and

> Internet Explorer.

> Similar at home

> Plase help me to solve this misteries. Is it marketing only???

>

> MarcusB

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Which graphic card

 

You will find that the AGP slot is not to be found in new computers.

 

MarcusB wrote:

> We have 300 computers and soon we will change part of them, but we have

> problem to choose graphic card for the new ones.

> What we can gain buing more advanced card? We had AGP Matrox milennium

> with 32MB RAM. I tested some new ATI and NVidia card with 512 MB RAM,

> both with DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 and I do not see the difference besides

> that the last ones get more hot and need better cooling. What is all

> about this stupid mess with graphic cards? Who need faster one than

> those with AGP contact.

>

> I tested also some cards at my home computer with PCIexpressx16 and I

> really do not see any difference in speed compared to the AGP cards.

>

>

> At work people are using Windows XP, Microsoft Office, ArcGis and

> Internet Explorer.

> Similar at home

> Plase help me to solve this misteries. Is it marketing only???

>

> MarcusB

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Which graphic card

 

You may want to ask ArcGis what they recommend as minimum video adapter

for their software, these types of programs usually see increased

performance with better video cards. PCIe is the new standard, if you

buy new computers they will probably come with the newer PCIe, you will

have to do some digging around to get new computers with AGP slots and

you would limit your hardware choices. AGP is going the way of ISA

slots and dodo birds.

 

John

 

MarcusB wrote:

> We have 300 computers and soon we will change part of them, but we have

> problem to choose graphic card for the new ones.

> What we can gain buing more advanced card? We had AGP Matrox milennium

> with 32MB RAM. I tested some new ATI and NVidia card with 512 MB RAM,

> both with DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 and I do not see the difference besides

> that the last ones get more hot and need better cooling. What is all

> about this stupid mess with graphic cards? Who need faster one than

> those with AGP contact.

>

> I tested also some cards at my home computer with PCIexpressx16 and I

> really do not see any difference in speed compared to the AGP cards.

>

>

> At work people are using Windows XP, Microsoft Office, ArcGis and

> Internet Explorer.

> Similar at home

> Plase help me to solve this misteries. Is it marketing only???

>

> MarcusB