Re: [APML] computer video card

["Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>]

Thanks Jerry. It would be simple enough to add a card later if games is
where I went.
Bobby

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Lodriguss" <jerryapml@astropix.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] computer video card


> Hi Bobby,
>
> The integrated video on the motherboard will probably be fine for
> Photoshop. If you play games, it would be a different story. You can
always
> try it and then add a video card later, but if all you need it for is
> Photoshop, you probably won't need to.
>
> The 2.8 gigahertz machine should be much faster for Photoshop tasks (and
> everything else) than your 500 megahertz machine.
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> At 12:13 PM 1/29/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >Dell has a pretty good offer on a Deminsion 4600. Here's what's included:
> >DimensionTM  4600
> >  Intel ® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.8GHz w/533MHz FSB
> >   Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
> >   SPECIAL OFFER! 512MB at 333Mhz DDR SDRAM for the price of 256MB
> >   FREE UPGRADE! 80GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
> >$399 after rebate but sale ends today (no monitor; includes DVD player
and
> >2nd
> >Bay CD Burner    Free shipping.
> >
> >Here's my question: Will the native video card (Extreme graphics card;
> >integrated) be just a good for Photoshop work as the $70 upgrade to a
128MB
> >nvida GForce 4 graphics card. This machine will be networked to my other
> >desktop which has all my scanners going and I will not use this machine
for
> >anything except image editing.
> >Also, will  this machine be much faster than my Dell Pentium III XPS T500
> >with 512 MB ram?
> >Bobby Middleton
> >
> >
> >
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