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stewarta_2000
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May 7th, 2000 16:00
ATI SUCKS
hey dell,
i use my PC for mostly Gaming and stuff but i all the good games either dont run or dont run at all like KINGPIN,QUAKE 3, they all have Open GL problems and i was wondering if i could trade it into DELL for a GOOD video card or send me the box with the book and stuff and i can trade it in Ok
peace,
i use my PC for mostly Gaming and stuff but i all the good games either dont run or dont run at all like KINGPIN,QUAKE 3, they all have Open GL problems and i was wondering if i could trade it into DELL for a GOOD video card or send me the box with the book and stuff and i can trade it in Ok
peace,
stewarta_2000
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Posted May 7th, 2000 22:00
so what yer basically saying is that im screwed !!! i have to buy a new card for like 250$ and just throw away my usless excuse for a grafix card that costed me about the same price??? like will my Warrenty be lost if i install a Voodoo3 card or sell my ATI card ???
Hi,
No, your warranty will not be voided if you should change video cards, as to the the rest of your system. Dell would not hold the warranty on your new card, however, and would not be your source of tech support for it.
As to selling the ATI rage, I can't see that there is a problem with that, as long as the buyer understands that there is no tech support or warranty for this card outside of your system, and that it is most probably not identical to a retail version of the card, and that all drivers must be able to come from the manufacturer, not Dell. I don't have your card to know how your manufacturer does this, but if reference drivers are supplied, those would do fine for either the retail or the OEM version of the card. Sometimes the OEM versions of these cards cannot use the manufacturer's full driver sets, due to the changes made in the card for the manufacturer; you would have to check into this for your card to know what to tell your buyer. Reference drivers affect only the chip on the video card, so are usable by both versions.
Later,
Kayredwolfe_98
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Posted May 8th, 2000 17:00
i have ati rage pro 128 and have no difficulty running kingpin or any other games. there is no card that will run quake 3 without crashing, from what i understand. reinstalling the video drivers from the dell file library is quite simple. the most current version there is 128rg246, last i saw. the only problems i have encountered with some new games is not having directx 7, which is available from www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
KayH
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Posted May 7th, 2000 22:00
Hi,
The answer to both of your questions is, I'm afraid, no. Dell doesn't work with device trade-ins at all, and as for sending you the box, manuals, etc,, they didn't get the sort of box and manuals you're thinking of. You're considering the case of a retail card purchase, where you get one card to a box. Dell has a deal with the manufacturer of your ATI card--they get them in large numbers in large boxes with no manuals, configured to Dell's needs. In other words, this is not equivalent to a retail ATI card, in all probability. I know that my Diamond Viper is somewhat different than its retail version. Should you sell the card or give it away, you would need to tell the person that, and provide drivers and a copy of the manual which you find on your Resource CD.
This does not stop you from buying a card on your own and installing it yourself, but be sure that it fits all of your needs and your system configuration first, OK? There are comparisons and reviews all over the internet for 3D cards which detail such things as their Open GL support, frames per second rate and all that good stuff.
Good luck,
Kay