This has been my experience too. I just had a Vodoo3/3000, go out and had to replace it. So I thought I'll get a GF2, they are supposed to be great. The problem is, that the computer kept locking up with this card in, about every 30 minutes, more often if I was doing anything graphic intensive. So I yanked the card out and took it back. The store let me return it and get their last Vodoo3/3000 with no questions asked. I even saved a substantial amount of money. When the card did work, I didn't notice any great improvement worth spending an extra $100 dollars on.
But to get on topic. You could always buy that geek in your life the rest of the Monty Python DVD's that he/she is missing.
I've been reading/. for 6 months now and I still have no idea how they rate posts. This post was rated 5,informative. Why? Especially when others have been saying the same thing for the last few days and only getting 2's and 3's.
But too the real topic. This is something that I have been waiting for. Now that I will actually be able to build a non-Intel SMP X86 box, I will be very happy indeed.
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This has been my experience too. I just had a Vodoo3/3000, go out and had to replace it. So I thought I'll get a GF2, they are supposed to be great. The problem is, that the computer kept locking up with this card in, about every 30 minutes, more often if I was doing anything graphic intensive. So I yanked the card out and took it back. The store let me return it and get their last Vodoo3/3000 with no questions asked. I even saved a substantial amount of money. When the card did work, I didn't notice any great improvement worth spending an extra $100 dollars on.
But to get on topic. You could always buy that geek in your life the rest of the Monty Python DVD's that he/she is missing.
I've been reading /. for 6 months now and I still have no idea how they rate posts. This post was rated 5,informative. Why? Especially when others have been saying the same thing for the last few days and only getting 2's and 3's.
But too the real topic. This is something that I have been waiting for. Now that I will actually be able to build a non-Intel SMP X86 box, I will be very happy indeed.