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New A Cheap But Reliable Graphics Card for 1680X1050
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:27 pm
by racketboy
Got my Dell 20" Widescreen LCD, but to little surprise, but old Matrox graphics card doesn't support widescreen resolutions.
So...
What is a cheap (under $50) AGP 4X/8X, passively cooled graphics card that can support 1680X1050?
nVidia prefered over ATI...
edit: Actually, I can set Windows to 1600 x 1024, but text is a little funky looking and a little hard to read.
Haven't been able to tweak it to look right.
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:06 pm
by Mozgus
Any modern budget 7-series card should do any resolution you could possibly want, no matter how odd. You can probably even force your existing card to work in that resolution with a tweaking utility.
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:09 pm
by racketboy
Mozgus wrote:with a tweaking utility.
Any examples?
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:36 pm
by metaleggman
Dude, seriously. Just get a fan-cooled model. They aren't that noisy. I don't think they've made passively cooled nVidia's since the 6200s or so.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... ategory=48
I was right, so that's basically your selection. tbh, that's really not going to last you very long, considering I don't think Vista w/Aero will run with that...But it will work for you. Just choose as per your max resolution, refresh rate, etc.
actually, this one is the best out of those three.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814141040
This is the best you can get w/o a fan.
This is the only 7 series I know of that's agp and fanless.
n'k so it looks like there are a few 7600 GSes that are fanless, but tbh, I doubt they are all that stable and you would need quite some circulation with your case's fans to make it work well.
Oh, and while mozgus is corret that there are tweaking tools, it may make the cpu run too hot, requiring you to get one of those fans you so dearly dislike.
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:42 pm
by Mozgus
racketboy wrote:Mozgus wrote:with a tweaking utility.
Any examples?
None, but I know they're out there.
Also, you need a low-profile card right?
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:49 pm
by racketboy
Mozgus wrote:racketboy wrote:Mozgus wrote:with a tweaking utility.
Any examples?
None, but I know they're out there.
Also, you need a low-profile card right?
Doesn't have to be
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:11 am
by Mozgus
racketboy wrote:Mozgus wrote:racketboy wrote:Mozgus wrote:with a tweaking utility.
Any examples?
None, but I know they're out there.
Also, you need a low-profile card right?
Doesn't have to be
I thought you said in the other thread that your case with a slim-atx. A normal sized video card won't fit in that.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:39 am
by racketboy
Mozgus wrote:racketboy wrote:Mozgus wrote:racketboy wrote:Mozgus wrote:with a tweaking utility.
Any examples?
None, but I know they're out there.
Also, you need a low-profile card right?
Doesn't have to be
I thought you said in the other thread that your case with a slim-atx. A normal sized video card won't fit in that.
I don't recall every saying that....
All mine are standard ATX cases...
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:41 am
by racketboy
metaleggman wrote:Oh, and while mozgus is corret that there are tweaking tools, it may make the cpu run too hot, requiring you to get one of those fans you so dearly dislike.
Well it's only off by about 2000 pixels -- I wouldn't think that would stress the CPU out too much
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:16 am
by Mozgus
racketboy wrote:metaleggman wrote:Oh, and while mozgus is corret that there are tweaking tools, it may make the cpu run too hot, requiring you to get one of those fans you so dearly dislike.
Well it's only off by about 2000 pixels -- I wouldn't think that would stress the CPU out too much
It wouldn't...
