Graphics Card

[Brian]

About the memory card are you sure you realy want such a thing and not a real turboboard instead? The DKB3128 only have 80% speed compared to the memory onboard the A4000 and that in itself is slow as {*bleep*}. The memoryboard will cost you about as much as a cheap 040 CPU card that can take 128Mb of much faster memory.

If you can't find a PIV then you next best thing is the CV64 with a multisync SVGA monitor or CV64/3D + Scandoubler and standard SVGA monitor. They are all about the same in speed... ofcause you could get PCI bussboard, Voodoo3 and Scandoubler for about the same prize as the PIV and have a lot faster graphics... though you would need a switchbox.

[Brian]

@Hyper

Those mags are based on reviewers oppinions just as us users so no matter what you say it won't shut us up. We love them for what they are and that is highend Amiga graphiccard. I don't care if PIV got better score, I don't say it's a bad card, I just say it's hard to find for the right money and a CV will be up there too and be more affordable.

PCI (100$), Scandoubler (50$), Switchbox (10-15$), Voodoo3 (30$). Totals about the same as a PIV but to that you'll get a much faster graphiccard and be ready for other cheap uppgrades like NIC, Soundcard etc.

@X-Ray

Ok so you need more than 128Mb of mem.. and I guess you've already added 16Mb to the motherboard, and you have the 2Mb chip motherboard. Ok then a ramcard is needed and I guess the 3128 is ok, I'd look for a FastLaneZ3 V2.4ROM... It's faster (95% of motherboard ram), can take 256MB memory and gives you a nice SCSI controller aswell (downside is that it only takes old 30pin simms so one should look for a fully loaded one).

[Brian]

Lol.. yah in 2014 we will probably think that 500MB memory is like we think 500MB harddrives are today.

I'm still sad that AmiJoe didn't come through... would love to have 512Mb fastram on my A1200. My hopes now are that the ColdFusion project will come through.