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Answer» Check out this wishlist I made for a home theater pc and tell me what you think as well as any other ideas, suggestions, replacements, ETC. Newegg Wishlist"Wish" list... Neat PC you've got there... but I must say, where are the graphics? Hmm . . . not bad. But, I would be inclined to buy a dedicated graphics card rather than using the integrated X3100 chip. Also, what OS are you planning to use?the graphics chipset TAKES assignable memory from the ram. If you want a 1gb video card, you can tell it you want to take 1 gb ram from the system and use it for video. I didn't think I needed a video card for playing movies and TV and zsnes. I also like the mobo because it has two built-in video ports. Plan was to put linux on it with mythtv, but may end up GETTING windows media center if things aren't compatible. Oh, and it will hook up to my current tv and a projector that I haven't picked out yet, but will probably buy next month. Looks great bro. Hmm . . . a 1Gb integrated chip is still not a good performer. Myself, I'd buy a low end dedicated GPU like the 2400 Pro, for better graphics, hardware video acceleration, etc. But, it's up to you in the end - integrated is certainly cheaper.Quote from: michaewlewis on December 24, 2007, 10:24:09 AM the graphics chipset takes assignable memory from the ram. If you want a 1gb video card, you can tell it you want to take 1 gb ram from the system and use it for video. two different types of RAM. dedicated graphics cards use faster RAM that has a larger memory bandwidth. most newer graphics cards use a version of GDDR RAM rather then DDR2.So what graphics cards would you guys recommend for less than $75 that has dual display and at least 256mb memory?Michaelwlewis (I am not checking the spelling of your name, since I am trying to memorize it... I did cheat to get the W for the initial), Believe it or not, a good graphics card will help to make your regular every day computing image to look good. (Crisper, better image, more defined resolution, etc) Also, for the occasion that you do need to do simple graphics, getting a better card will take a small amount of processing weight off the CPU. (Windows XP used to use the CPU for its graphics, Vista dedicates all graphics to the GPU, which, yields in coolness WITHOUT a big loss in system resources) Also, if you get another card, you can have the primary monitor as the good card, and use the extra card to extend your desktop for more work space to a second monitor (fun stuff!) I, when using the computer at my dads, keep my music on the left desktop, and my main stuff on the right. I also have my emails on the left desktop. Great for multitasking. Quote from: Zylstra on December 24, 2007, 03:43:29 PM Also, if you get another card, you can have the primary monitor as the good card, and use the extra card to extend your desktop for more work space to a second monitor (fun stuff!) I, when using the computer at my dads, keep my music on the left desktop, and my main stuff on the right. I also have my emails on the left desktop. Great for multitasking. kinda like this you mean? I know about multi-monitor setups. Got several at work. The mobo I spec'd has dual outputs already, which is why I was considering not getting a separate card. And since it's Intel, I was assuming that the onboard graphics could be good enough for my purposes. oh, and you still spelled my username wrong. its michaewlewis, not michaelwlewis. Although the latter is correct for my name. (long story)Quote from: michaewlewis on December 24, 2007, 11:42:46 PM Quote from: Zylstra on December 24, 2007, 03:43:29 PM oh, and you still spelled my username wrong. its michaewlewis, not michaelwlewis. This is going to take more effort that I imagined... Michaewlewis Quote Although the latter is correct for my name. (long story) [/quote] (long time) Well, if you plan on doing absolutely no (and I mean zero) graphics gaming, then the Intel should be fine. Believe me, its not the memory in the card, its the COMBINATION of the GPU, and the memory, as well as the card itself, and what it supportsThe extent of gaming that I would ever do with it is Sim City 4 and zsnes. How do you think it would hold up with that?Quote from: michaewlewis on December 27, 2007, 10:42:27 AM The extent of gaming that I would ever do with it is Sim City 4 and zsnes. How do you think it would hold up with that? It should hold up fine, since Sims City 4 has no 3D graphics. However, if you decide to upgrade to Sim Society, which does have 3D graphics, that will take more research. Also, if you end up getting hooked on The Sims 2, then you are really going to need something better. But, you can stick with the current card, and get a newer one later if that happens. In time, the good stuff will get cheaper.

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Check out this wishlist I made for a home theater pc and tell me what you think as well as any other ideas, suggestions, replacements, ETC.
Newegg Wishlist"Wish" list...

Neat PC you've got there... but I must say, where are the graphics? Hmm . . . not bad.
But, I would be inclined to buy a dedicated graphics card rather than using the integrated X3100 chip.
Also, what OS are you planning to use?the graphics chipset TAKES assignable memory from the ram. If you want a 1gb video card, you can tell it you want to take 1 gb ram from the system and use it for video. I didn't think I needed a video card for playing movies and TV and zsnes. I also like the mobo because it has two built-in video ports.
Plan was to put linux on it with mythtv, but may end up GETTING windows media center if things aren't compatible.
Oh, and it will hook up to my current tv and a projector that I haven't picked out yet, but will probably buy next month. Looks great bro. Hmm . . . a 1Gb integrated chip is still not a good performer.
Myself, I'd buy a low end dedicated GPU like the 2400 Pro, for better graphics, hardware video acceleration, etc.
But, it's up to you in the end - integrated is certainly cheaper.Quote from: michaewlewis on December 24, 2007, 10:24:09 AM

the graphics chipset takes assignable memory from the ram. If you want a 1gb video card, you can tell it you want to take 1 gb ram from the system and use it for video.

two different types of RAM. dedicated graphics cards use faster RAM that has a larger memory bandwidth. most newer graphics cards use a version of GDDR RAM rather then DDR2.So what graphics cards would you guys recommend for less than $75 that has dual display and at least 256mb memory?Michaelwlewis (I am not checking the spelling of your name, since I am trying to memorize it... I did cheat to get the W for the initial),
Believe it or not, a good graphics card will help to make your regular every day computing image to look good. (Crisper, better image, more defined resolution, etc)
Also, for the occasion that you do need to do simple graphics, getting a better card will take a small amount of processing weight off the CPU.
(Windows XP used to use the CPU for its graphics, Vista dedicates all graphics to the GPU, which, yields in coolness WITHOUT a big loss in system resources)

Also, if you get another card, you can have the primary monitor as the good card, and use the extra card to extend your desktop for more work space to a second monitor (fun stuff!)
I, when using the computer at my dads, keep my music on the left desktop, and my main stuff on the right. I also have my emails on the left desktop. Great for multitasking. Quote from: Zylstra on December 24, 2007, 03:43:29 PM

Also, if you get another card, you can have the primary monitor as the good card, and use the extra card to extend your desktop for more work space to a second monitor (fun stuff!)
I, when using the computer at my dads, keep my music on the left desktop, and my main stuff on the right. I also have my emails on the left desktop. Great for multitasking.

kinda like this you mean?

I know about multi-monitor setups. Got several at work.
The mobo I spec'd has dual outputs already, which is why I was considering not getting a separate card. And since it's Intel, I was assuming that the onboard graphics could be good enough for my purposes.

oh, and you still spelled my username wrong. its michaewlewis, not michaelwlewis. Although the latter is correct for my name. (long story)Quote from: michaewlewis on December 24, 2007, 11:42:46 PM

Quote from: Zylstra on December 24, 2007, 03:43:29 PM
oh, and you still spelled my username wrong. its michaewlewis, not michaelwlewis.

This is going to take more effort that I imagined... Michaewlewis
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Although the latter is correct for my name. (long story)

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Well, if you plan on doing absolutely no (and I mean zero) graphics gaming, then the Intel should be fine. Believe me, its not the memory in the card, its the COMBINATION of the GPU, and the memory, as well as the card itself, and what it supportsThe extent of gaming that I would ever do with it is Sim City 4 and zsnes. How do you think it would hold up with that?Quote from: michaewlewis on December 27, 2007, 10:42:27 AM

The extent of gaming that I would ever do with it is Sim City 4 and zsnes. How do you think it would hold up with that?

It should hold up fine, since Sims City 4 has no 3D graphics. However, if you decide to upgrade to Sim Society, which does have 3D graphics, that will take more research.
Also, if you end up getting hooked on The Sims 2, then you are really going to need something better.

But, you can stick with the current card, and get a newer one later if that happens. In time, the good stuff will get cheaper.

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