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>:-) Baaa...
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\n> thank again. Of course I will hold you accountable, I'll be
\n> right at your door step should something go wrong! I believe
\n> everything that is on the net. lol. Most importantly, I
\n> believe everything my government says, I'm such a good sheep!
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> FYI, I don't game at all. Well.. maybe Internet reversi once in aAh, whoops, the reply to the thread confused me - I thought
\n> blue moon.
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> Primarily... for work, I use my multiple monitors (now atI'm a great believer in moving one's head closer. Software
\n> 9+ mp 5 screens with 1 laptop) for stock trading. Wilsoncca
\n> already got me scared that I couldn't read the charts on the
\n> VPs, and I'm happy to report my charts can be scaled to pretty
\n> huge sizes.
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> I have two locations where I work out of. The 2 VP's are nowThe only concern I'd have about the X300 is that it's a
\n> sitting in boxes, and when I get to them, I can only use my
\n> laptop on it. My laptop already has one DVI which I think
\n> should drive one VP at native (x300 with 128mb ram, but if
\n> that doesn't work I can upgrade it to 6800go or 6800Ultra or
\n> 7xxx card).
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> I wanted to run the other one as well, since I for see thatGotcha. It depends how much the extra resolution is worth
\n> I will have to scale the charts bigger, hence losing real
\n> estate; hence the VT Book card idea. If all I can get is
\n> 1920x1200, that's better than the VP in the box.
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> Aside from work, which is 80% of the time spent, I will be*Nod*. Depending on what you're doing, they should do you
\n> using it for everyday computing.. surfing etc, occasionally
\n> Photoshop.
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> When I get back to my other location, in about Q2 next year, then II would say so, pending evidence to the contrary. Certainly
\n> will upgrade my ancient P4 desktop to Dual or Quad core with PCIe.
\n> If I can summarize, what you're saying is that it's probably best to
\n> spend my money on a consumer card since I don't need any feature of
\n> the FireGL and that the higher spec parts are not a guarantee it
\n> will generate 41hz?
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> Do you find a difference between 33 and 41hz? ISorry, can't help - I run my DG5 at 25 (following the EDID),
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> guess my aim should be higher refresh, since I don't game at all?Yes (sorry, confusing who you were). That said, for what it
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> And I'm lost here, should I look for Nvidia based on betterI would have said nVidia, but Yeang's post about the ATI Tray
\n> drivers for things like spanning, or should I go with ATI
\n> for supposed better SI DVI chips?
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> I've found some cheap FireGL cards on ebay, butIf we know an X1 worked, and if you have an AGP box to
\n> they are older generations cards (how old I don't know,
\n> for example FireGL 5000/7100 vs 5300/7300 now, old 3000
\n> cards are even cheaper).
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> As for lasik, your significant other did it twice? They letYup. They accepted that it hadn't gone quite right, so they
\n> the eyes heal and cut it up open again? Sounds scary.
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> My eyes are about likeI'm afraid so. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! Most
\n> yours -450 on one and -500 something around there, with mild
\n> astigmatism. I will ask the doctor about pupil size issues
\n> (if any), and I guess this too is going to be trial and error.
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> lol. Maybe I:-) We definitely have the wrong monitors for that.
\n> should start cozying up to death and taxes.. the sure things in
\n> life.
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> Thanks again, and lock that door!Glad to be of service. Must plug in some web cams...
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