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dyermo   12-29-2007 at 02:40:46 AM

My graphics card broke and I am looking to purchase another one. I am not a gamer and I need a good graphics card to watch hd content. I have an Acer AL2216WBD monitor .

http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monito [...] ml?tag=sub

My computer has an available AGP8x slot and available PCI slots. I am not sure how good of a graphics card I need and am looking to spend less than $100.

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Dyermo

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annisman   12-29-2007 at 07:12:53 AM
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Hmmm, doesn't game, A.G.P., name is Dyermo.... Only one solution m8.

The 8800 UltraGX2 A.G.P Ed.
make sure you have the suggested 4K Watt Power supply.

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monst0r   12-29-2007 at 07:46:06 AM
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you should look for a 2400/2600 series card in AGP flavor for HD playback, preferrably passive cooling i'm sure.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102709

this would be the lowest i would go, you really dont NEED gddr3 or more than 256mb ram, but it would come in handy if you want to try out any new games sometime.

i couldn't find any passive 2000 series cards on newegg for AGP, youll need to look around.

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apache_lives   12-29-2007 at 07:48:32 AM
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dyermo wrote :

My graphics card broke and I am looking to purchase another one. I am not a gamer and I need a good graphics card to watch hd content. I have an Acer AL2216WBD monitor .

http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monito [...] ml?tag=sub

My computer has an available AGP8x slot and available PCI slots. I am not sure how good of a graphics card I need and am looking to spend less than $100.

Thanks
Dyermo



You sure its the video card that is dead? As for new card - anything thats ATi or Nvidia will do.

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tlmck   12-29-2007 at 08:10:50 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121064


Message edited by tlmck on 12-29-2007 at 08:11:49 AM
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Evilonigiri   12-29-2007 at 09:16:27 AM
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I think the 2600Pro would be just fine.

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