January 31, 200719 yr Okay, so I got a new monitor, this one, and found out that my graphics card is so old, it doesn't have a 1680x1050 resolution. It has higher, but not widescreen. And it's old enough that it's no longer being supported. So the short answer is I need a new computer. The longer answer is I ain't gettin' one right away, I was going to build it piecemeal -- a case here, a power supply the next month, motherboard and CPU the following, memory, etc. So what I want is a graphics card that will fit in my current computer, but will be good enough for my new computer. Note: I am not a gamer! I do not need dual SLI thisthatorthother. I won't even be watching DVDs on this thing (the new computer), but I do watch the occasional YouTube video and whatnot. So I just need a decent graphics card. If that's still not enough information, ask me questions, I'll try to answer. What other features do I want? I don't know. What other ones are out there? Do I need/want digital? This thing has a DVI input... Oh oh oh oh oh ... I do remember one thing: the main thing I will be trying to accomplish with my next computer is "quiet". So graphics cards with great big horkin' noisy fans are out. But ones that will adapt to a water cooler are in.
January 31, 200719 yr Pretty much any graphics card on the market now even the very cheap ones will suit your needs. I'd get one with dvi-output to keep it all digital to you monitor. Does your current computer have a PCI-E slot for graphics? Or AGP? If it's only AGP you'll find your options to be pretty limited and it won't work in your new computer as just about all motherboards these days have phased out AGP in favor of PCI-E
January 31, 200719 yr Author AGP. Sounds like the first thing I need to upgrade is my motherboard then? (...& CPU & memory and probably case and PS while I'm at it...) Dagnabit!!!
January 31, 200719 yr AGP. Sounds like the first thing I need to upgrade is my motherboard then? (...& CPU & memory and probably case and PS while I'm at it...) Dagnabit!!! Get the current nforce board with integrated video
January 31, 200719 yr Author So it sounds like I should just get a really cheap video card for now that can handle the resolution requirements.
February 1, 200719 yr Whatever the lastest version of nforce is. As in everything integrated but not crappy. I don't keep up, because I went mac years ago.
February 1, 200719 yr Author Oh, nForce == mobo. Sorry, I thought you were recommending me a graphics card.
February 1, 200719 yr Author So I said, "fuck it", got a PNY GeForce 6200, and all is well with the world.
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