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RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

Eldre

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Eldre » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 01:15:54



>What he gets should a) be up to him, and b) dependant on his
>mboard/cpu.  If he's got anything less than a 1.6ghz machine, the
>radeon won't do much for him.  He'd be better off with a Ti4400, or
>better, a Ti4600.

I have an Athlon 1.2G,  A Ti4600 will work with that?

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John Simmon

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by John Simmon » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 01:48:58





> >What he gets should a) be up to him, and b) dependant on his
> >mboard/cpu.  If he's got anything less than a 1.6ghz machine, the
> >radeon won't do much for him.  He'd be better off with a Ti4400, or
> >better, a Ti4600.

> I have an Athlon 1.2G,  A Ti4600 will work with that?

> Eldred

Most definitely.

*However*, they are pricier than the 9500's, but not by much (only
$10 when comparing price between reatil Radeon and Asus Ti4600).

There's no need to get an AGP8x card if your motherboard doesn't
support it, so that'll save you some bucks (again not much).

Expect to pay about $200 if you get either card.

How much money is in your card fund so far?

elrik

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by elrik » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:25:06





Simmons

> > >What he gets should a) be up to him, and b) dependant on his
> > >mboard/cpu.  If he's got anything less than a 1.6ghz machine, the
> > >radeon won't do much for him.  He'd be better off with a Ti4400, or
> > >better, a Ti4600.

> > I have an Athlon 1.2G,  A Ti4600 will work with that?

> > Eldred

<snip>

Eldred.  How do I get money to you through Paypal ?  Never used it before.

Elrikk

Goy Larse

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Goy Larse » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:59:30


> Eldred.  How do I get money to you through Paypal ?  Never used it before.

Do you have a PayPal account ?

If not you need to sign up for one, once you've done that you can can
"send money" to anyone by using the e-mail they used to sign up for an

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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Larr

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Larr » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:57:49

Got it!

The checks in the mail :)

Larry


> I'd prefer to send a check directly.  I don't, and won't, use PayPal.

> Eldred, you can email me your address at "RacerLarry AT cox DOT net"

> Thanks :)

> Larry



> > Just to follow up on this... I did a quick search on Pricewatch and it
> seems
> > to me that a Ti4400 start at close to $190, while a Ti4600 cost about
> $210+
> > A Radeon 9500 128mb card starts at around $160 while the new Radeon 9100
> > 128mb card cost around $85..

> > Keep those donations coming!

> > Account details and such to follow as soon as I've worked this out with
> > Eldred.

> > > "John Simmons"  said:

> > > > What he gets should a) be up to him, and b) dependant on his
> > > > mboard/cpu.  If he's got anything less than a 1.6ghz machine, the
> > > > radeon won't do much for him.  He'd be better off with a Ti4400, or
> > > > better, a Ti4600.

> > --
> > ed_

> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > $10 says Petter Solberg wins the 2003 WRC.

elrik

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by elrik » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 03:41:41



> > Eldred.  How do I get money to you through Paypal ?  Never used it
before.

> Do you have a PayPal account ?

> If not you need to sign up for one, once you've done that you can can
> "send money" to anyone by using the e-mail they used to sign up for an

> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> "goyl at nettx dot no"

Thanks Goy.  Worked like a charm.

Elrikk

RHinN

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by RHinN » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 05:34:51

It will work, but sorta overkill. A TI 4200 128 would do just as good as job
with your processor.



Simmons

> >What he gets should a) be up to him, and b) dependant on his
> >mboard/cpu.  If he's got anything less than a 1.6ghz machine, the
> >radeon won't do much for him.  He'd be better off with a Ti4400, or
> >better, a Ti4600.

> I have an Athlon 1.2G,  A Ti4600 will work with that?

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John Simmon

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by John Simmon » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 06:40:19



Overkill is always better than "just enough"... :)

Ed Solhei

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Ed Solhei » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:38:48

First of all, I am sorry for the delay with setting this thing up - we had a
little water-problem at our workshop and I had to take care of a leaking
roof first :o)

Anyway...  here goes;

Those who want to help out and donate some money to Eldred - please head
over to RASCAR's new home on the web at http://rascar.racesimcentral.com and
follow the instructions.

An update on the proceedings are sure to follow shortly...

Now, if you excuse me - I have some money to be sent :o)

Best regards,
Ed Solheim

Ed Solhei

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Ed Solhei » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:43:39

Tom's hardware got a decent VGA-chat that consider both fast and slow
PC's.... Charts show preformance on both a Athlon 1000 mhz setup aswell as a
Athlon XP 2700+ setup.

This should give you a good idea on what to get IMO.

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030120/index.html

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ed_

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Eldre

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Eldre » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:33:40



>Most definitely.

>*However*, they are pricier than the 9500's, but not by much (only
>$10 when comparing price between reatil Radeon and Asus Ti4600).

>There's no need to get an AGP8x card if your motherboard doesn't
>support it, so that'll save you some bucks (again not much).

>Expect to pay about $200 if you get either card.

>How much money is in your card fund so far?

$115 at last count.  Thanks to all who have helped so far!

Eldred
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Mitch_

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Mitch_ » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:14:42

Eldred, you may even consider a mobo/cpu upgrade instead of a vid upgrade at
the moment.  I was just a Fry's and saw a combo XP2000 cpu ECS mobo for $89.
I know not the best mobo but it does support both sdr and ddr so you can
re-use existing memory.  Use that and the GF2 in the meantime may give a
greater bang for the buck at the moment than a 4600 with your athlon 1.2.
CPU rules..

In a few months we can have another E drive and then get a video card to go
with the mobo/cpu upgrade and you'll be set...

Just throwing out ideas.



Simmons

> >Most definitely.

> >*However*, they are pricier than the 9500's, but not by much (only
> >$10 when comparing price between reatil Radeon and Asus Ti4600).

> >There's no need to get an AGP8x card if your motherboard doesn't
> >support it, so that'll save you some bucks (again not much).

> >Expect to pay about $200 if you get either card.

> >How much money is in your card fund so far?

> $115 at last count.  Thanks to all who have helped so far!

> Eldred
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John Simmon

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by John Simmon » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:18:12



He's currently using a VERY outdated (and unsupported) video card.  I
figured since he's got an amd 1.2, he'd be better off with a video
card that is a known performer.

Mitch_

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Mitch_ » Wed, 12 Feb 2003 01:41:16

GF2 isn't that outdated.  It will work ok with N6 and a good CPU.  The
Voodoo5 on the other hand is ancient ;) ...  The 4600 will work fine in his
rig, just thinkin a little farther down the road is all.

Mitch




> > Eldred, you may even consider a mobo/cpu upgrade instead of a vid
upgrade at
> > the moment.  I was just a Fry's and saw a combo XP2000 cpu ECS mobo for
$89.
> > I know not the best mobo but it does support both sdr and ddr so you can
> > re-use existing memory.  Use that and the GF2 in the meantime may give a
> > greater bang for the buck at the moment than a 4600 with your athlon
1.2.
> > CPU rules..

> > In a few months we can have another E drive and then get a video card to
go
> > with the mobo/cpu upgrade and you'll be set...

> > Just throwing out ideas.

> He's currently using a VERY outdated (and unsupported) video card.  I
> figured since he's got an amd 1.2, he'd be better off with a video
> card that is a known performer.

Eldre

RASCAR: How 'bout we all chip in an buy Eldred a new Videocard?

by Eldre » Wed, 12 Feb 2003 03:19:04



>In a few months we can have another E drive and then get a video card to go
>with the mobo/cpu upgrade and you'll be set...

People have been *very* generous so far(I'm about halfway there).  I wouldn't
expect them to do it again in a few months...<g>

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