OT: Hardware opinions sought

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 10:17:48AM +0100, Anne Wilson wrote:

> My grandson is about to embark on a university course for computer graphics 
> and animation, and as such, he keeps an eye out for graphics card 
> developments.  He has spotted that cclonline are offering a 512MB graphics 

Will he be running Linux or Windows?

> card for under £100, but on investigation it turns out to be PCI Express, 
> which his motherboard doesn't support.  Upgrading card, mobo and cpu (and 
> possibly RAM) is beyond his budget.
> 
> The question, then, is whether such an upgrade would provide a truly useful 
> improvement, with regard to his uni work.  I am happy to finance the move if 
> it does, but not if it only improves game-playing.

Forthcoming nVidia 7600 GS for AGP might be a useful investment both
for gaming and for graphics/animation (planned price is some $150 US).
There are several nVidia Quadro based AGP boards which are slightly
pricey but de rigeur for professional 3d work 

	http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadrofx_family.html 

What is the right one depends on what tasks your grandson plans to
do.

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