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oops...I forgot, the tech specs as follow:
Actual Diagonal Screen Size: 21in
Bandwidth: 250 MHz
Cabinet Color: Black
Certifications: CB, CSA (Canada), DHHS, EMC, EPA Energy Star, FCC Class B, ICES-003, MPR II (Sweden EMI), NOM, TCO95, TUV/S (Argentina), UL Listed
Controls: Brightness, Contrast, Degauss, H/V Moire, H/V Position, H/V Size, H/V Static Convergence, Input Level, Language Select, OSD Language, OSD Position, Parallelogram, Pin Balance, Pincushion, Recall, Tilt, Trapezoid, ViewMatch Color, ViewMeter, Zoom
Dot/Stripe Pitch: .25mm, Diagonal
Input Voltage: 50/60 Hz, Auto Switch, Universal 120/220 VAC
Interface Type(s): DB15 (VGA)
Manufacturer: VIEWSONIC
Maximum Resolution Supported: 2048 x 1536
Misc Features: 3 Years Parts/Labor/CRT Warranty, Macintosh Compatible, PC Compatible, Plug and Play
Optional Accessories: TV Tuner
Power Consumption: 115 Watts
Scanning-Horizontal Freq: 30-110 KHz
Scanning-Vertical Freq/Refresh: 50-180 Hz
Screen Type: ARAG Coating, CRT, Flat-Screen, Tinted Glass
Type Device: Color Monitor
Video Standards: SVGA, SXGA, UXGA, VGA, XGA
Viewable Diagonal Screen/Image Size: 20in
Weight: 71.40 lbs
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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by HN001 on 11/06/02 12:56 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
Actual Diagonal Screen Size: 21in
Bandwidth: 250 MHz
Cabinet Color: Black
Certifications: CB, CSA (Canada), DHHS, EMC, EPA Energy Star, FCC Class B, ICES-003, MPR II (Sweden EMI), NOM, TCO95, TUV/S (Argentina), UL Listed
Controls: Brightness, Contrast, Degauss, H/V Moire, H/V Position, H/V Size, H/V Static Convergence, Input Level, Language Select, OSD Language, OSD Position, Parallelogram, Pin Balance, Pincushion, Recall, Tilt, Trapezoid, ViewMatch Color, ViewMeter, Zoom
Dot/Stripe Pitch: .25mm, Diagonal
Input Voltage: 50/60 Hz, Auto Switch, Universal 120/220 VAC
Interface Type(s): DB15 (VGA)
Manufacturer: VIEWSONIC
Maximum Resolution Supported: 2048 x 1536
Misc Features: 3 Years Parts/Labor/CRT Warranty, Macintosh Compatible, PC Compatible, Plug and Play
Optional Accessories: TV Tuner
Power Consumption: 115 Watts
Scanning-Horizontal Freq: 30-110 KHz
Scanning-Vertical Freq/Refresh: 50-180 Hz
Screen Type: ARAG Coating, CRT, Flat-Screen, Tinted Glass
Type Device: Color Monitor
Video Standards: SVGA, SXGA, UXGA, VGA, XGA
Viewable Diagonal Screen/Image Size: 20in
Weight: 71.40 lbs
Thanks
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by HN001 on 11/06/02 12:56 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
The only thing a monitor needs in a graphics card is to support the max resolution and color depth you will use and yes bigger monitors lend themselves to higher resolutions. I ran a 21 inch monitor at 1600x1200 using an old ATI rage 32mb card and it was great, though I played no games. It all depends on your gaming requirements. If you are not a big gamer then a 9700 is huge overkill. Whatever card you get, do not get it because you have a big monitor.
John A
John A
Decent monitor btw.
About any graphics card nowadays will allow for high resolutions and refresh rates to support almost any monitor. As the others have suggested, you need to match up the video card to the needs of your tasks.
If you are mainly going to do graphics work in Photoshop, then pretty much any video card will be suitable. PS is not very dependant on graphics cards, it more dependant on CPU and memory/bus speeds.
3D design is a little more intensive but still not usually that demanding on Video cards. A decent OpenGL card should be fine. Again, most of the 3D demands will be put on your CPU.
Games are generally the most demanding on Vid cards. If you are a serious 3D animator then you should get a serious setup. Otherwise any mid range vid card will be fine. No need for a Ti4600 or ATI 9700. I think ATI handles OpenGL better but I'm not certain. I would think that a Radeon 9000 or Gefore ti 4200 128mb should be a good choice and cost effective.
Your most important computer demands are CPU, RAM, HD and ATA bus speed, then Video card. Make sure those are good before getting a new video card. I do graphics as well and none of my machines have less then a gig of RAM.
About any graphics card nowadays will allow for high resolutions and refresh rates to support almost any monitor. As the others have suggested, you need to match up the video card to the needs of your tasks.
If you are mainly going to do graphics work in Photoshop, then pretty much any video card will be suitable. PS is not very dependant on graphics cards, it more dependant on CPU and memory/bus speeds.
3D design is a little more intensive but still not usually that demanding on Video cards. A decent OpenGL card should be fine. Again, most of the 3D demands will be put on your CPU.
Games are generally the most demanding on Vid cards. If you are a serious 3D animator then you should get a serious setup. Otherwise any mid range vid card will be fine. No need for a Ti4600 or ATI 9700. I think ATI handles OpenGL better but I'm not certain. I would think that a Radeon 9000 or Gefore ti 4200 128mb should be a good choice and cost effective.
Your most important computer demands are CPU, RAM, HD and ATA bus speed, then Video card. Make sure those are good before getting a new video card. I do graphics as well and none of my machines have less then a gig of RAM.
I'm planning to order these today
1---GA-8SG667Intel Socket 478 SIS648 Chipsets, 1AGP8X, 5PCI, ATX - Retail Box
2---Intel Pentium 4 2.4BGHz 512K 533MHz CPU Northwood P478 Processor Retail Box
3---WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY
4---PC3200 DDR 512MB 400Mhz 64Mx64 184 Pin CAS 2 Memory w/Heat Spreader Corsair Part# CMX512-3200C2
5---PLUS1080AMG 10-Bay SOHO File Srv w/430W TruePower ATX12V *MET GRAY*
6---LOGITECH CORDLESS ELITE DUO BLACK KEYBOARD AND MOUSE USB PS/2 (Part - 967231-0403)(do you know anything else similar to this and cost less?)
7---MITSUMI D359M3 BLACK FDD 1.44MB 3.5INCH - OEM
8---ArchTek SmartLink 56K V.92 PCI MODEM- RETAILDATA FAX VOICE, PLUG AND PLAY, INTERNAL MODEM
9---Lite-On 16X DVD ROM Drive OEM (48X CD-ROM) Model LTD-163D (I rather to have one with volume control and micro, if I can find)
10---Artic thermal
11---Win XP Pro, win 2k advanced server., win 98se (I already have these)
12---video card (mentions above)
13---monitor (mentions above)
14---speakers with sub(I don't know which one yet, any suggestions?please!)
Do I need additional things?
Thanks,
HN001
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by HN001 on 11/07/02 11:12 AM.</EM></FONT></P>
1---GA-8SG667Intel Socket 478 SIS648 Chipsets, 1AGP8X, 5PCI, ATX - Retail Box
2---Intel Pentium 4 2.4BGHz 512K 533MHz CPU Northwood P478 Processor Retail Box
3---WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY
4---PC3200 DDR 512MB 400Mhz 64Mx64 184 Pin CAS 2 Memory w/Heat Spreader Corsair Part# CMX512-3200C2
5---PLUS1080AMG 10-Bay SOHO File Srv w/430W TruePower ATX12V *MET GRAY*
6---LOGITECH CORDLESS ELITE DUO BLACK KEYBOARD AND MOUSE USB PS/2 (Part - 967231-0403)(do you know anything else similar to this and cost less?)
7---MITSUMI D359M3 BLACK FDD 1.44MB 3.5INCH - OEM
8---ArchTek SmartLink 56K V.92 PCI MODEM- RETAILDATA FAX VOICE, PLUG AND PLAY, INTERNAL MODEM
9---Lite-On 16X DVD ROM Drive OEM (48X CD-ROM) Model LTD-163D (I rather to have one with volume control and micro, if I can find)
10---Artic thermal
11---Win XP Pro, win 2k advanced server., win 98se (I already have these)
12---video card (mentions above)
13---monitor (mentions above)
14---speakers with sub(I don't know which one yet, any suggestions?please!)
Do I need additional things?
Thanks,
HN001
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by HN001 on 11/07/02 11:12 AM.</EM></FONT></P>
I would opt for Win XP Pro (OEM version of course). Add a CD-Burner in order to make back-up copies of your software - the CD-Burner would work in conjuction with the DVD drive to allow you to perform a CD to CD copy. Alternatively, you don't seem to be limited by funds so you might even want to get a DVD-burner instead of the CD-burner. This is mainly because in the near future, games and apps will come with 1 DVD instead of mulitple CDs. In order to make a backup copy of this dvd, it would be nice to have the ability to perform a DVD to DVD copy. I recommend the Sony DRU500A DVD writer in that case as it writes to both DVD-R\DVD-RW and DVD+R\DVD+RW formats. Here are some <A HREF="http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdwriters.php" target="_new">testimonies</A> about this drive. With regards to speakers, the Klipsch 4.1 speakers are still exceptional. Hope this helps!
<i>It's your world kid!!!</i>
<i>It's your world kid!!!</i>
I'd be concerned about buying the PC3200 memory. Maybe i'm being overly worried, but its too new technology for me, not very well tested, and in general NOT faster than PC2700. And for what you are doing, DO NOT OVERCLOCK. I advise that you buy PC2700 (DDR333) either 512 MB or 1 GB, preferably CAS2.
<A HREF="http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodule.asp?module=DDR+PC2700&Attrib=Package&cat=RAM" target="_new">http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodule.asp?module=DDR+PC2700&Attrib=Package&cat=RAM</A>
<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=20-144-201&DEPA=1" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=20-144-201&DEPA=1</A>
(ok, so these are CAS2.5 but i dont live in USA!)
<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=19557" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=19557</A>
<A HREF="http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodule.asp?module=DDR+PC2700&Attrib=Package&cat=RAM" target="_new">http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodule.asp?module=DDR+PC2700&Attrib=Package&cat=RAM</A>
<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=20-144-201&DEPA=1" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=20-144-201&DEPA=1</A>
(ok, so these are CAS2.5 but i dont live in USA!)
<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=19557" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=19557</A>
"With the Klipsch 4.1 speakers, I have to get the soundcard as well, right?"
Although onboard audio has come a long way, I would not do the Klipsch 4.1 speakers the injustice of hooking them up to onboard audio. Get yourself a Turtle beach santa cruz sound card.
<i>It's your world kid!!!</i>
Although onboard audio has come a long way, I would not do the Klipsch 4.1 speakers the injustice of hooking them up to onboard audio. Get yourself a Turtle beach santa cruz sound card.
<i>It's your world kid!!!</i>
ditto on the cd-burner. You can just get one cd-rw drive and it'll do cd-to-cd by itself. I use NERO software which must do cacheing because I have yet to even need to swap the cd's back and forth the way we used to copying a: to b: with floppies.
John A
John A
Well thats all lovely, its like one big family here. The Addams family or something.
BTW i'm English and am quite happy to live in my beautiful country.
Wish we could get Texas steaks though.....
<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=19557" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=19557</A>
BTW i'm English and am quite happy to live in my beautiful country.
Wish we could get Texas steaks though.....
<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=19557" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=19557</A>
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