[AG-TECH] PIG Specifications

[Ti Leggett]

The Quadro4 900XGL can do two, but the Quadro 200NVS has dual headed AGP
and PCI to get 4 if you so desire. Bringing me up to 4c worth.

On Wed, 2003-04-16 at 16:17, Justin Binns wrote:
> My two cents:
> 
> 1) You'll want 3 displays if at all possible.  The Quadro can't do that, 
> though we've had very good luck at ANL with the Matrox Parahelia (I know, 
> Dell doesn't sell them...)
> 
> 2) On-board audio under Windows pretty much oughtta 'just work' (I've not 
> had problems getting full-duplex audio under windows, even on on-board 
> chipsets).  Under Linux, your mileage may vary.
> 
> Overall, performace on any of these should be very good.  The laptop may 
> have some trouble, as vic tends to be a CPU hog, and getting past a few 
> video streams (two or three collaborating nodes) it may fall over.
> 
> Justin
> 
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Maat, Steve wrote:
> 
> > I've been asked to come up a parts list for high end, standard
> > and laptop PIGs.
> > 
> > So far I've come up with the following:
> > (substituting non Dell equipment with comparable specs as 
> > required by the institution/organization)
> > 
> > High End:
> >   Dell GX450 Workstation
> >   Dual 2.8GHz Xeon
> >   2GB RAM
> >   40 GB HD
> >   nVidia Quadro4 900XGL 128MB
> >   Two Osprey 210 Video Capture Card
> >   17" Desktop Display
> >   42" Plasma Screen
> >   Two wall Canon VC-C4
> >   Polycom Soundstation Premier EX w/Video Interconnect
> > 
> > Standard:
> >   Dell GX450 Workstation
> >   Dual 2.8GHz Xeon
> >   2GB RAM
> >   40 GB HD
> >   nVidia Quadro4 900XGL 128MB,
> >   17" Desktop Display
> >   Logitech 3000 USB Camera
> >   Polycom Soundstation Premier EX w/Video Interconnect
> > 
> > Laptop
> >   Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M50
> >   2.4GHz-M P4
> >   1GB RAM
> >   nVidia, Quadro4 700 GoGL, 64MB, VGA 
> >   15in UXGA Screen
> >   Logitech 3000 USB Camera
> >   Soundstation Premier EX for fixed locations, otherwise headphones
> >   
> > 
> > Questions....
> > 
> > How does this list compare with the current generation of PIGs?
> > 
> > What type of performance could be expected with the above hardware?
> > 
> > Is a Plasma screen appropriate or would a projector be better?
> > 
> > What are peoples experiences with USB cameras? Which ones are compatible?
> > (Researching the archives, it seems some USB cameras work better)
> > 
> > What onboard sound chipsets are compatible with AG?
> > (It seems using onboard sound reduces requirement for 32 bit PCI slots
> > - an issue if mutiple video capture/display cards are needed)
> > 
> > What affect does AGTk 2.0 have on PIG specifications?
> > 
> > 
> > SM
> > WSSU
> > 
>