Would one of these two cheap GPUs work just to connect to the monitor?

dogs · Oct 23, 2015

Hello, I have to RMA my 970 and the GPU is the only way I can connect to my monitor through DVI-D or a dual link, whichever works.
I have an AM3+ board, the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0.
I saw in Microcenter that they are sellings these two really cheap GPUs. Here are the links.
Would any of these two work for just connecting my monitor? Thanks!

http://www.microcenter.com/product/450109/NVIDIA_QUADRO_NVS_290

http://www.microcenter.com/product/449876/VIDEO_CARD_-_ATX_1300

jrrdmchls · Oct 23, 2015

Yes those should work. You wont be able to do much graphically but you should be able to surf the web. Youtube might even be a challenge.

dogs · Oct 23, 2015

jrrdmchls :

Hahaha! Would Youtube and other websites stutter or be slow? Because then I could just MSI Geforce 210 1GB for $30. Keep that for backup if needed.

jrrdmchls · Oct 23, 2015

dogs :

Sounds like a good idea to me. Or use amazons awesome return policy. Order it from there, do your RMA and then return the cheap - o - card. I would imagine you should be able to do your RMA within the 30 day return policy.

dogs · Oct 23, 2015

jrrdmchls :

Yeah that's not a bad idea either, Amazon's return policy is truly amazing. I guess it'd just be nice to be able to have the PC ready to use again by tomorrow because even with Prime I'd have to wait until around Tuesday. And, Microcenter is only 20 mins away from my house.
Still, I have built a lot of computers for other people so maybe having a small backup GPU to have to test would be nice.

jrrdmchls · Oct 23, 2015

dogs :

jrrdmchls :

Yeah that's not a bad idea either, Amazon's return policy is truly amazing. I guess it'd just be nice to be able to have the PC ready to use again by tomorrow because even with Prime I'd have to wait until around Tuesday. And, Microcenter is only 20 mins away from my house.
Still, I have built a lot of computers for other people so maybe having a small backup GPU to have to test would be nice.

Lucky Duck, my nearest Microcenter is like 300 miles away. I don't know what microcenters return policy is like but you could probably do the same thing there. lol Good luck!

dogs · Oct 23, 2015

jrrdmchls :

dogs :

Lucky Duck, my nearest Microcenter is like 300 miles away. I don't know what microcenters return policy is like but you could probably do the same thing there. lol Good luck!

It's definitely super nice to have one this close, I bought my CPU there and got a free motherboard.
These cheaper cards have a lot of open boxes so maybe I'm not the only one who's thought of this haha! Thanks for answering.

jrrdmchls · Oct 23, 2015

dogs :

jrrdmchls :

dogs :

Lucky Duck, my nearest Microcenter is like 300 miles away. I don't know what microcenters return policy is like but you could probably do the same thing there. lol Good luck!

It's definitely super nice to have one this close, I bought my CPU there and got a free motherboard.
These cheaper cards have a lot of open boxes so maybe I'm not the only one who's thought of this haha! Thanks for answering.

Don't forget to pick the best solution

dogs · Oct 23, 2015

jrrdmchls :

dogs :

jrrdmchls :

It's definitely super nice to have one this close, I bought my CPU there and got a free motherboard.
These cheaper cards have a lot of open boxes so maybe I'm not the only one who's thought of this haha! Thanks for answering.

Don't forget to pick the best solution

Haha of course, you're the only one who answered anyways! So you have best solution.

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