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On Tue, 1 Apr 2014 11:07:42 -0500, Boating All Out
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I don't do "video transcoding" and never will.
OTOH I'm a gamer.
Macintosh just doesn't cut it.
Windows does.

Gaming is where you really need a bad assed computer and a video card
that is almost as smart.

Back in the olden days I got a video accelerator and put it on a 266mz
PII. It would play DVDs. (normally a 600-833mz PIII was required).

I can see how one of those new video cards and a really fast processor
can really get the bits moving.

My Spider Solitaire and Bridge game are not so demanding. ;-)

If I didn't game I'd probably still be running Win 98 on a 286.
Well, maybe XP on a P-II.
The last 2 times I upgraded was when a game wouldn't perform.
Once for a faster processor, then again to leave AGP behind.
Been solid for over 4 years, aside from a graphics card.