Charlie
Sat Jul 23 09:01:28 CDT 2005
yup. :) If I were buying today, it would be the 9800. But I'm hoping I'll
sneak in with that 9600 and not have to buy anything new until next year some
time.
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Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> 9600 will get you through beta 1 for sure because Aero and Aero Glass
> won't show up until beta 2. There is some ambivalence coming out of
> the Vista teams about requirements and about all I have heard is that
> a 9800 will do it for sure and a 9200 apparently will not. They say
> they will release a list of cards for beta 2. That's about all I can
> say and you probably knew it already.
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
> message news:Ow3jqT0jFHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Yup, I'm at the Radeon 9600 level right now, with 256Mb on most of my
>> cards. That should get me through the beta, By th4 time we're
>> shipping or even in RC, I'll look and see whose cards look good. My
>> only requirement is that I be able to drive my SGI flat screen
>> monitor with it, and so far that hasn't been a problem with the ATIs.
>>
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>> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>>> That is pretty much why I upgraded to GeForce 6800 GT cards pretty
>>> much all around. If that doesn't do it for Aero Glass, too bad. I
>>> doubt I will be willing to spend another grand for video card
>>> upgrades.
>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>>> message news:u%23LY7itjFHA.3148@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> Actually the biggest issue for LH is going to be video cards. For
>>>> the beta, I'll stick with what I've got -- on at least a couple of
>>>> machines it's good enough. But as we get closer to release, I'll be
>>>> looking at bumping up the video card to the then current level from
>>>> one of the major mfgs. I'll never spend the $$ for an absolute
>>>> upper limit GPU, but generally look at the tier just below that.
>>>> Which means that my current cards will be fine for the beta, but
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>>>> Harry Ohrn wrote:
>>>>> I personally have 2 test systems, neither of which belong to my
>>>>> wife. I wouldn't dare install a beta on her system or there would
>>>>> be a "BIG production." ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> One way to keep costs down is to build your own. I just finished
>>>>> putting together a test system for the Longhorn beta. I already
>>>>> had the case, 450w psu, DVD Writer, CD-R/W and DVD combo, and a
>>>>> 120GB Hard Drive. I picked up an AMD 3000+ 64bit processor, a
>>>>> MachSpeed K8m8ms motherboard, and 1GB DDR 3200 for under $300
>>>>> CND. It is a low end system but it will work fine for the beta
>>>>> and I can always all more RAM if need be.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:Obi5nCtjFHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Actually, it is a good idea to have two. One for your production
>>>>>> stuff and one for the beta testing. It can be expensive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Christian Hougardy (MS XP MVP)" <christian.hougardy@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%23%23RGA2sjFHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> WM <newsgroups@getwired.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Beta testing doesn't cost you anything... It's just a matter of
>>>>>>>> getting on programs to receive builds.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sure, you just need the right pc for the OS, and when it comes
>>>>>>> to Vista, you need a strong one.... so obviously, not anyone can
>>>>>>> afford the beta....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> Christian Hougardy
>>>>>>> (Ruiselede - Belgium)
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>