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ATI was recommended for a replacement
I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb
video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Thanks, Monica |
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The image quality of ATI is generally a little better than Nvidia. Get a
decent brand like a Hercules or Sapphire not a Powercolour which have a bad rep for using cheap parts and hence poor image quality. Look for a 7500 - 9200 card which has DVI - here in the UK you can get one for £30 to £40 and they're always cheaper in the US. "Trent" wrote in message ... I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Thanks, Monica |
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ATI 9100, little faster then 9000 or 9200
"Trent" wrote in message ... I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Thanks, Monica |
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Powercolour ATI 9600 Pro. Retails at £100. VGA and DVI (and TV) outputs.
Great card. Will ensure that your graphics needs are served for the foreseeable future. Lesser cards will be false economy since they'll become a bottleneck at your next upgrade. Don't underestimate the effect that a *fast* graphics card has on overall system performance. And never using your PC for games is like never using your car for days out. Give it a try. Bobby "Trent" wrote in message ... I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Thanks, Monica |
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Thanks for the recommendations guys.
I guess I lied about not being a gamer When I'm waiting on a long download, I've been known to play a mean game of Qbeez or Snood g BTW, I DO go for days without driving my SUV lol Monica "Bobby" wrote in message ... Powercolour ATI 9600 Pro. Retails at £100. VGA and DVI (and TV) outputs. Great card. Will ensure that your graphics needs are served for the foreseeable future. Lesser cards will be false economy since they'll become a bottleneck at your next upgrade. Don't underestimate the effect that a *fast* graphics card has on overall system performance. And never using your PC for games is like never using your car for days out. Give it a try. Bobby "Trent" wrote in message ... I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Thanks, Monica |
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 07:20:39 -0600, "Trent" wrote:
I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Snood (SPyware game) is not "gaming" - any $5 video card will work. I see no reason why you need to replace your current video card UNLESS your monitor has a DVI port (19" Trinitrons do not). Since you're using an OLD Gforce1 card, the only issue your may have is lack of DVI (Need a monitor for it) and perhaps better 2D quality. Get a 9200se~9000Pro built BY ATI - will give you a 3 year warranty. PS: do a google search and download "SPYWARE; Seardh and Destory" - you can get it from download.com - very good. -- Remember when real men used Real computers!? When 512K of video RAM was a lot! Death to Palladium & WPA!! |
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Video card needs replaced because the fan has stopped. I thought it was a
monitor issue till I checked the vid card and a different monitor was showing the same problems. The Snood remark was a joke. I have and run Spybot and Spyware Blaster and Ad-Aware Pro Thanks for confirming that my monitor doesn't have a DVI port. Didn't think it would Monica Sorry but not "any $5 video card" will work with what I specified in my original message "Darthy" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 07:20:39 -0600, "Trent" wrote: I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Snood (SPyware game) is not "gaming" - any $5 video card will work. I see no reason why you need to replace your current video card UNLESS your monitor has a DVI port (19" Trinitrons do not). Since you're using an OLD Gforce1 card, the only issue your may have is lack of DVI (Need a monitor for it) and perhaps better 2D quality. Get a 9200se~9000Pro built BY ATI - will give you a 3 year warranty. PS: do a google search and download "SPYWARE; Seardh and Destory" - you can get it from download.com - very good. -- Remember when real men used Real computers!? When 512K of video RAM was a lot! Death to Palladium & WPA!! |
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 06:13:01 -0600, "Trent" wrote:
Video card needs replaced because the fan has stopped. I thought it was a monitor issue till I checked the vid card and a different monitor was showing the same problems. That sucks... well, then ya need a new video card. I'll stand by my previous statement still. The Snood remark was a joke. I have and run Spybot and Spyware Blaster and Ad-Aware Pro Thanks for confirming that my monitor doesn't have a DVI port. Didn't think it would No problem. Sorry but not "any $5 video card" will work with what I specified in my original message "Darthy" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 07:20:39 -0600, "Trent" wrote: I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Snood (SPyware game) is not "gaming" - any $5 video card will work. I see no reason why you need to replace your current video card UNLESS your monitor has a DVI port (19" Trinitrons do not). Since you're using an OLD Gforce1 card, the only issue your may have is lack of DVI (Need a monitor for it) and perhaps better 2D quality. Get a 9200se~9000Pro built BY ATI - will give you a 3 year warranty. PS: do a google search and download "SPYWARE; Seardh and Destory" - you can get it from download.com - very good. -- Remember when real men used Real computers!? When 512K of video RAM was a lot! Death to Palladium & WPA!! -- Remember when real men used Real computers!? When 512K of video RAM was a lot! Death to Palladium & WPA!! |
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If the existing card has a Heatsink/fan mounted on 2 posts
rather than being glued to the GPU you can easily buy a replacement for that. I would get one for £8 at my local Maplin in the UK. "Trent" wrote in message ... Video card needs replaced because the fan has stopped. I thought it was a monitor issue till I checked the vid card and a different monitor was showing the same problems. The Snood remark was a joke. I have and run Spybot and Spyware Blaster and Ad-Aware Pro Thanks for confirming that my monitor doesn't have a DVI port. Didn't think it would Monica Sorry but not "any $5 video card" will work with what I specified in my original message "Darthy" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 07:20:39 -0600, "Trent" wrote: I have a 3.5 year old Dell, PIII 700 and a nVidia G-Force AGP (2X) 256, 32mb video card. 768meg system ram. Videocard needs replaced. I'm not a gamer. I do photo editing and graphic work in Photoshop. Don't *need* a TV tuner (might be nice, but not necessary). I want to upgrade as much as I can without being an overkill. Could you recommend a couple video cards please. Would like one with DVI. In case it matters, my monitor is a Dell 19 in Trinitron Snood (SPyware game) is not "gaming" - any $5 video card will work. I see no reason why you need to replace your current video card UNLESS your monitor has a DVI port (19" Trinitrons do not). Since you're using an OLD Gforce1 card, the only issue your may have is lack of DVI (Need a monitor for it) and perhaps better 2D quality. Get a 9200se~9000Pro built BY ATI - will give you a 3 year warranty. PS: do a google search and download "SPYWARE; Seardh and Destory" - you can get it from download.com - very good. -- Remember when real men used Real computers!? When 512K of video RAM was a lot! Death to Palladium & WPA!! |
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