I bought my Dell in 2001. At that time they were using the Turtle Beach an Sound Blaster cards. both of those will work well with jfw. It really depends on what sound quality you want for your music as well as jfw. Most reputable multi Channel sound cards will work with jaws. hth...rocker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx> To: "JFW list" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:16 AM Subject: new computer buying Okay. First I am not a techie, and a lot of the numbers on hardware and memory don't mean much to me. As I said, we're buying a new computer and I need a bit of advice in terms of making sure what we pick is compatible and won't be a problem for Jaws. I kind of know the power specs we need, so I won't bother the list with asking for what to buy in that regard. But when we look at memory for example, I know DDR is okay, but what is DDR2 and is it still okay with Jaws? So far we've been experimenting with Del configurations online. What about video cards? Are there any to stay away from? The only brand I know is Invidia, and it doesn't seem to pop up as a choice on the Del site. I know years back picking the right video card was crucial, and I'm just asking to avoid a problem for Jaws. Any advice would be appreciated. Jean -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx