[plug] Video cards - the sequel

[Bill]

Thanks for the follow up post Dennis.

I went out on Sunday to buy one, but NOT ONE shop had a GF2 MX card installed 
with an OpenGL game to look at. Even shops which had stock were blatant about 
the fact that the "$6.00 they make on the card" is not enough for them to be 
bothered demonstrating it.

Now armed with your experience, the choice between the MX and GTS is easy! I 
wanted to be sure the MX was acceptable for Q3A. And my experience has 
determined which shops I will NOT be taking my money to!

If anyone is interested in shops to avoid, check the WAN for Saturday, and 
which shops are open Sunday.. Poor service and lack of stock for an 
advertised item are worth rewarding.

Once I have gained some experience in Q3A, a LAN day for PLUGers would be a 
top idea! I think headphones would be a good requirement though. Q3A for 
Linux is available for ~$40 from the Linux shop on Lord St (cnr Edward St). I 
have Cat 5 cables, but no 100Mb hub.

Which precessor are you using Dennis? 
Mine is an Athlon 800 with 128 Mb RAM, which (hopefully) should hack it.

Regards,

Garry.


> I took up my own advice and purchased a Geforce2 MX from PLE for $209 last
> Friday. My dream of even faster 3d accelerated framerates and higher
> resolutions has been realised, and I would recommend this card without
> reservation in the bang for buck stakes. 

>UT, Q3 and others fairly fly on absolute maximum
> detail settings