Suggestions for a new Video and Sound Card?

Any suggestions? Will be running Nascar 2003 and GPL mostly. The machine these components will be going into is HP D530CMT. P4 2.8 GHz cpu 512 MB Ram 60 GB HDD Currently has on board video and sound but will be disabling them obviously. Thank you, Mike

Budget - Radeon 9800, Audigy 1 Non Budget - Newest Radeon or nVidea, Audigy 2 "Michael Calabrese" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Any suggestions? Will be running Nascar 2003 and GPL mostly. > > The machine these components will be going into is HP D530CMT. > P4 2.8 GHz cpu > 512 MB Ram > 60 GB HDD > Currently has on board video and sound but will be disabling them

obviously. > > Thank you, > Mike

The ATI Radeon 9800 Pro's are a good deal nowadays (~$200). Although knowing what I know now, I might've shelled out a little more for 256mb instead of 128mb (Far Cry used all of my 128mb). I also have a Creative Audigy 2 ZS sound card that I'm pleased with but I can't say it's much better than most onboard sound. Off topic, but still speaking of sound... I was recently surprised by F1 Challenge 99-02. I had always used speakers but didn't want to disturb my wife. I put headphones on and could hear the wind blowing by me as I drove. Now, THAT's attention to detail. [email hidden] (Michael Calabrese) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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> Any suggestions? Will be running Nascar 2003 and GPL mostly. > > The machine these components will be going into is HP D530CMT. > P4 2.8 GHz cpu > 512 MB Ram > 60 GB HDD > Currently has on board video and sound but will be disabling them obviously. > > Thank you, > Mike

You need to get the fastest video card that your budget supports ATI and Nvidia are pretty close at the top. For the price conscious the 9800 is a steal at the moment. Any Audigy will give you EAX and the Audigy 2 will give you THQ (don't think original Audugy has THQ but I could be wrong) both add presence to the sound. On board sounds are incredible but don't support EAX etc. Driving CMR04 through a tunnel with and without EAX will show you what you'll miss/get with an Audigy but you have to have one to try it. Andi. -- Remove only one zero to reply "B. Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > The ATI Radeon 9800 Pro's are a good deal nowadays (~$200). > Although knowing what I know now, I might've shelled out a little more > for 256mb instead of 128mb (Far Cry used all of my 128mb). > > I also have a Creative Audigy 2 ZS sound card that I'm pleased with > but I can't say it's much better than most onboard sound. > > Off topic, but still speaking of sound... > I was recently surprised by F1 Challenge 99-02. I had always used > speakers but didn't want to disturb my wife. I put headphones on and > could hear the wind blowing by me as I drove. Now, THAT's attention to > detail. > > > > [email hidden] (Michael Calabrese) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... > > Any suggestions? Will be running Nascar 2003 and GPL mostly. > > > > The machine these components will be going into is HP D530CMT. > > P4 2.8 GHz cpu > > 512 MB Ram > > 60 GB HDD > > Currently has on board video and sound but will be disabling them obviously. > > > > Thank you, > > Mike