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Hi Ke,
I have the P4C800E Deluxe (i think that is what it is :-) ) with the Parhelia and I am very pleased with it, which I use for Digital Darkroom working on DSLR files. I can't think of any problems and I have had this for some time now. Good luck Henrik "ke" wrote in message news Building a new system around an Asus P4C800E. It will mostly be used for 2D work, ranging from text to Photoshop, to the occasional (??) game. On most of the systems I've built to date I've used Matrox boards, largely for the high-quality 2D performance and general stability. However, on recent systems the Matrox and Asus boards do not necessarily play nicely together in certain graphics modes. Bottom line - for general purpose use, but very high quality and stability 2D (NOT high-performance, high-end gaming), what board(s) out there would you all recommend? I'm leaning toward considering an Asus board for possibly better compatibility. For this system, I'd like to keep the price to a max of about $150 (Web price, OEM or retail). Any recommendations appreciated. Thanks. |
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"ke" wrote in message...
Kind of where I was leaning (Matrox 650). But I wanted to get some input to assess whether it made any sense to consider an Asus video board, in the (unfounded) hope that there would be more seamless compatibility with the Asus P4C800. What makes you think there's some sort of chronic incompatibility between Matrox cards (in general) and the board you're considering? It would appear that your previous experience is overwhelmingly positive, no? At end of day the best board for your chosen application would appear to be the Millennium P650, and there's no reason to expect any compatibility issues with it. -- Richard Hopkins Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (replace .nospam with .com in reply address) The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com Get the most out of your digital photos www.dabsxpose.com |
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Historically my experience with Matrox boards has been positive, but recent
problems unique to the combination of a G550 and an Asus P4B533 have caused me to consider other video options for a new system based on the Asus P4C800E. While the problems experienced (system crashes caused by certain video calls) can easily be worked around by an experienced user, since I need to supply this system to non-technically oriented customer(s) who would understandably be apoplectic if the system does not function flawlessly in any and all applications they are likely to run. Hence the interest in trying to ensure the video element of the system is relatively bulletproof. While the end user is likely to run his common applications day in and day out for weeks or months at a time with the Asus-Matrox combo without a hiccup, I'd like to avoid any callbacks due to system crashes when the end user happens to open a video using WMP 9 (or whatever other application may access the same video call(s) that cause a system crash in WMP9). Thanks for the input. "Richard Hopkins" wrote in message ... "ke" wrote in message... Kind of where I was leaning (Matrox 650). But I wanted to get some input to assess whether it made any sense to consider an Asus video board, in the (unfounded) hope that there would be more seamless compatibility with the Asus P4C800. What makes you think there's some sort of chronic incompatibility between Matrox cards (in general) and the board you're considering? It would appear that your previous experience is overwhelmingly positive, no? At end of day the best board for your chosen application would appear to be the Millennium P650, and there's no reason to expect any compatibility issues with it. -- Richard Hopkins Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (replace .nospam with .com in reply address) The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com Get the most out of your digital photos www.dabsxpose.com |
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:05:57 +0800, "Henrik Tived"
wrote: Hi Ke, I have the P4C800E Deluxe (i think that is what it is :-) ) with the Parhelia and I am very pleased with it, which I use for Digital Darkroom working on DSLR files. I can't think of any problems and I have had this for some time now. Good luck Henrik "ke" wrote in message news Building a new system around an Asus P4C800E. It will mostly be used for 2D work, ranging from text to Photoshop, to the occasional (??) game. On most of the systems I've built to date I've used Matrox boards, largely for the high-quality 2D performance and general stability. However, on recent systems the Matrox and Asus boards do not necessarily play nicely together in certain graphics modes. Bottom line - for general purpose use, but very high quality and stability 2D (NOT high-performance, high-end gaming), what board(s) out there would you all recommend? I'm leaning toward considering an Asus board for possibly better compatibility. For this system, I'd like to keep the price to a max of about $150 (Web price, OEM or retail). Any recommendations appreciated. Thanks. I'm using a G400 Max and if you're interested in 2D, that's about all you'll need. Great 2D and I have no problem playing dvds, etc. |
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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 20:59:56 GMT, robin wrote:
| I'm using a G400 Max and if you're interested in 2D, that's about all | you'll need. Great 2D and I have no problem playing dvds, etc. I'm not sure they're still available new, but Newegg has the G450 for $89 including shipping. I just bought another one. Larc §§§ - Change planet to earth to reply by email - §§§ |
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