RMD: Graphics card

BeeLad · Post by **BeeLad** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:22 pm 0

Hello!

Must be Vista (Aero thingy) compatible and support dual DVI. Not bothered about it being top-end as I don't play latest games etc.

Thanks

fred_zen · Post by **fred_zen** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:26 pm 0

About anything you can get today should be aero (glass) compatible (DirectX 10 compatibility is another matter but if you're not into playing the latest games...)

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:57 pm 0

Are you after AGP or PCI-Express cards?

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BeeLad · Post by **BeeLad** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:18 pm 0

Thanks!

I currently only have AGP and PCI, but I have a really budget PC Chips motherboard. I'm thinking of upgrading everything in the next 6 months and then switching over to Vista. So if anyone can suggest a good card/board combination that would be useful.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:30 am 0

If you're upgrading, and you don't have PCI Express right now, don't buy anything until you upgrade. AGP is dead as a brick.

piku · Post by **piku** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:11 pm 0

Last time I bought a PC AGP was the best thing ever

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:05 pm 0

Dio wrote:If you're upgrading, and you don't have PCI Express right now, don't buy anything until you upgrade. AGP is dead as a brick.

Yup, just wait until you're ready to upgrade everything at once, then ask what's good.

DTB · Post by **DTB** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:11 pm 0

Thread hijack alert

Well not quite, Capsun bless his cotton socks donated a graphics card to me, a PCI expess x16 Pixelview PVN43ET 256KD.

Now i know it's old but the new kit i was looking to upgrade to (linky),
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... b-2482&P=1
has 2x pci express x16 and i was hoping to do an SLI link with an identical card.

Heres my issue. I've looked all over the net and can't find one for sale anywhere so i was wondering does it matter??. Can i use any SLI compatible card from any manufacturer and link them??, as there are some more powerful cards for Â£30-Â£50 with passive cooling that i like the look of.

Suggestions and advice please.