AXCEL216's MAX Speeed Required + Recommended Hardware Minimum PC hardware requirements per Microsoft guidelines [questionable, way too slow :(]: * Windows 95: - 386DX/33 CPU - 4 MB RAM - 400 MB available hard disk space - VGA video adapter + monitor - keyboard + mouse or compatible pointing device. * Windows XP: - 233 MHz X86 CPU - 64 MB RAM - 1.5 GB available hard disk space - SVGA video adapter + monitor - quad speed CD or DVD drive - keyboard + mouse or compatible pointing device. ... But such a system won't cut it for running today's demanding DirectX, Direct3D, OpenGL, DVD or any other 3D Video/Multimedia applications/games! On the other hand, if you use your computer strictly to access the Internet, handle e-mail, and/or work in MS Office (write documents, spreadsheets etc), a low end "cheapo" Pentium PC clone or similar is probably OK, and you don't need to read this "disertation" any further. :) ... And now for all you "speeed freaks"... Hold on to your hats! * This is my idea of THE IDEAL computer system optimally tuned to run Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/etc [and maybe Trillennium :)] Linux/Unix or ANY other X86 compatible OS [BeOS anyone?!] for that matter, if money is not an obstacle. :-) When it comes to the amount of RAM, hard disk capacity/speed, 2D/3D video accelerator performance, CD/DVD drive speed, Internet access performance, sound card high fidelity, and most importantly CPU class and speed, NOTHING IS TOO MUCH for running today's 32-bit [and tomorrow's 64-bit] demanding 3D/OpenGL/DirectX graphics/animation/multimedia/DVD applications and games: - Quad SMP Intel Pentium IV Xeon MMX/SSE2 3 GHz 2 MB L2 cache CPUs, server full size tower case (10 external open bays) with 1 MB 4 nanosec SRAM on-chip Level 2 pipeline sync burst cache for each CPU, and 1 MB (or more) 4 ns Level 3 off-chip SRAM cache; - make sure your motherboard chipset supports at least 400 and 533 MHz external bus (FSB) 256-bit data path speeds; - Intel AGP-8x (Accelerated Graphics Port version 4 at 720 MHz frequency and 2.14 GB/sec bandwidth using Fast Writes and Side Banding) video controller interface; - 2 GB of parity 4 ns 234pin PC1900 RDRAM, CAS 1 (1/1/1), 533 MHz 256-bit data path, with enhanced error correction (ECC), 0 wait state memory chips; - And if you want a true multitasking/multithreading, [almost 100% :)] safe, true 32-bit Operating System, then get MS Windows XP/2003 Advanced Server or your favorite Linux distro [finally say NO to DOS, that is unless you don't still play "fancy" 3D/SVGA DOS games :)], or go for the new BeOS 5.0 Free Edition, real-time SMP, Intel X86 compatible; - RAID 0-5 dual PCI PI/O Mode 7 Ultra ATA/133 Bus Master EIDE motherboard controller (133 MB/sec transfer rate); - 8 32-bit PCI 2.3 standard open expansion card slots, 2 16-bit ISA open card slots; - and throw in a couple of 64-bit open card slots (for future upgrades); - 8 open 5 1/4 inch external drive bays, 4 open 3 1/2 inch external drive bays, 8 open 5 1/4 inch internal drive bays, 4 open 3 1/2 inch internal drive bays; - 3 button, 4000 dpi, 2400 mm/sec, 300 MHz internal CPU, USB, optical laser pro FM wireless mouse, with no moving parts, high resolution for professional graphics apps; - 124 digital keys, touch-soft pro, wireless, ergonomic keyboard, with extra multimedia (audio, video, cd-rom/dvd) control buttons built-in (wrist pad included) and don't forget that "life-saving" keyboard skin protector; - high resolution (8000 dpi or better), wireless pen drawing tablet; - SCSI-4 Ultra Fast Wide 133 MB/sec RAID 0-5 burst transfer rate device controller card, for up to 24 chained devices capable, with fast 400 MHz RISC CPU, built-in Flash ROM BIOS and 8 MB read-ahead buffer; - 200 GB Ultra Fast SCSI Wide, A/V, Fast Mode 4, 4 ms random access time, 12,000 rpm hard disk with 8 MB read-ahead buffer; - 8x8x16 (or faster) SCSI-2 DVD-RW internal recordable/rewritable drive with 12 MB/sec transfer rate, 30 msec random access time and 8 MB read ahead buffer; - 48x24x48 (or faster) SCSI-2 CD-RW internal recordable/rewritable drive with 8 MB read ahead buffer, Burn-Proof and PnP CD mastering software for "burning" those MP3s; :) - 24-bit PnP wavetable PCI stereo HI-FI DSP sound card General Midi, Roland, Yamaha, MPU401 and Sound Blaster compatible with: 48 MB ROM real sounds and MIDI samples, 512 midi channels, 1024 note poliphony, reverb, chorus, 3D true spatial surround stereo on 6.1 channels (AC-3/Dolby Digital, THX and DSSPL capable), 2000 instruments, with dynamic directional, highly sensitive, high resolution digital microphone, DSVD full duplex, digital voice capable; - external 8 octave (full size piano keyboards), 1000 instruments, 300 rhythms, 300 special effects MIDI PC compatible electronic keyboards, Roland, Yamaha and MPU401 compatible; - external Dolby Digital/AC-3/THX/Dolby Surround Sound Pro Logic (DSSPL) 6.1 channels 300 W per channel HI-FI stereo sound studio grade amplifier + 3-way 300 W front speakers + 200 W 3-way center speaker + 200 W 3-way rear speakers + 400 W super/deep bass subwoofer; - 3 Mbps compression error free (or better), PnP PCI digital voice full duplex VDSL modem/fax/video/phone, with high-fidelity background noise-free earphones, with integrated dynamic directional, highly sensitive, high resolution digital microphone; - 256 MB QDR SDRAM AGP-8x 256-bit Dx3D-2 GX2 AC-3/Dolby Digital compatible 400 MHz RAMDAC video accelerator, featuring: accelerated hardware full screen DVD/MPEG1/MPEG2/MPEG3/MPEG4 capable (MPEG record/play-back encoder/decoder included), with accelerated VESA VBE 2.0/3.0 standards built-in, integrated multimedia 3D rendering RISC chip, Z-3D (or T) buffering, Full Screen Anti-Aliasing (FSAA), hardware T&L (Transform & Lighting), OpenGL, Heidi, DirectX, 3D-2 GX2 compatible, accelerated for professional CAD/imaging/3D animation; [keep dreaming... :)] - 1800x1400 true color PAL/SECAM/NTSC1/NTSC2 accelerated video capture, record, playback card with digital FM radio HI-FI stereo MTS DSP receiver built-in, cable and satellite ready 240 TV channels, digital HDTV capable tuner, with high resolution S-VHS/BETA-CAM digital color video camera for video conferencing; - high luminance factor, 24x zooming lenses, UV coating, with integrated high resolution microphone, Beta-CAM/S-VHS capable, PAL/SECAM/NTSC1/NTSC2 professional digital camcorder; [yeah, right... :)] - 32 inch 0.20 dot pitch, PnP, USB, pure flat screen, plasma, LCD active matrix or CRT, 2400x1800, HDTV capable, on-screen controls, infrared remote control, DPMS, EPA, ACPI compliant multiscan SVGA/XVGA digital monitor, DNB1/DNB2/DNB-AB compatible; [in your dreams... :)] - quad Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports built into the motherboard, for up to 127 chained devices; - long range dual accelerated IrDa port high frequency infrared remote control interface for external peripheral devices; - dual IEEE 1394 FireWire 2.0 ports; - 1800x1800 dpi 16 million color match, photo-like quality, 256 MB RAM, 48 pages/min high speed laser printer/copier/fax; - 6400x6400 dpi enhanced, single pass, flat-bed, fluorescent lamp, sheet feeder, one-touch 40-bit true color scanner; - 16 buttons digital USB joystick, castle and hat, fully EPROM programmable, spatial 3D (free movement) and analog compatible with force feed-back flight-stick professional; ... And whatever other hardware contraption you've always wanted for your next generation workstation/server computer... keep dreaming! ... And now wake up and get back to the REAL [computing] world. :-)Download Driver Pack
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