Vid Card / Monitor

[ARTAQ]

IM THINKIN OF BUYING AN ATLON 1800 XP, AND USING MY OLD MONITOR WITH IT. THE MONITOR CAME WITH MY HP 8668C WITH A 650MHZ P3. THE MONITOR IS 17". IM WONDERING IF IT WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE 64MB SDR NVIDIA GF2 MX400 W/TV OUT. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN FIND OUT?

IF IT WONT WORK WITH THAT MONITOR, WHICH 17" IS COMPATIBLE AT A CHEAP PRICE?

ALSO, WHAT IS THE BEST PUTER FOR GAMING? I HEAR UPPER END ATHLON IS BETTER THAN P4, ANY OPINIONS? ANY OTHER PUTERS BETTER FOR GAMING THAN ATHLON OR P4.

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES!
---ARTAQ :)

[master7]

Try turning the caps lock off next time :mad:

For your 1st question: Any monitor is compatible with any vid card as long as the monitor supports the refresh rate and colors.

2nd question: Athlons are OF COURSE better than P4's. This is due to the fact that P4's have a sluggish IPC and have to clock the chips higher to be comparable to Athlon's, which makes the price go up.

Bottom Line: Go w/ the Athlon.