Re: matrox cards

["Wes Bauske" <wsb paralleldata com>]

"Adam C. Powell, IV" wrote:
> 
> Vincent Murphy wrote:
> 
> >  i want to get an alpha system in a few weeks.  i have it all specced out but
> > i have not chosen a video card.  i would like to get a matrox card with at
> > least 16MB video memory, so i can have 1600x1200 resolution with decent colour
> > depth.
> 
> Er, this may be a dumb question, but why do you need 16 MB?  8 MB gives the full 32
> bpp at 1600x1200, and 16 bpp (4 MB) is really quite nice.
> 
> Or does the G200 have some texture or z-buffer memory for 3-D?
> 

Or, the memory could be used to double buffer images onto a
screen that large. Depends on how the X server works I suppose.


Wes