Video Card Advice (also, Win XP question)


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Posted by lightspeed on 13, 2001 at 10:43 AM:

Hi all,

I had originally planned on using DOS MAME w/ TV out for my cabinet, but now decided to use MAME32.

I had purchased a 4 meg ATI 3D RAGE II w/ TV Out/DVD Decoding for DOS use, and am now wondering if this card will be a bottleneck in Windows using DirectDraw. I don't have the money yet to buy the computer (planning on 1.4 Athlon, 256 meg RAM), so I haven't been able to test it yet.

Any ideas if this will slow me down? Should I switch to something more capable, maybe a Radeon w/ TV-Out? I'm asking now, as it would be best for me to buy all the components at once.

BTW: I usually purchase from tcwo.com. They are local for me, so I don't pay shipping ($6.95 for everything!), and have great prices and customer service. I highly recommend them.

Also, anyone know if Win XP Pro OEM will install on more than one computer w/out causing activation issues? I've heard that OEM versions can be used on more than one machine without problems. I hope to use my copy in the cabinet, but can use 95 OSR2 if need be.

Thanks


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