New graphics card

[*** HAWK]

Hi,
I am looking to buy a relatively cheap graphics card. My current Geforce
2mx-400 doesn't really cut the mustard and needs an upgrade.
My budget is between £45-70.

What card would people go far - I am not bothered with extras like TV-Out.
Also which Manufacturer - ATI or Nvidia?

Also prices would be helpful & any links to UK vendors only.
Thanks

 

[slumpy]

"So, Mr Slumpy you *really* are the perpetual comedian, aren't you ?" I
threw back my head and roared with laughter as *** HAWK continued:

Hi,
I am looking to buy a relatively cheap graphics card. My current
Geforce 2mx-400 doesn't really cut the mustard and needs an upgrade.
My budget is between £45-70.

What card would people go far - I am not bothered with extras like
TV-Out. Also which Manufacturer - ATI or Nvidia?

Also prices would be helpful & any links to UK vendors only.
Thanks

In the UK ?
GForce 5 at my local computer fair were just over 50 quid last week

 

[SgtMinor]

Is this where you get your email?

Domain Name: IGNORE.NET

Registrant:
ignore n.o.c. (IGNORE8-DOM)
Urs Schaufelberger
Hardturmstr. 122
Zurich, NO STATE 8005
SWITZERLAND

 

[*** HAWK]

In a word no.
anymore ideas on the graphics card.... i need a new one :-D

 

[SgtMinor]

Then stop using that domain name in your addy. Not only are you
appropriating someone else's property but they're getting spammed as a
result.

Try a 'munge' http://members.aol.com/emailfaq/mungfaq.html

 

[Steven Pilbeam]

Hi,
I am looking to buy a relatively cheap graphics card. My current Geforce
2mx-400 doesn't really cut the mustard and needs an upgrade.
My budget is between £45-70.

What card would people go far - I am not bothered with extras like TV-Out.
Also which Manufacturer - ATI or Nvidia?

Also prices would be helpful & any links to UK vendors only.
Thanks

AGP or PCI ?

What about
http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/product_info.asp?stockcode=M002276
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52803

 

[Will Dormann]

Is this where you get your email?

Domain Name: IGNORE.NET

Registrant:
ignore n.o.c. (IGNORE8-DOM)
Urs Schaufelberger
Hardturmstr. 122
Zurich, NO STATE 8005
SWITZERLAND

OP: In other words, when munging your email address, be sure to pick a
domain that isn't valid!


-WD

 

[*** HAWK]

is that better?
i don't know - i didnt realise someone had the domain, i thought it was
obvious (eg ignore)
but i changed it now.
tell me if u object.

Back to Graphic cards..

 

[SgtMinor]

OP: In other words, when munging your email address, be sure to pick a
domain that isn't valid!

Those are not the other words that I would use. It's not a good idea to
use anything that even resembles a domain name, valid or not. Even a
seemingly ridiculous domain name may/can/will be registered at some
time. Try for yourself: make up some domain name and check here to see
if it's registered: http://www.canufly.net/~georgegg/dns/

And adding NOSPAM or another phrase is not foolproof either. I wouldn't
be at all surprised if a spambot stripped the word 'invalid' off your
addy, for instance.

<snip>

 

[°Mike°]

No, that is not better. You are STILL using a valid
domain (mail.com). You MUST use 'INVALID' as the
TLD, ie. in place of the .COM - (e-mail address removed)

 

[*** HAWK]

ok...
anymore info on graphic cards

No, that is not better. You are STILL using a valid
domain (mail.com). You MUST use 'INVALID' as the
TLD, ie. in place of the .COM - (e-mail address removed)

 

[*** HAWK]

AGP only

AGP or PCI ?

What about
http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/product_info.asp?stockcode=M002276
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52803

 

[*** HAWK]

erm.. graphics cards

Those are not the other words that I would use. It's not a good idea to
use anything that even resembles a domain name, valid or not. Even a
seemingly ridiculous domain name may/can/will be registered at some
time. Try for yourself: make up some domain name and check here to see
if it's registered: http://www.canufly.net/~georgegg/dns/

And adding NOSPAM or another phrase is not foolproof either. I wouldn't
be at all surprised if a spambot stripped the word 'invalid' off your
addy, for instance.

<snip>

 

[SgtMinor]

erm.. graphics cards

Well, get used to it. You may control the content of your original
post, but you don't dictate the direction of the thread. If you'll take
another look, you'll note that I was replying to Will Dormann about
munging one's address. Your post was irrelevant to that reply.

And as for your graphics card, you haven't said much about your
requirements, making useful responses difficult. All I know is the
Geforce "doesn't really cut the mustard," AGP and no TV out. What
mustard needs cutting? Are you trying to look at spreadsheets on a 21"
monitor, are you playing graphics intensive games, or what? Take a look
here about some of the criteria that should go into the selection of a
video card: http://www.pcguide.com/buy/des/compVideo-c.html Also useful
is Tom's Hardware: http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/index.html

 

[ToolPackinMama]

Hi,
I am looking to buy a relatively cheap graphics card. My current Geforce
2mx-400 doesn't really cut the mustard and needs an upgrade.
My budget is between £45-70.

What card would people go far - I am not bothered with extras like TV-Out.
Also which Manufacturer - ATI or Nvidia?

Well, I love my ATI all-in-wonder video card, FWIW.

 

[^^artnada^^]

SgtMinor wrote:
|| *** HAWK wrote:
|||
||| erm.. graphics cards
||
|| Well, get used to it. You may control the content of your original
|| post, but you don't dictate the direction of the thread. If you'll take
|| another look, you'll note that I was replying to Will Dormann about
|| munging one's address. Your post was irrelevant to that reply.
||

But you & others have "hijacked" this thread, therefore taking it totally
Off Topic (OT), therefore you should be putting OT in your folow-ups.

You picked faults in someone's post, therefore you should only expect the
same back.

 

[*** HAWK]

ok Sarge
AGP
Minimum 64Mb
Needs - Games (but im not a dedicated plaer)
(Ermm.. spreadsheets??? - Not really needed them mate & certainly not on a
21")

Is that better?

 

[*** HAWK]

Cheers mate
I totally agree with you.

 

[*** HAWK]

ignore my spelling errors..
this thread has become pointless

 

[SgtMinor]

SgtMinor wrote:
|| *** HAWK wrote:
|||
||| erm.. graphics cards
||
|| Well, get used to it. You may control the content of your original
|| post, but you don't dictate the direction of the thread. If you'll take
|| another look, you'll note that I was replying to Will Dormann about
|| munging one's address. Your post was irrelevant to that reply.
||

But you & others have "hijacked" this thread, therefore taking it totally
Off Topic (OT), therefore you should be putting OT in your folow-ups.

WTF are you talking about? "Hijacking" a thread by following up on a
post? I read 24HSHD where *nothing* is OT. In any event, everything in
a post is fair game for a response.

You picked faults in someone's post, therefore you should only expect the
same back.

If you consider pointing out problems with a munged addy which includes
a stolen domain name as picking fault, you don't seem to have much of a
grasp of issues like private property and SPAM.