Originally posted by PaPa-NeGeorgeo
Does TV out on a video card mean it can be connected to your TV?
Flyboy: RC flying is going good however the weather has been bad to me the past month and i havent been able to go to the field. However it seemed to warm up and the wind died this week so i might be able to get there this weekend hopefully (i really dieing to get out there again).
What i really need to know is would you rather have Intel extreme 64mb Video card and 256 DDR ram or would you want ATI Video card with 512 kingston ram or 512 DDR ram with a 32MB Integrated Graphics (64MB Maximum, sony).
And would you rather have GF4 128 mb card with 256 ddr ram or 64mb intel video card with 512 ddr ram?
And is bus important?
This is to run CFS3.
Is the intel chip a good video card and will it run CFS3 well.
Thanks for the replies,
Papa
You want to keep at least 10' away from anything that has "intel Extreme" written on it. Newer games it will NOT work. Battlefield 1942 requires at least a Geforce 2 or better. It came out months ago and it is a good rule of thumb to just stay away from that chip. Oh yeah, as far as I know, the Intel Extreme is an integrated Chip, not a video card. It uses shared memory, which say your system has 512mb of memory, the intel chip will "use" 64mb of it. Therefore, you actually have 448mb of system memory to use. Not to mention system memory is alot slower than on board graphics card memory.
If the ATI is really what you want, get it instead of the integrated deal. At least it has a better shot of playing the newest games. The best thing you can do is combine a Geforce 2 Ultra or better with 512mb of DDR memory. 256mb ---> 512mb WILL make a difference in games, specifically load times and in game experience. I recommend the 64mb Geforce 4 Ti4200 this card is the best bang for your buck. Pick any brand you want, they all are similar, some have TV out and other bells and whistles. Honestly I heard to much problems with ATIs drivers. The Catalyst series drivers have improved them, but I still have run into trouble with them. Nvida's however are rock solid and they support anything you will run the card on. In your original post you mentioned the Geforce 2 Ultra. I built my system 2 summers ago.
1.4 ghz AMD Athlon
Epox 8k7a mb
512mb crucial DDR memory
eVGA Geforce 2 Ultra
100 gig WD Special edition drive
40 gig IBM system drive
Sound blaster live
Dual Ethernet (load balanced)
21" Trinitron display
That system ran me about $1000 and I'm still using it today. I can play all the newest games at a very reasonable resolution. Unreal Tournement 2003, which just came out it will play 1280X1024 32bit color and get about 30fps. So even with a Geforce 2 Ultra I can play the newest games. Granted I have to turn down the resolution a little, but it still is smooth.
As far as the P4, The bus makes a difference. The Intels Northwood P4's have a 533mhz bus and contain some significant speed improvements, they started making northwoods @ 2ghz, it would also be worth your money to purchase a Northwood P4 with a 533mhz bus. I believe you can also get a Northwood marked 1.6 "A".
As far as Combat Flight Sim 3, It might not even run at all with a Intel Extreme. With the Radeon 7000 it's going to be extremely slow, you'll have to turn the resolution to 800X600 with not special effects and 16bit color. Overall making it not very appealing. A Geforce 4 Ti4200 can be had for $117 from newegg.com. You will have a pleasant gaming experience with that card with both realflight and CFS3
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...roperty&DEPA=1