Do I take the plunge

[molly43]

I think the Matrox G400 card 16mb dual head card is for me to do a bit of home video editing however the more I research it on the net I am more hestiate as I read about all the problems and conflicts people are having. I only have a basic knowledge about computers. Do I take the plunge and buy it.

I'm running an Abit BH6 mobo
Celeron 400 128mb ram
magic voodoo 2
Fly video 2 TV/capture card. (No TV out)

[ALBPM]

Hi molly43,

I didn't know that there was a Dual head 16MB. I have only seen the Single Head 16MB G400. Anyway for video editing you may even want to go with 32MB Dual Head.
And of course if you have any problems you just have to come back here for help

Paul

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P3-616(112x5.5), ABIT BE6, 256MB PC100, MILL G400 MAX-32MB on BNC, Quantum3D Obsidian2 X-24 on D-sub, IBM Deskstars 18GB ATA/66 and 13.5GB ATA/66, 21"Trinitron, SCSI CDR/RW, SCSI ZIP,SB Live!Value,USR Voice Faxmodem Pro(USB Ext),Epson 1520 printer,Umax1200S scanner,WN98all in a Addtronics 7896A case and a (Very Messy Desk) ;-P

[SteveC]

You mention video editing - don't get an OEM G400 then if you plan on getting the wonderful Rainbow Runnner G-Series (They have the necessary connectors missing). You could always go for a marvel. In any case, the worst you'll have on your setup, is the G400 not fitting perfectly (easily fixed with a little force and/or ingenuity) or maybe you'll have to run in AGP1X mode (makes little, if any difference to real world apps).

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Cheers,
Steve

"The chances of anything coming from Mars, are a million-to-one", they said.

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[Jorden]

If you'd only stand-still for a minute I could, Steve

Aiming... BANG... missed... Aiming... BANG... dammit..

Jorden.

[DuRaNgO]

Damn! look at him dodge and weave!

yup, my oem dh has connectors, you had me nervous for a minute
jim

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PIII-500mhz @ 620! with an Abit BE6 mobo
128mb pc-100
Mill G400(YAHOO!!!) 32mb @ 165/205 with MGATweak), PD 5.30 & bios 1.5-22
Maxtor 14.3 gb Uata66 hdd
SB Live!
Winblows 98se & DX7
32 lbs. of fans, heatsinks and aluminum ductwork
3DMark Result 5954.69 3DMarks
Synthetic CPU 3D Speed 9325.69 CPU 3DMarks
Rasterizer Score 2791.72 3DRasterMarks
Game 1 - Race 65.07 FPS
Game 2 - First Person 54.89 FPS
Fill Rate 268.79 MTexels/s

[SteveC]

You have no chance of getting me.....

[RoGuE]

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[Snake-Eyes]

Uh, Rogue, is that picture trying to suggest something?



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Ace

[RoGuE]

Ooops, got a bit carried away with the smilies...



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aka Chris H

[Snake-Eyes]

Heh-heh.

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Ace
[BTW- Like the new series of smiles you put in.]

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[RoGuE]

Not all OEM cards are non-upgradeable. All dual-head cards, OEM or otherwise can be upgraded (as far as I'm aware).

BTW, Steve, do the Video Tools function (i.e are you able to capture) whilst dual-head multi-display is enabled?

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aka Chris H

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[Jorden]

Say Steve, don't know what studying does to your brain, but I think you'd better stop studying then... My OEM G400 has the pin connectors for an RR-G. Or it must be my imagination

Jorden.

[SteveC]

I'm sorry, my mistake - it's only the Single Head OEMs that don't have the right connectors. Hey, I'm only hooman, so shoot me!

RoGuE - I don't know as I've not got a 2nd monitor up here at uni yet. I will hope I do sometime soon, but if anyone else knows...? I know it works with DVD MAX on - that's useful, cos when you're previewing your editied video, the output goes full screen onto the 2nd screen.

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Cheers,
Steve

"The chances of anything coming from Mars, are a million-to-one", they said.

[This message has been edited by SteveC (edited 22 October 1999).]