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Need Recommendations for Video Adapter for 3D GRaphics - Google MAps
Hi, at work we have mainly Dell GX-270 and Dell GX-280 PCs w. 512MB RAM and
using on motherboard graphics adapter (shared memory) . At times, the PCs need to display 3D graphics such as Google Earth. Displaying 3D graphics using the onboard video display is much less than satisfactory - video display stalls and is choppy.. My personal 4 y/o Dell 8200 w/ 512MB DRAM and nvida gforce 2 32MB PCI video adapter displays Google Maps better than the GX-270 or GX-280 PCs using on board video Looking for recommendations for good add in video adapters that won't break the bank. (Google maps not compatible with ATI Rage Mobility, ATI Xpert, ATI 3D Rage.) Don't need high end gaming video adapters. Mike |
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Need Recommendations for Video Adapter for 3D GRaphics - Google MAps
The 22 Nov issue of "PC Magazine" has an article on Google Earth and they
say you need 3D graphics with 16Mb of VRAM for best viewing. I'd use those spec's as a place to start looking. "Mike" wrote in message news:hhtdf.2524$MY4.1381@trnddc03... Hi, at work we have mainly Dell GX-270 and Dell GX-280 PCs w. 512MB RAM and using on motherboard graphics adapter (shared memory) . At times, the PCs need to display 3D graphics such as Google Earth. Displaying 3D graphics using the onboard video display is much less than satisfactory - video display stalls and is choppy.. My personal 4 y/o Dell 8200 w/ 512MB DRAM and nvida gforce 2 32MB PCI video adapter displays Google Maps better than the GX-270 or GX-280 PCs using on board video Looking for recommendations for good add in video adapters that won't break the bank. (Google maps not compatible with ATI Rage Mobility, ATI Xpert, ATI 3D Rage.) Don't need high end gaming video adapters. Mike |
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Need Recommendations for Video Adapter for 3D GRaphics - Google MAps
Before you buy any cards. you need to be absolutely clear that it will be compatible with your system. To do this I suggest scan your system using Crucial's scanner from he http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfg...cat=Video+Card You will also get recommendations there. You don't have to buy from them. Just the make & model and search for the best deals online. hth Mike wrote: Hi, at work we have mainly Dell GX-270 and Dell GX-280 PCs w. 512MB RAM and using on motherboard graphics adapter (shared memory) . At times, the PCs need to display 3D graphics such as Google Earth. Displaying 3D graphics using the onboard video display is much less than satisfactory - video display stalls and is choppy.. My personal 4 y/o Dell 8200 w/ 512MB DRAM and nvida gforce 2 32MB PCI video adapter displays Google Maps better than the GX-270 or GX-280 PCs using on board video Looking for recommendations for good add in video adapters that won't break the bank. (Google maps not compatible with ATI Rage Mobility, ATI Xpert, ATI 3D Rage.) Don't need high end gaming video adapters. Mike |
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Need Recommendations for Video Adapter for 3D GRaphics - Google MAps
"ANONYMOUS" wrote in message ... Before you buy any cards. you need to be absolutely clear that it will be compatible with your system. To do this I suggest scan your system using Crucial's scanner from he http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfg...cat=Video+Card You will also get recommendations there. You don't have to buy from them. Just the make & model and search for the best deals online. hth end gaming video adapters. Just used http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfg...cat=Video+Card. Cool. Then it directed to a list of compatible crucial Radeon video adapters. Are they OEM ATI Radeon video adapters? Mike |
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Need Recommendations for Video Adapter for 3D GRaphics - Google MAps
Good point. My four y/o Dell 8200 w/ 512MB RDRAM & 32MB OEM nvida pci video
adapter w/ latest driver does a much better job running Google Maps than the much newer pcs at work. Mike "Jerry" wrote in message ... The 22 Nov issue of "PC Magazine" has an article on Google Earth and they say you need 3D graphics with 16Mb of VRAM for best viewing. I'd use those spec's as a place to start looking. "Mike" wrote in message news:hhtdf.2524$MY4.1381@trnddc03... Hi, at work we have mainly Dell GX-270 and Dell GX-280 PCs w. 512MB RAM and using on motherboard graphics adapter (shared memory) . At times, the PCs need to display 3D graphics such as Google Earth. Displaying 3D graphics using the onboard video display is much less than satisfactory - video display stalls and is choppy.. My personal 4 y/o Dell 8200 w/ 512MB DRAM and nvida gforce 2 32MB PCI video adapter displays Google Maps better than the GX-270 or GX-280 PCs using on board video Looking for recommendations for good add in video adapters that won't break the bank. (Google maps not compatible with ATI Rage Mobility, ATI Xpert, ATI 3D Rage.) Don't need high end gaming video adapters. Mike |
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Need Recommendations for Video Adapter for 3D GRaphics - Google MAps
Mike wrote:
www.newegg.com Hi, at work we have mainly Dell GX-270 and Dell GX-280 PCs w. 512MB RAM and using on motherboard graphics adapter (shared memory) . At times, the PCs need to display 3D graphics such as Google Earth. Displaying 3D graphics using the onboard video display is much less than satisfactory - video display stalls and is choppy.. My personal 4 y/o Dell 8200 w/ 512MB DRAM and nvida gforce 2 32MB PCI video adapter displays Google Maps better than the GX-270 or GX-280 PCs using on board video Looking for recommendations for good add in video adapters that won't break the bank. (Google maps not compatible with ATI Rage Mobility, ATI Xpert, ATI 3D Rage.) Don't need high end gaming video adapters. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/ |
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