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Sep 29, 2002, 10:09 AM
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Bouncy BOUNCY!
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It's Coming!!!!
After some thought(about 10 minutes) I decided to order a Parhelia  and I'm so excited ohhhh yeah ...lol So I'm going to ditch my geforce 4 and replace with a nice new Matrox Parhelia, as it is more multi purpose :P. What the card like in XP? and what drivers should I go for...hehe I just cant wait  |
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Sep 29, 2002, 11:00 AM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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The card works great in XP. You'll want to do a clean install. Upgrade to SP1. Install .net, reboot, and install the .net sevice pack. Then proceed to install the 1.01 drivers.
Excellent choice!!!!
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Sep 29, 2002, 12:28 PM
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Bouncy BOUNCY!
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Thx m8, I'm actually going to get a new Hard drive as the one I have is too small  thanks for the advice m8 as it has helped me make the right choice....hehe |
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Sep 30, 2002, 07:23 AM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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As for HD's go, I'm a big fan of Seagate's Baracuda ATA IV due to reliability and noise levels.
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Oct 7, 2002, 06:37 AM
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Freedom is a feature.
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I would go for Western Digital Special Edition with 8MB buffer, size you choose.
They are ATA100 and 7200RPM, but preform a lot better than Matrox ATA133 drives.
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Oct 7, 2002, 06:59 PM
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...or choose my drives: 15k RPM Cheetah Ultra3 160MB/s...  fastest on earth |
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Oct 29, 2002, 07:51 AM
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Bouncy BOUNCY!
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I should have my card in like a day ....wheee ...hehe
I cant wait, oh and I have been hearing that there are actual hardware glitches with the card itself are they major and do they affect normal computer operation?
thx |
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Oct 29, 2002, 08:22 AM
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A Legend in Underwear
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Re:
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Originally posted by gibbon565
I should have my card in like a day ....wheee ...hehe
I cant wait, oh and I have been hearing that there are actual hardware glitches with the card itself are they major and do they affect normal computer operation?
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The only major flitch is you see banding when running a 3D app/game in a window.
There are suspected bugs with FAA and AF |
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Oct 29, 2002, 10:26 AM
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Bouncy BOUNCY!
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Ok that sounds fine Oh and one other thing which drivers are the best to use for the card Uberlord? as they all have variating performance for different things.
thx in advance m8 |
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Oct 29, 2002, 01:29 PM
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A Legend in Underwear
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I normally use the latest drivers
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Oct 29, 2002, 01:33 PM
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Bouncy BOUNCY!
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ok, cool I think I will follow in your footsteps ..hehe |
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Nov 3, 2002, 12:34 AM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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Seeing as Matrox tends to fix things in order without breaking something while fixing things, always go for the latest drivers....
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Nov 3, 2002, 07:52 AM
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Bouncy BOUNCY!
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Yeah I have noticed this, and I have found that updating drivers with a Matrox card is a stress free task |
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