Well my graphics card is crapping out on me.

texas1928

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:06 PM
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Well my graphics card is crapping out on me.

So got to replace it. I think I will go with a 3-D 128 MB card this time. Since I have gotten into the Higher end First Person Shooters. Plus my wife is learning to do 3-D graphics now.

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Deja Q

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:09 PM
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1. BFG Nividia 5900FX Overclocked

Been using it for months. Great card and kicks arse under Linux! :thumbsup:

ATi sux.

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texas1928

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:13 PM
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2. Yeah I was looking at that one.

I may get it. I run XP though. BUt all my games require the High end graphics drivers.

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Deja Q

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:43 PM
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6. Nvidia's got solid drivers for XP

ATi is good with hardware but relies on the drivers, windows-centric as they are, to give full performance. That or they just write half-assed Linux drivers. And if you ask me, if they do it half-assed, they shouldn't do it at all. Besides, my own history with ATi under Windows wasn't great either - which was why I ditched 'em 18 months ago.

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Spider Jerusalem

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:15 PM
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3. If you can hold off for a few weeks to a month...

prices on the NVIDIA GeForce 5xxx and ATI 9xxx series cards should drop quite a bit, since the new Radeon X800 and GeForce 6800 cards are coming out.

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texas1928

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:17 PM
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4. Don't think I can

I am losing the ability to open Pics and stuff without a reboot.

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Wilber_Stool

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:53 PM
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8. I had the same problem.

Edited on Sun Jun-13-04 08:53 PM by Wilber_Stool

It turned out to be a clogged registry. Get RegSeeker(free) and see how much crap you have in there. Use the backup feature and start deleting until the speed comes back up.

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texas1928

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:55 PM
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10. I keep my registry clean

It jsut will all the sudden stop opening graphics.

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DS1

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:40 PM
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5. What is she learning 3D graphics with?

:hi:

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texas1928

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:54 PM
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9. I am not for sure

She has Paint shop pro and Terragen, and some others. She is also wanting to learn how to paint with Paint Shop pro.

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Maestro

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Sun Jun-13-04 08:51 PM
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7. Check out...

www.nvnews.net and www.beyond3d.com

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