Hey Geeks and Wannabees!!! - Democratic Underground

Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Tue Sep-02-03 06:28 PM
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Hey Geeks and Wannabees!!!

I bought myself a birthday present! It arrived today! It's a Prolink video card, based upon the Nvidia GForce 5200 chipset. Twin 350mhz RAMDACs, 128 megs of really high-speed RAM, nice fan on the RAMDACs, s-video, LCD display and VGA out. The 3d is incredible and the 2d is also hugely improved. Only $72.00 at NewEgg(http://www.newegg.com).

Man, this thing is a steal and sweet as honey. I highly recommend it. RTCW:ET, with every video feature set at max, runs smooth as silk and looks like a million.

If you are in the market for a new video card, you cannot go wrong with this one. For the Linux peeps: The NVidia drivers for Linux are stupidly easy to install and work like a champ. You can download the installer package at the Nvidia website, in the support section.

BTW: I will be 51 on the 9th. Dammit.

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Kamika

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Tue Sep-02-03 06:30 PM
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1. I dont get it

Im a geek, but i still dont get it :shrug:

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Tue Sep-02-03 06:35 PM
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3. Wha?

You don't understand I was talking about a great videocard, packed with features, for very cheap? ;-)

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Kamika

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Tue Sep-02-03 06:35 PM
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4. no

My best bet was a computer

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FlashHarry

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Tue Sep-02-03 06:31 PM
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2. Grrr. Why did I buy another laptop???

Edited on Tue Sep-02-03 06:39 PM by FlashHarry

It's only got 32MB of VRAM. Actually, if I turn off some of the GUI features and reduce the resolution, I can actually play GTA: Vice City on my TV through the S-Video port... and it doesn't look half bad. (I'd love to play it on a 128MB video card, though...)

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Kellanved

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Tue Sep-02-03 06:39 PM
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5. hmmm

I saw it for €65 a few days ago (if you're talking about a PixelView GF FX5200 ). However I'd take one based on the FX5600 - OK, it's almost twice as expensive, but has the power to back it up.

For a Windows only machine the ATI cards are worth a look - if only the drivers were better.

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DBoon

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Tue Sep-02-03 07:25 PM
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6. And it is supported by LInux, right?

Couldn't help but notice the penguin

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short bus president

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Tue Sep-02-03 07:31 PM
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7. man!

I'll bet the porn looks GOOOOOOOD comin' through that bad boy!

Newegg, btw, rocks the world. It's my first stop now when pieces-parts shopping. And their RMA process is butter-f*ckin'-smooth.

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