Technical question

Magelord648 · Post by **Magelord648** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:48 am

dragon wench said: Very good point! Programmes like Mcaffee and Norton are real pigs on system resources. This is why I prefer Avast (beyond that it's free), it's much leaner.
Um, sorry off topic there.
@ DW. No your not of the topic. Where can I get Avast?

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:03 am

http://www.avast.com/

However, I strongly advise you to research anti-virus software before dumping your version of Mcaffee.

You may decide Avast is not for you, or that user reviews indicate Mcaffee is better.
You may also want to pose this question in Game Banshee's Tech Support Forum. There are people there who are far more knowledgeable than I am.

For me, I have had very good results with Avast, but others may not concur

Here are some reviews at CNET, but definitely do some Googling for reviews elsewhere too.
http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edit ... 75520.html

And some consumer reviews of AV software more generally:
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/softw ... -software/

Magelord648 · Post by **Magelord648** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:52 pm

Another question. Are graphics cards and video cards the same?

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:10 pm

I have seen the terms used interchangeably.

This link from Wikipedia might be useful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_card

Magelord648 · Post by **Magelord648** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:47 am

Thanks

I've ordered a XFX Geforce FX5200 256MB AGP8X Graphic Card from amazon for £40.

Magelord648 · Post by **Magelord648** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:57 pm

The card has arrived but it won't go in to the computer. Does anyone have a DELL Dimension with a Geforce fx 5200 graphics card in it. If so what did they do to get it in.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:44 pm

You really should post this in the tech forum, you'll likely get more answers

The only thing that comes to my mind is that maybe your computer doesn't have the right slot for the card. There are two types, AGP and PCI.
I think that AGP is the older type, though I'm not completely certain.

These links might be of some use:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3118_7-5023982-1.html (this one is particularly good)
http://www.directron.com/howtovideo.html
http://reviews.designtechnica.com/guide15.html

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:08 pm

A Geforce 5200 for 40 POUNDS? It's not even worth 40 USD.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:08 am

[QUOTE=Rookierookie]A Geforce 5200 for 40 POUNDS? It's not even worth 40 USD.[/QUOTE]

Yeah... Maybe they are cheaper in the US?
I paid somewhere between 50 and 60 in Cdn $, so I was a bit surprised to see it at 40 pounds too..

As I said above, it's a low level card...it shouldn't have been that much..

Magelord648 · Post by **Magelord648** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:00 am

I'm sending it back. Does any one know of a card around the same price that goes in a PCI slot.

REal953 · Post by **REal953** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:04 pm

You should look into ATI's, im not shore if it would fit but you should look into it. I have a Dimension E510 and the one I got fit fine.