Looking for video card recommendation...

I bought a Viewsonic 22" wide lcd monitor. My current video card
(GeForce 5200)was able to display at the max resolution using the VGA
connection, but can't using the DVI connection.
I am not a hard-core gamer, just would like a card that will work with
what I've got.
Mobo is an Intel D865PERL, AGP or PCI plots.
Any advice appreciated!

M'Balz Es-Hari wrote:
I bought a Viewsonic 22" wide lcd monitor. My current video card
(GeForce 5200)was able to display at the max resolution using the VGA
connection, but can't using the DVI connection.
I am not a hard-core gamer, just would like a card that will work with
what I've got.
Mobo is an Intel D865PERL, AGP or PCI plots.
Any advice appreciated!


Quite a few 5200's had problems with widescreen resolutions via DVI.
Most folks report good results with 7300/7600's and there are a few
decent AGP cards left that won't cost an arm/leg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130076

On Aug 27, 5:30 pm, deimos deimos@localhost wrote:
M'Balz Es-Hari wrote:
I bought a Viewsonic 22" wide lcd monitor. My current video card
(GeForce 5200)was able to display at the max resolution using the VGA
connection, but can't using the DVI connection.
I am not a hard-core gamer, just would like a card that will work with
what I've got.
Mobo is an Intel D865PERL, AGP or PCI plots.
Any advice appreciated!

Quite a few 5200's had problems with widescreen resolutions via DVI.
Most folks report good results with 7300/7600's and there are a few
decent AGP cards left that won't cost an arm/leg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130076

I guess I should have asked in my original post, but will I see a
noticable difference using DVI vs VGA?

"M'Balz Es-Hari" wrote in message
oups.com...
I bought a Viewsonic 22" wide lcd monitor. My current video card
(GeForce 5200)was able to display at the max resolution using the VGA
connection, but can't using the DVI connection.
I am not a hard-core gamer, just would like a card that will work with
what I've got.

Oh, but they ~all~ say that. Anyway, the fastest card available for the
abandoned AGP standard is the nVidia 7900GS. Anything higher than that is
PCI-e. A 7600GT would be ideal in your case, assuming "I am not a hardcore
gamer" really means " Seriously, I am ~not~ a hardcore gamer."

Fierce Guppy
--
fierce,guppy@paradise,net,nz

Fierce Guppy wrote:
"M'Balz Es-Hari" wrote in message
oups.com...
I bought a Viewsonic 22" wide lcd monitor. My current video card
(GeForce 5200)was able to display at the max resolution using the VGA
connection, but can't using the DVI connection.
I am not a hard-core gamer, just would like a card that will work with
what I've got.

Oh, but they ~all~ say that. Anyway, the fastest card available for the
abandoned AGP standard is the nVidia 7900GS. Anything higher than that is
PCI-e. A 7600GT would be ideal in your case, assuming "I am not a hardcore
gamer" really means " Seriously, I am ~not~ a hardcore gamer."

Fierce Guppy

For a real softcore gamer, a(n Asus) GeForce 6200 AGP with 128 MB VRAM
(not shared) should do.

Roy

"M'Balz Es-Hari" wrote in message
ps.com

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I guess I should have asked in my original post, but will I see a
noticable difference using DVI vs VGA?

Possibly. DVI should never be worse than analogue, but a very good analogue
can be virtually indistinguishable from DVI.

On Aug 29, 9:21 am, Roy Coorne wrote:
Fierce Guppy wrote:
"M'Balz Es-Hari" wrote in message
roups.com...
I bought a Viewsonic 22" wide lcd monitor. My current video card
(GeForce 5200)was able to display at the max resolution using the VGA
connection, but can't using the DVI connection.
I am not a hard-core gamer, just would like a card that will work with
what I've got.

Oh, but they ~all~ say that. Anyway, the fastest card available for the
abandoned AGP standard is the nVidia 7900GS. Anything higher than that is
PCI-e. A 7600GT would be ideal in your case, assuming "I am not a hardcore
gamer" really means " Seriously, I am ~not~ a hardcore gamer."

Fierce Guppy

For a real softcore gamer, a(n Asus) GeForce 6200 AGP with 128 MB VRAM
(not shared) should do.

Roy

Went to Fry's & picked up a PNY Geforce 7600GS 512MB AGP Card.
On sale for $149 and comes with a $50 rebate.
The display looks pretty sweet!
I may have to dig up a game or two...