PCI vs AGP parhelia ??

[Pappie]

Has anyone tried the parhelia PCI 256 card for gaming?? It the AGP card any better?

[DGhost]

Heh.

For gaming? Only a little bit, from my understanding.

[Pappie]

I'm thinking of a top DX9 card in the AGP and put a parhelia in a PCI slot and swith monitor connections for desired card.

[KvHagedorn]

Yep.. if the drivers can work together alright, might be a good idea. Wish I could afford to do that.. if only I could trade my AGP card for a PCI.

[leech]

That's the same thing I was considereing. Getting a different AGP card (probably an nVidia this time around, since they're the only ones with decent linux support) and then get a PCI parhelia for the more serious work.... Actually, I guess I wouldn't even need a PCI Parhelia, and could just get a PCI G450 or something... but then again, I'd miss surround gaming... Oh decisions decisions...

Leech

[G400SG16mb]

Pappie, that'd be one awesome waste of money

[Pappie]

Why is it a waste of money? The PCI card slower than the AGP version or you don't like the card? I've ordered the following cards for my studio and will mix and match to get the best config for work and gaming.
1 x nVidia, QuadroFX 3000, 256MB, dual monitor DVI or VGA
3 x Matrox Parhelia PCI 256meg Video Cards
2 x ATI X800 256 MB AGP Cards
2 x PHY GeForce FX 5200 PCI Graphics Cards

I also ordered:
dual 3.2 2mg cache with 3 gigs of mem Dell precision 650
singe 3.2 extreme with 1.5 gigs of meme Dell precision 360

Please explain how it is a waste of money cause I need a top graphic workstation card and need the desktop space of 3 monitors and I want surround gaming too it possible so something shoud work with these possibilites. I also ordered 3 Planar 23" professional flat screen graphic monitors at 18 hundred bucks each so this system better rock my world! All told I blew 82 grand on one big order from the Dell web site. With all this order, I doubt the waster of money will be consentrated in the video cards:

Items ordered:

2 x Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M60
1 x Dell Precision Workstation 650:
1 x Dell Precision Workstation 360 Desktop:
10 x Inspiron 8600:
2 x Canon EOS Digital Rebel Cameras
2 x 512 MB Sandisk CompactFlash Card
Canon EF 28-200 mm f/3.5-5.6 USM Camera Lens
Canon N1000 Office Printer
Canon EF 75-300 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens
2 x Canon GL2 Digital Video Camcorders
2 x Canon PowerShot S500 Digital Camera
2 x VEO Wireless Network Cameras
DELL Axim X3 Handhelds
Car Charger for Dell Axim X3
EPSON Perfection 3200 Photo Scanner
Epson Stylus Photo 2200 Printer
2 x CANON i70 Color Bubble Jet Printer
3 x Dell 700 VA UPS for PowerEdge Server
3 x PLANAR WS231 Professional Graphics Monitor
PDA Photo
Dell 4100MP Projector
Replacement Lamp for Dell 4100MP
HARDIGG Storm Case for Dell 4100MP Projector
NETGEAR FWAG114 Prosafe Dual Band Wireless
2 x NETGEAR WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router
Lacie 250GB External Hard Drive
2 x Bilkin Bluetooth Optical Wireless Mouse
PINNACLE SYSTEMS MPEG Encoder Box
6 x Kensington MicroSaver Security Cable
2 x Canon Deluxe Tripods
2 x Pacific Design Urban Executive Case for Women
4 x PACIFIC DESIGN Evolution Rolling Deluxe Carrying Cases
RIM 957 Wireless Handheld
TARGUS Leather Notebook Case
2 x MICROSOFT Wireless Optical Desktop Keyboard/Mouse
DELL Lithium-Ion Batteries for Inspiron 8600
Canon BP-930 Lithium Ion Batteries
2 x Thurstmaster Hotus Cougar
Sandisk ImageMate 8-1 Card reader
US Modular USB Pen Drive with Removable Media
1 GB Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive
4 x Logitech QuickCam Web Camera for Notebooks
4 x Dell Lithium-Ion Primary Batteries for M60
2 x PHY GeForce FX 5200 PCI Graphics Card
DELL Combination Power Adapters - 65-Watt
2 x ATI X800 256 MB AGP Card
3 x Matrox Parhelia PCI 256meg Video Cards
Sony EVID30 PAC1 Pan Tilt Zoom Camera
4 x Logitech QuickCam Orbit
Ergotron 300 Series Monitor Arm with 9-inch Extension
Wacom Cintiq 18sx Drawing Tablet
1 x Viewsonic VP201B 20.1 Black ThinEdge LCD

[leech]

Goddamn, what do you DO?

Leech

[mmp121]

Dude, how much did all that cost you!@?!

[rylan]

Obviously the $600 for a 256MB Parhelia PCI isn't an issue.

[Tjalfe]

Originally posted by mmp121
Dude, how much did all that cost you!@?!

^^^

All told I blew 82 grand on one big order from the Dell web site

[Pappie]

Not sure what that means, but in my profession of art, we have "patrons" that fund projects and I have a patron covering anything I want in the way of techfnology. My partner is a scientist from Texas Instruments and we invented and patented a robotic paint brush to do fine art paintings. Npow we're going to start teaching people to use it. Hence the technology grant. Only got 100 grand this time but next year I should get a grant for 500K. To me as an artist, it's toys for creativity. The local universities here in Texas are sending me students to train so I needed the gear around the studio to do that. But the added fun is that I'll be able to host some fine frag meets. It's one of the benefits of being an old man in the art game.

[rylan]

I just noticed something... you have some ATI AGP cards listed in there. Thats fine and all, but you might have some issues when trying to put another graphics card in the same system. I don't know if the X800 will have the same problem, but the FireGL and Radeon 9x00 driver app doesn't get along with PCI graphics cards very well.

[Pappie]

Well, it's too late to change one to AGP so I'll just hope for the best.

[G400SG16mb]

Ivory is not so beautiful now.