I'm Back!??! Be afraid...be very afraid...

[cputnam]

Well, after 6 months of using an Nvidia GeForce2, I opted for a G450. Got tired of squinting to read the text and tired of grainy looking graphics (both web and the stuff I work on).

Don't get me wrong, the GeForce is a nice card...if all you do is games. Fast, good driver support from Nvidia for Win2000. But when it comes to 2D work (on a Gateway VX900, which is essentially a Hitachi 751) on a 19" monitor, and the text and graphics looks like something my dog did...you get the idea.

About the only thing I'd ask is that Matrox work on the D3D speed of their Win2000 drivers. Mechwarrior 4 runs o.k. at 800x600 and choppy @ 1024x768 (the Nvidia card screemed at these resolutions).

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Gateway Performance 850 - Matrox G450 32mb DDR, SB Live! Value, Promise UltraATA 66 & 30GB HD - and Windows 2000 Pro

[DuRaNgO]

let us pray as another MUrcer is saved!
jim

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P3-700e with an MC-1000 @ agiga! Check it here!
Abit BE6-2
TwinMos 256mb pc-133
G400 32mb DH
Maxtor 40gb 7,200 ATA100
SB Live!
Toshiba 12x DVD
Iomega 650cd burner
Winblows 98se & DX8
and 384k DSL!
and a 19" monitor

[Maggi]

LOL ... welcome back to the clearer side ...

But don't expect the G450 performing at G400 levels.

Look here:
http://forums.murc.ws/ubb/Forum5/HTML/009991.html

Cheers,
Maggi

[yepitsme]

To the Maggi,
is there coming some tweak utility that
allows to clock core speed to the same as memory speed like 195/195MHz ?
What You think how much it would improve
performance compared to 155/195 ?
Just curious.


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clatto verata nectKRHMM...

[Greebe]

yepitsme, we haven't beta tested a MSTS Util OC for the G450's yet.

[dZeus]

clatto verata nectKRHMM...

I won't fall for that! You don't remember it any more, do you!?

[Jorden]

I like "To the Maggi" more

Almost cute there's only one Maggi here, and that's her... errm him

Jord.

[Maggi]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by yepitsme:
To the Maggi,
is there coming some tweak utility that
allows to clock core speed to the same as memory speed like 195/195MHz ?
What You think how much it would improve
performance compared to 155/195 ?
Just curious.
</font>

What Greebe said, but I would expect quite a gain in things like polygon output and rendering of lights/shadows where calculating power is needed more than memory bandwidth ...

... and, as Jord already mentioned, there's no need to use an article before my nickname ...

I'm mean, basically you're right, I'm the Maggi (at least in these halls), but no need to give me titles, mate.

LOL

Cheerio,
Maggi

[yepitsme]

Kylläpäs te nyt osaatte jyystää pilkkua pikku kielioppivirheen kanssa.

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clatto verata nectKRHMM...

[Maggi]

Anybody know of a Finnish babelfish ?

Or do you care to rewrite your post in English ?

Cheers,
Maggi

[Bohrn]

"to The Maggi"

Sounds like a God from the original Star Trek
"Jim, its The Maggi"! Oh no Bones!

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Envision 17",Terrayon Cable modem w/D-Link nic,1 grey cat,1 black cat & 1 calico

[SCompRacer]

Howdy, cputnam.

Got a friend that needs to read your post. He's got a Compaq with a ATI LT something that he is not happy with. Wants me to change his vid card, and guess what he wants...

He was over at another friend who has a TNT 2 card and he says that looks better than his ATI. I want to bring him over to my place and show him my G400. Actually I'd like to sell him my G400MAX so I could get another that does AGP X 4...or maybe not.

I think he'd be happy with a regular 32MB G400, what do you think?

[Silakka]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by yepitsme:
Kylläpäs te nyt osaatte jyystää pilkkua pikku kielioppivirheen kanssa.

</font>

I could do as a Finnish babelfish

He was wondering how you guys manage to yack so much because of a small grammar fault.

Yours,
Mikael from Finland.

[Maggi]

Thanx for translation, Mikael !



And a big sorry to yepitsme !!!

I really didn't mean to pick on you ...

Please don't take it personal.

Cheers,
Maggi