Hello!
I have a Prescott 3.6 on an Abit SG80 mobo which has 1 x AGP 8X/4X slot and 3 x PCI slots, 1GB RAM, and is on Win XP Pro SP2. I'm currently running my Samsung 19" 920N TFT off the integrated SIS Mirage Graphics GPU. I was thinking of junking the whole thing and going to a Core 2 Duo, but I think I'll hold on to the old girl for a while longer. Besides, winter is coming and the heat coming off the Prescott will warm up the whole house!
My question is that the more I read about Vista's Aero video requirements the less I understand. Can anyone give me a recommendation on an affordable (read cheap) card which will handle the Aero?
I use my system for no gaming whatsoever. The only reason for getting the card and changing the video off the mobo is to beef it up for Aero (once it's finally released) and to apply VMR9 to smooth out my Slingbox streaming feed that I watch religiously.
I also currently have 32MB of RAM dedicated to the integrated GPU. How do I get that back as I have heard that switching the video off the mobo and onto a new card is sometimes problematical.
Any assistance would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have a Prescott 3.6 on an Abit SG80 mobo which has 1 x AGP 8X/4X slot and 3 x PCI slots, 1GB RAM, and is on Win XP Pro SP2. I'm currently running my Samsung 19" 920N TFT off the integrated SIS Mirage Graphics GPU. I was thinking of junking the whole thing and going to a Core 2 Duo, but I think I'll hold on to the old girl for a while longer. Besides, winter is coming and the heat coming off the Prescott will warm up the whole house!
My question is that the more I read about Vista's Aero video requirements the less I understand. Can anyone give me a recommendation on an affordable (read cheap) card which will handle the Aero?
I use my system for no gaming whatsoever. The only reason for getting the card and changing the video off the mobo is to beef it up for Aero (once it's finally released) and to apply VMR9 to smooth out my Slingbox streaming feed that I watch religiously.
I also currently have 32MB of RAM dedicated to the integrated GPU. How do I get that back as I have heard that switching the video off the mobo and onto a new card is sometimes problematical.
Any assistance would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance.