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Looking for Video Card Advice
After upgrading to Vista, I find that was once my state-of-the-art video card
(Nvidia FX-2000) won’t run Vista worth a darn. I am a professional phhotographer and live within numerous applications that utilize dual monitor setups. While my existing FX-2000 does OK with single monitor, it is slower than $#*&% with dual monitor use (is actually un-usably slow). I plan on updating to 64 bit Vista, but waiting for some drivers will make that upgrade about 6 months or so away. At that time I will buy a completely new machine, start from scratch and toss the old machine along with this video card that I buy away. My current HP workstation has two Xeon processors, 4 GB RAM, SCSI drives but is limited to a PCI (NOT PCI-E) for video. All I can seem to find are PCI-E cards. Can anyone recomened a “good” video card, that supports dual monitors, runs fast in Vista 32 BIT and is PCI NOT PCI-E. Based on the PCI and NO PCI-E requirement, I am guessing I have have to try to find one on eBay, but I need a Vendor / Model # to look for. |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
Even if you find a half decent PCI video card on eBay or wherever, the
chance that such old technology is properly supported in Vista is as good as finding the video card. To run Vista 'any flavor, you are going to have to look at replacing the entire machine, as good as it might/may have been "AzPhotoGuy" wrote in message ... After upgrading to Vista, I find that was once my state-of-the-art video card (Nvidia FX-2000) won’t run Vista worth a darn. I am a professional phhotographer and live within numerous applications that utilize dual monitor setups. While my existing FX-2000 does OK with single monitor, it is slower than $#*&% with dual monitor use (is actually un-usably slow). I plan on updating to 64 bit Vista, but waiting for some drivers will make that upgrade about 6 months or so away. At that time I will buy a completely new machine, start from scratch and toss the old machine along with this video card that I buy away. My current HP workstation has two Xeon processors, 4 GB RAM, SCSI drives but is limited to a PCI (NOT PCI-E) for video. All I can seem to find are PCI-E cards. Can anyone recomened a “good” video card, that supports dual monitors, runs fast in Vista 32 BIT and is PCI NOT PCI-E. Based on the PCI and NO PCI-E requirement, I am guessing I have have to try to find one on eBay, but I need a Vendor / Model # to look for. -- Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:27:12 -0400, Mike Hall - MVP wrote:
Even if you find a half decent PCI video card on eBay or wherever, the chance that such old technology is properly supported in Vista is as good as finding the video card. To run Vista 'any flavor, you are going to have to look at replacing the entire machine, as good as it might/may have been There are still decent enough AGP cards being made. He certainly doesn't need a gamer's DX10 PCI-E card for his purposes and something like a Geforce 7600GT will run Vista fine. Here's a list of decent AGP cards still being made. The fastest AGP card still being made is the Radeon X1950 XT (by Gecube) which is no slouch. http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/...ney/page5.html |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
I don't think that the OPs board has an AGP slot..
"Juarez" wrote in message news On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:27:12 -0400, Mike Hall - MVP wrote: Even if you find a half decent PCI video card on eBay or wherever, the chance that such old technology is properly supported in Vista is as good as finding the video card. To run Vista 'any flavor, you are going to have to look at replacing the entire machine, as good as it might/may have been There are still decent enough AGP cards being made. He certainly doesn't need a gamer's DX10 PCI-E card for his purposes and something like a Geforce 7600GT will run Vista fine. Here's a list of decent AGP cards still being made. The fastest AGP card still being made is the Radeon X1950 XT (by Gecube) which is no slouch. http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/...ney/page5.html -- Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
What is an AGP slot - I know I have PCI, but I don't recognize the AGP stuff
- how can I tell? "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote: I don't think that the OPs board has an AGP slot.. "Juarez" wrote in message news On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:27:12 -0400, Mike Hall - MVP wrote: Even if you find a half decent PCI video card on eBay or wherever, the chance that such old technology is properly supported in Vista is as good as finding the video card. To run Vista 'any flavor, you are going to have to look at replacing the entire machine, as good as it might/may have been There are still decent enough AGP cards being made. He certainly doesn't need a gamer's DX10 PCI-E card for his purposes and something like a Geforce 7600GT will run Vista fine. Here's a list of decent AGP cards still being made. The fastest AGP card still being made is the Radeon X1950 XT (by Gecube) which is no slouch. http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/...ney/page5.html -- Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
AGP slots were at the processor end, set back more than the PCI slots, and
were colored dark brown.. "AzPhotoGuy" wrote in message ... What is an AGP slot - I know I have PCI, but I don't recognize the AGP stuff - how can I tell? "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote: I don't think that the OPs board has an AGP slot.. "Juarez" wrote in message news On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:27:12 -0400, Mike Hall - MVP wrote: Even if you find a half decent PCI video card on eBay or wherever, the chance that such old technology is properly supported in Vista is as good as finding the video card. To run Vista 'any flavor, you are going to have to look at replacing the entire machine, as good as it might/may have been There are still decent enough AGP cards being made. He certainly doesn't need a gamer's DX10 PCI-E card for his purposes and something like a Geforce 7600GT will run Vista fine. Here's a list of decent AGP cards still being made. The fastest AGP card still being made is the Radeon X1950 XT (by Gecube) which is no slouch. http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/...ney/page5.html -- Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ -- Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
Doesn't look like I have an AGP slot.
All I am trying to do is get something on a temp basis. No sense of buying a new 64 bit capable machine today, not really using it's capabilities for 6 months or so while waiting for drivers and then finding it is old and obsolete by the time I can actually use it. I thought if I can find a decent PCI video card and it costs me 4 or 5 hundred than it is costing me $20 a week or so not to go insane from slow performance issues. "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote: AGP slots were at the processor end, set back more than the PCI slots, and were colored dark brown.. "AzPhotoGuy" wrote in message ... What is an AGP slot - I know I have PCI, but I don't recognize the AGP stuff - how can I tell? "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote: I don't think that the OPs board has an AGP slot.. "Juarez" wrote in message news On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:27:12 -0400, Mike Hall - MVP wrote: Even if you find a half decent PCI video card on eBay or wherever, the chance that such old technology is properly supported in Vista is as good as finding the video card. To run Vista 'any flavor, you are going to have to look at replacing the entire machine, as good as it might/may have been There are still decent enough AGP cards being made. He certainly doesn't need a gamer's DX10 PCI-E card for his purposes and something like a Geforce 7600GT will run Vista fine. Here's a list of decent AGP cards still being made. The fastest AGP card still being made is the Radeon X1950 XT (by Gecube) which is no slouch. http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/...ney/page5.html -- Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ -- Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
Quote:
http://www2.pny.com/FX-5200-256MB-PCI-P1732C16.aspx |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
http://www.hisdigital.com/html/product_ov.php?id=285
HIS X1550 iFan 256MB (64bit) DDR2 Dual DVI PCI * Powered by ATI Radeon X1550 - 550MHz * 256MB-64bit 4 channel DDR2 memory - 800MHz * 4 Pixel shader processor * 2 Vertex shader processor * 4 Geometry Pipelines * Ultra-threaded SM 3.0 Engine * ATI Avivo * High Precision Architecture * PCI lane native support On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:46:02 -0700, AzPhotoGuy wrote: After upgrading to Vista, I find that was once my state-of-the-art video card (Nvidia FX-2000) wont run Vista worth a darn. I am a professional phhotographer and live within numerous applications that utilize dual monitor setups. While my existing FX-2000 does OK with single monitor, it is slower than $#*&% with dual monitor use (is actually un-usably slow). I plan on updating to 64 bit Vista, but waiting for some drivers will make that upgrade about 6 months or so away. At that time I will buy a completely new machine, start from scratch and toss the old machine along with this video card that I buy away. My current HP workstation has two Xeon processors, 4 GB RAM, SCSI drives but is limited to a PCI (NOT PCI-E) for video. All I can seem to find are PCI-E cards. Can anyone recomened a good video card, that supports dual monitors, runs fast in Vista 32 BIT and is PCI NOT PCI-E. Based on the PCI and NO PCI-E requirement, I am guessing I have have to try to find one on eBay, but I need a Vendor / Model # to look for. |
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Looking for Video Card Advice
I this 64 bit ? My machine is running 32 bit vista.
"andy" wrote: http://www.hisdigital.com/html/product_ov.php?id=285 HIS X1550 iFan 256MB (64bit) DDR2 Dual DVI PCI * Powered by ATI Radeon X1550 - 550MHz * 256MB-64bit 4 channel DDR2 memory - 800MHz * 4 Pixel shader processor * 2 Vertex shader processor * 4 Geometry Pipelines * Ultra-threaded SM 3.0 Engine * ATI Avivo™ * High Precision Architecture * PCI lane native support On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:46:02 -0700, AzPhotoGuy wrote: After upgrading to Vista, I find that was once my state-of-the-art video card (Nvidia FX-2000) won’t run Vista worth a darn. I am a professional phhotographer and live within numerous applications that utilize dual monitor setups. While my existing FX-2000 does OK with single monitor, it is slower than $#*&% with dual monitor use (is actually un-usably slow). I plan on updating to 64 bit Vista, but waiting for some drivers will make that upgrade about 6 months or so away. At that time I will buy a completely new machine, start from scratch and toss the old machine along with this video card that I buy away. My current HP workstation has two Xeon processors, 4 GB RAM, SCSI drives but is limited to a PCI (NOT PCI-E) for video. All I can seem to find are PCI-E cards. Can anyone recomened a “good” video card, that supports dual monitors, runs fast in Vista 32 BIT and is PCI NOT PCI-E. Based on the PCI and NO PCI-E requirement, I am guessing I have have to try to find one on eBay, but I need a Vendor / Model # to look for. |
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