Graphic Card for smooth animation in flash & Director

[JMal]

Can anyone suggest or recommend a graphic card which enhances and can cope with Macromedia Flash or Director movies of sizes up to 1280 x 1024 resolution and with frame rates up to 70fps+. I have tried a G-Force 5200 256MB with Direct 9X. Does not seem to make a huge difference. My machine has a P4 3.0Ghz , 512MB.

I am not too fimilar with the different types of cards, what ive read is most seem to be directed at gaming application. Can anyone shed some light on this one?

 

[MJB3K]

well it all depends on how much your're willing to spend.

I use a nVidia 256mb 7800 GT card and everything runs smooth. Although this card would set you back around £360 sterlin.

There are cheaper alternatives, but my advice would be to go for a 256mb.

Cheaper examples include nVidia 6600 GT or 6800 GT or Ultra.

These prices range around £100 - £200 sterlin.

Regards,

Martin

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[PaulFynch]

Hey JMal,

I am looking at the Radeon x850 chipset. All the benchmarks I have looked at, its runs the biggest games the fastest (eg DOOM 3, HIGH Quality, 1280x1024, 6x AA / 16x AF, avg 52fps)

They come in many shapes and sizes, start around (roughly) $250USD(pretty plain) - over $500USD(dual DVI VIVO), depending on the card you get.

Should handle what you want to do
Cheers!
pf

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