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post #21 of 35
3/6/05 at 8:14pm
"shared"?
I'm assuming this is the GPU utilizing either RAM or CPU resources?
Don't they all work this way in conjunction with each other now?
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post #22 of 35
3/6/05 at 8:23pm
Yep, you don't need a fancy video card if you don't game.

But don't stop there!

You don't need more than a 300MHz, 64 meg ram. 3 gig HD, Windows 98 system if you only browse the net, check email, and play solitaire. (which is what the vast majority of non-work related PC's are used for).

I think those two areas should cover 75% - 90% of computer users out there. (gamers and browsers).
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post #23 of 35
3/6/05 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by Gold Beater
"shared"?
I'm assuming this is the GPU utilizing either RAM or CPU resources?
Don't they all work this way in conjunction with each other now?
not all of them...you can still buy notebooks that have a dedicated video card, but you pay more for that...depends on your needs I guess
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post #24 of 35
3/6/05 at 8:50pm
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Originally Posted by Deval
not all of them...you can still buy notebooks that have a dedicated video card, but you pay more for that...depends on your needs I guess
They still have those? Where?
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post #25 of 35
3/7/05 at 3:00am
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Originally Posted by sonicwind
They still have those? Where?
yeah the Dell 600m I believe is dedicated video
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post #26 of 35
3/7/05 at 3:13am
As are the XPS, XPS2, 9100, 9200, 8600, 6000, etc.
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post #27 of 35
3/7/05 at 3:21am
yeah those are the fancy $$ laptops...lol
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post #28 of 35
3/7/05 at 3:46am
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Originally Posted by Hibby
As are the XPS, XPS2, 9100, 9200, 8600, 6000, etc.
Aw, come on, all of those? That's practically every one.
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post #29 of 35
3/7/05 at 6:20am
Correct. As far as I know, every one of them (and certainly other current and recent Dell models I have forgetten) had a dedicated video card as a default or option.
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post #30 of 35
3/7/05 at 1:10pm
I just checked, and I do indeed need a fancy video card.
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post #31 of 35
3/7/05 at 3:03pm
I just confirmed that I actually need TWO fancy video cards in my desktop. Who would like to donate the money they didn't need to spend because they didn't need a fancy video card so that I may buy two 6800 Ultra OCs and an nForce 4 SLI?
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post #32 of 35
3/7/05 at 3:08pm
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Originally Posted by Hibby
I just confirmed that I actually need TWO fancy video cards in my desktop. Who would like to donate the money they didn't need to spend because they didn't need a fancy video card so that I may buy two 6800 Ultra OCs and an nForce 4 SLI?
Send me your PayPal login info, and I'll deposit the money in there right away!
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post #33 of 35
3/7/05 at 4:11pm
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Originally Posted by HotStuff2
Send me your PayPal login info, and I'll deposit the money in there right away!
You don't need the log in info, you just need my email address. Please submit to sonicwind@gmail.com
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post #34 of 35
3/7/05 at 4:22pm
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Originally Posted by sonicwind
You don't need the log in info, you just need my email address. Please submit to sonicwind@gmail.com
I uh, need to login and make sure my bank info is associated so I can do a direct transfer.

Yeah, that's it.
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post #35 of 35
3/7/05 at 4:27pm
I built a Shuttle XPC a couples of years back and decided to go for a cheap $70 Nvidia graphics card for a couple of reason: 1) I don't play games on it, 2) all high performance cards at the time needed a lot of cooling and thus came with a noisy fan. Since my goal was a non gaming quiet PC that I can use for coding and image processing, this $70 video card is more suitable than a high performance video card even if price is not an object.
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