"JTJersey" <> wrote in message
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> Used to be if you had a graphics card with 4 MBytes of onboard memory
> moving up to an 8MB or (gasp!) 16MB card was an exciting, expensive and
> involved undertaking, but worth the effort in display quality and
> performance. Now there seems to be 6 different versions of every ATI or
> nVidia series with prices from $29 dollars into the hundreds of dollars,
> offered by a bewildering array of manufacturers. Using onboard memory
> doesn't seem to be a criteria to base a purchase on anymore either. I see
> 128MB cards selling for a hundred dollars MORE than 256MB cards with what
> appear to be the same specs. What can you use to make a reasonable
> decision to upgrade a graphics card in this market? I'm currently using
> an ATI Radeon 9200SE (128MB) 8X AGP card in my WinXP system for gaming and
> was considering a 256MB card of some sort, but now I don't know if it's
> worth it.
> --
> Registered Linux User #267152
>
>
You're right about that,back in 98 i was all excited about buying a Matrox
Millenium II with 4mb onboard,and that just seems tiny by todays
standards.And it wasnt cheap either. !
I dont think we could have dreamed of having 64mb,let alone 128 or 256 !!
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