Chaps,
What is an average spec level for a graphics card if you want to play PC games?????
I have a spare Matrox G450 (32Mb) that I want to give to a friend, but don't want to give him something that won't cope. He only has a Matrox G200 8 Mb - at present.
Any other considerations to take into account???
Cheers
Rob


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As said G450 is beyond dire and considering the Rad9000-9200 and GF-FX5200 are around £40 it makes no sense getting less ... but I would seriously suggest a £60-75 GF4TI4200 (pref 128MB but 64MB is still v.good) as the gfx card is easily THE most important part for gaming.
For components I would seriously point you to
For your RAM I would suggest
Duron 1.3ghz is actually pretty powerful and only £30 but the newer Durons have a lot more o/c'ability in them, 1.6ghz about £40 IIRC and about as fast as an XP1700+. If you buy AthlonXP don't worry about the stock speed, only the core is important and you MUST get TbredB or Barton. All of those CPUs should hit XP3000+ to XP3200+ with little bother.