Hi Tom's people!
Today, the fan in my nVidia GTS 240 1GB DVI-I (dual link) card started making a racket causing the card to overheat, so I'm going to replace it.
I'm finding it really difficult to find a card that matches my needs, as the information provided on the product pages of many online shopping sites isn’t consistent, and the filtering options are really limited. Hence, I'd really appreciate suggestions of some good cards that fit the following requirements.
Many thanks to all who answer!!
Note: System has a 350W PSU with 6-pin ATX Connector, but I'm prepared to upgrade this is required
Main Applications
Note that I don't play games at all, so I've little need for 3D rendering
Mandatory Features
Beneficial Features
Note that I've removed my £60 - £100 ($96 - $100) price range. If a proposed component delivers significant benefits, then I'm prepared to spend more.
If I've missed anything out, just let me know and I will add the info asap.
Today, the fan in my nVidia GTS 240 1GB DVI-I (dual link) card started making a racket causing the card to overheat, so I'm going to replace it.
I'm finding it really difficult to find a card that matches my needs, as the information provided on the product pages of many online shopping sites isn’t consistent, and the filtering options are really limited. Hence, I'd really appreciate suggestions of some good cards that fit the following requirements.
Many thanks to all who answer!!
Note: System has a 350W PSU with 6-pin ATX Connector, but I'm prepared to upgrade this is required
Main Applications
* Typical Office Suite, Browser, Software IDEs (eclipse,sublime) etc
* Video editing/encoding/decoding
* Image editing (GIMP, Inkscape etc)
* Google Earth
Note that I don't play games at all, so I've little need for 3D rendering
Mandatory Features
* PCIe 2.0 or 2.1 (I'll try a 3.0 card if it is likely to work)
* Support for using 2 monitors simultaneously
* One DVI-D (dual link) interface, to connect a Dell U2412M monitor (Default Resolution: 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz)
* Either a VGA interface, to connect a 15” monitor, or a second dual link DVI-D
* Support for Ubuntu 64bit 12.04 and above (kernel 3.2+)
* Compatible with Virtualbox for Linux (running Windows 7 guest) – I don’t imagine this to be a problem with any card, actually
* Under 9 inches in length (this is the size of my current card that only just fits)
Beneficial Features
* A manufacturer that's considered reliable and has longterm support for drivers
* Newish card, so its well-supported by drivers under recent kernels
* Quiet fan, or fanless
* Better performance than previous card
Note that I've removed my £60 - £100 ($96 - $100) price range. If a proposed component delivers significant benefits, then I'm prepared to spend more.
If I've missed anything out, just let me know and I will add the info asap.
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