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    hey peeps i need some help!
    ok guys help
    ive got into a games programming course which specialises in open-gl and i need a really fast system im thinking of a athlon 1.2gig and loads of ram/hd space. But the main question is will a radeon 64ddr help in this situation or am i best suited to get a more open gl freindly card?

    also is ddr ram a)out yet b)in the uk? c)how much d)how quick?

    thanks for the info Oracle

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    P3 600e @ 660 (6*110)
    128mb 100mhz sdram
    abit be6-2
    Radeon 32ddr (biding time till the g800
    voodoo 3 2000 pci (166)
    soundblaster 16pci
    4.3gb seagate udma 33
    15.3 wd udma 66
    creative modem blaster 56k ext
    win me
    ie5
    direct x 8.0
    4013.71

    ....................
    P3 600e @ 660 (6*110)
    128mb 100mhz sdram
    abit be6-2
    Radeon 32ddr (biding time till the g800
    voodoo 3 2000 pci (166)
    soundblaster 16pci
    4.3gb seagate udma 33
    15.3 wd udma 66
    creative modem blaster 56k ext
    win me
    ie5
    direct x 8.0
    4013.71

    ....................

  • #2
    I would thought your radeon 32ddr should be sufficient for the opengl work. Anyway, let other people help you on that matter.
    I also from UK so I can tell you about DDR ram, there were three types of DDR I know of so far in UK, PC1600 cost~£70, PC2100 3.3V cost~£125, PC2100 2.5V cost~£175, all of them are 128Mb module. However, they are out but rare to find in UK,and since I am not at home until weekend then I cannot tell you which company's web page to look for, sorry about that.
    Yuet

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    • #3
      Oracle, if you plan on really TRULY getting into serious OpenGL work then you need to get a card from these guys. http://www.3dlabs.com

      The Oxygen series of cards is designed from the ground up to accelerate OpenGL work. Generally speaking these cards are designed more for CAD work and the like, but it's something you should look into at least. Among other reasons because the card are FULLY OpenGL compliant. None of the mainstream cards are so far as I know (Matrox, ATI, nVidia, 3dFx).

      Thats just something to keep in mind. As for DDR Ram, I don't know how much luck you would have finding a motherboard that could support it anyway. There really isn't much available just yet.

      Good luck with whatever you choose though.

      Ian
      Primary System:
      MSI 745 Ultra, AMD 2400+ XP, 1024 MB Crucial PC2100 DDR SDRAM, Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro, 3Com 3c905C NIC,
      120GB Seagate UDMA 100 HD, 60 GB Seagate UDMA 100 HD, Pioneer DVD 105S, BenQ 12x24x40 CDRW, SB Audigy OEM,
      Win XP, MS Intellimouse Optical, 17" Mag 720v2
      Seccondary System:
      Epox 7KXA BIOS 5/22, Athlon 650, 512 MB Crucial 7E PC133 SDRAM, Hercules Prophet 4500 Kyro II, SBLive Value,
      3Com 3c905B-TX NIC, 40 GB IBM UDMA 100 HD, 45X Acer CD-ROM,
      Win XP, MS Wheel Mouse Optical, 15" POS Monitor
      Tertiary system
      Offbrand PII Mobo, PII 350, 256MB PC100 SDRAM, 15GB UDMA66 7200RPM Maxtor HD, USRobotics 10/100 NIC, RedHat Linux 8.0
      Camera: Canon 10D DSLR, Canon 100-400L f4.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon 100 Macro USM Canon 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon Speedlite 200E, tripod, bag, etc.

      "Any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur C. Clarke

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      • #4
        if you want ddr ram check out www.overclockers.co.uk they have crucial ddr ram for exactly the same price as sdr ram, so its a pretty good deal.
        Dell Inspiron 8200
        Pentium4m 1.6
        640mb pc2100
        64mb gf440go
        15" uxga ultrasharp
        40gb 5400rpm hdd 16mb cache

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        • #5
          Relocated to the General Hardware forum...
          Core2 Duo E7500 2.93, Asus P5Q Pro Turbo, 4gig 1066 DDR2, 1gig Asus ENGTS250, SB X-Fi Gamer ,WD Caviar Black 1tb, Plextor PX-880SA, Dual Samsung 2494s

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          • #6
            Crucial was only selling PC1600 DDR SDRAM last time I checked. They have engineering samples of PC2100 available to those who qualify, but it's not readily available. I assume Micron will get the PC2100 show on the road when DDR motherboards become a little easier to find.

            Performance differences between PC1600 and PC133 (on a VIA KT133A-based motherboard) are, in my opinion, disappointingly small. In addition, cpu/memory bus ratios on the AMD-761 motherboards I've looked into are synchronized. That could mean a RAM upgrade the next time you upgrade CPU's.

            Within the next couple of weeks, we should start seeing the Athlon-C (133/266 MHz FSB) and, presumably, better DDR motherboard support and availability.

            Paul
            paulcs@flashcom.net

            [This message has been edited by paulcs (edited 31 January 2001).]

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            • #7
              well im going from a p3 600 on a 100mhz bus so im gonna see alot of difference going from 100 2 266 arnt i???

              ------------------
              P3 600e @ 660 (6*110)
              128mb 100mhz sdram
              abit be6-2
              Radeon 32ddr (biding time till the g800
              voodoo 3 2000 pci (166)
              soundblaster 16pci
              4.3gb seagate udma 33
              15.3 wd udma 66
              creative modem blaster 56k ext
              win me
              ie5
              direct x 8.0
              4013.71

              ....................
              P3 600e @ 660 (6*110)
              128mb 100mhz sdram
              abit be6-2
              Radeon 32ddr (biding time till the g800
              voodoo 3 2000 pci (166)
              soundblaster 16pci
              4.3gb seagate udma 33
              15.3 wd udma 66
              creative modem blaster 56k ext
              win me
              ie5
              direct x 8.0
              4013.71

              ....................

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