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# 42 05-01-2004 , 04:38 AM
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Okay everybody...

The moment is almost here! user added image I just ordered my CPU Thursday night and allI need is my memory and my graphics card. My hard drive is a Western Digital 40 GB drive with only 2 MB cache but that's only b/c my wife can't pass up a bargain as the drive was $79.99 with a $40 M.I.R. so we got it for $49.99 in essence.
I know where I can get 512 MB PC3200 RAM online for $65. Now here's my problem. This is what I've found for my graphics card since the wife is limiting my budget - mostly so I can get my computer up and running. I'll upgrade later on. Read on and let me know if this is a good idea for my Maya setup...

ATI RADEON 9200se 128MB DDR AGP 8X TV OUT / - $42.00

General Features . Powered by the revolutionary RADEON 9200se GPU- world's fastest and most advanced graphics processing unit with AGP 8X bus implementation . Features ATI's TRUFORM, SMARTSHADER, SMOOTHVISION, and HYPER Z II technologies . Optimized for Pentium 4 SSE2 and AMD Athlon 3Dnow! Processor instructions . Up to 128MB of powerful double data rate (DDR) memory . Supports 3D resolutions (32-bit color) up to 2048x1536 . Support for DirectXR 8.1 and OpenGLR 1.3 features . Latest 3D games support the advanced features of RADEON? 9200 . oem version . powered by ATI. Industry-leading DVD video playback for best motion video quality . Vivid TV output support.

Question: Will this do me alright for now? I'm tired of waiting to build this thing. Power can be achieved later. I just want to get this thing going as soon as possible. Any advice will be taken seriously! user added image Thanks guys and gals!

Russell


Russell Bolding
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