Hello Steve,

Thursday, April 18, 2002, 1:29:57 PM, you wrote:

SC> Hi Yakymakha,

SC> The A7N266-E has the same core found on the AGP cards. We've tested the
SC> MOBO using 3DMark 2001 and have found the results to be quite
SC> satisfactory (although slower than the equivalent GeForce 2 card).
SC> While it's true that there is still a bias towards discrete video cards,
SC> unless you are trying to push the video envelope, there are definite
SC> cost savings realized when you consider that a decent graphics card is
SC> still more expensive than a great MOBO with integrated graphics.
SC> Discreet cards are still the only viable solution for CAD, animation, 3D
SC> modeling, hard core gaming and the like.  Even then, you wouldn't use,
SC> for instance, a VX1 card for gaming.  The quality of onboard graphics
SC> and sound have made huge gains in the last year or so and we have been
SC> receiving glowing reports about these boards from our customers who
SC> consider price along with quality.  Like any other decision, we find
SC> that it's a matter of applications and priorities.

SC>         Cheers,
SC>         Steve
Yes in general.
But as I know the Intel chipsets have its own video developments (not
bad for office progs). VIA chipsets used S4 Savage video on it's mobo
(not bad for office too). And only new NVidia chipsets (for Pentium 4
have GeForth 2MX (sufficient for gaming). So will do the new ATI
chipsets for mobo (in the nearest future).
Then using an old Pentium 4 (1400 MHz) with NVidia chipsets is a good idea,
howewer to use pentium 4 (2200 MHz) is a foolish one. With this
proc you should use an external AGP card.






--
Best regards,
 Yakymakha

         PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
                     visit our download web page at:
                  http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml