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Tiny Turtle · 03-02-2004, 07:05 AM

Doc,
VAT – Value Added Tax.

Cliff,
I have no doubt the upgrade proved to be an astonishing improvement, though I agree with Doc that it shouldn't, but perhaps that's because of them being used in conjunction with such an relatively old CPU. I just believe you would've gotten a even greater increase with purchasing an ATi card in the same price-range. Then again it might not make such a big difference when running the aquarium as it's DX7 and all. Perhaps (lots of perhaps here, I know) there would be more difference in "heavier" 3D applications (which I don't think you're using much, correct?). Camberley's Koi pond might use some DX8 stuff for the water ripples.

Doc is running around in the jungle killing zombies right and left which puts *a lot* more strain on the system. For him a similarily priced ATi card would've been a wiser choice as nVidia is somewhat lagging behind in DX9 apps (though generally better at OpenGL) at the moment.

He has a point in that your comp is singing on it's last verse though. Going with 512MB of RAM that package he suggested would total £142.39 (I don't know either if KTS Computers is good or bad, it's just an example!).

Then again, building these things from scratch might mean the whole thing messes up. – If it ain't broken, don't fix it...

/Tiny Upgrade Bug

03-02-2004, 07:05 AM	#47
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Doc, VAT – Value Added Tax. Cliff, I have no doubt the upgrade proved to be an astonishing improvement, though I agree with Doc that it shouldn't, but perhaps that's because of them being used in conjunction with such an relatively old CPU. I just believe you would've gotten a even greater increase with purchasing an ATi card in the same price-range. Then again it might not make such a big difference when running the aquarium as it's DX7 and all. Perhaps (lots of perhaps here, I know) there would be more difference in "heavier" 3D applications (which I don't think you're using much, correct?). Camberley's Koi pond might use some DX8 stuff for the water ripples. Doc is running around in the jungle killing zombies right and left which puts a lot more strain on the system. For him a similarily priced ATi card would've been a wiser choice as nVidia is somewhat lagging behind in DX9 apps (though generally better at OpenGL) at the moment. He has a point in that your comp is singing on it's last verse though. Going with 512MB of RAM that package he suggested would total £142.39 (I don't know either if KTS Computers is good or bad, it's just an example!). Then again, building these things from scratch might mean the whole thing messes up. – If it ain't broken, don't fix it... /Tiny Upgrade Bug Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.