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05-26-2004, 10:53 PM
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Maybe Pieguy was gonna give one to his favourite forum for a competition prize  |
05-26-2004, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Pieguy yeah! I recently totaled up the price for all of the parts of a really decent computer off www.Ebuyer.com £2581
2x 19" flatscreens
dual xeon 2400mhz processors
4 gigs RAM!!
2 DVD writers
2x ATI radeon 9600
3x 160gb 7200rpm HDD
firewire/USB card
TV card
surround sound speakers
+ case, fans etc........ |
THe 9600 has two video outputs (one digital, one analog), so no need for two
also, i dont think ne mobos have dual agp
Opertrons wpuld be better
All dual cpu and excessive amounts of ram should be used on linux machines,as windoze doesnt utilize it very well
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05-27-2004, 07:58 AM
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i need two graphics cards so I can use both 19" screens!
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05-27-2004, 08:56 AM
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As the man says, that would only be possible if you had 2 x AGP slots - not sure if this is available on any mobo, but I've never seen it. A more likely scenario would be to use the dual head capability of the card. If you did want two cards, you'd have to go down the 1 x PCI plus 1 x AGP card route. But as I say, given that virtually all mid-range (and even some low end onboard VGA) come with dual heads, one card is "the way".
Now if you REALLY want to go the whole video editing hog, you'd get a Matrox card specialising in 2D graphics with 3/4 heads. That way you can make use of 2 x LCDs plus the TV out all at the same time.
And give the second card to me |
05-27-2004, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Pieguy i need two graphics cards so I can use both 19" screens! |
I use 2 monitors!!!
You only need a gpu w/ 2 ports
MY 9800Pro Has an analog/dvi combo, and most videocards nowadays have the same setup
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Abit IC7
Seagate 80gb sata
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460W Enermax
9800 Pro
SP-94 with Tornado
Panasonic GS200 on its way with:
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05-27-2004, 01:28 PM
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Yep, you'd be hard pushed to find a card without dual head  . 1 x Digital, 1 x analogue is the norm. Actually, for my little Mega PC build I had to find a card where the Digital connection was at the bottom so that I could fit the little sod in (my old dual DVI refused to go in). Then ended up taking the card out and putting it my main rig cos I didn't like the heat build up.... and only plan wacthing video and playing music.
...so now I have a spare dual DVI Asus VS9280 |
05-27-2004, 04:41 PM
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OK, OK. I havent bought it and I probably wont. just is a good price for all that stuff isnt it?
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05-27-2004, 06:43 PM
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If only you had the 2.5k eh? It's probably about time I played the "what could I spec for x pounds" game
Here was my last stab when Millsy was looking for a new PC a few months back: http://www.marcpeters.co.uk/editing-pc.pdf |
05-27-2004, 06:50 PM
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Nice. I agree. even though home built computers are about a third as expensive as branded ones they can still cost a lot (with 4 gigs Ram, hehe).
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05-27-2004, 09:32 PM
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I'm not sure about the VGA...Personally I would get a 9800Pro so this could be used for gaming...
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Panasonic GS200 on its way with:
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