How much speed do I need

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Jonathan Nyberg

I'm planning up buying a new monitor (Dell 2405fpw, 1920x1200) that my
current video card won't handle it. When I browse the net for cards it
seems almost all of the advertised specs about video cards relate to
game play. But I'm not a gamer. Other than Internet browsing and
email, what I mostly do with my system is watch video/tv. My current tv
is dying and I want to make my system the center of my entertainment system.

So how much card do I need for this? I'd like to limit the card cost to
about $150 (the monitor will take most of my money :-) . And I'm
limited to AGP 4x (AGP ver2.0). Will that easily meet my needs, or be
really underpowered? I admit, I don't have a good idea at all. Also, I
would like to use my current CRT as a second display, I assume that will
load down the video card even more.

My current system is:
Athlon XP 1600+
Soyo SY-K7V Dragon Plus
512MB pc2100 mem
2 HD's (I think the spec is ATA 100), 60GB & 80GB
ATI Radeon All-in-Wonder (32MB)
I think the Power supply is 350 Watt.

Thanks,
Jon
 
sycochkn said:
Anything that will do 1920 by 1200 at 60 Hz.

Bob
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After posting my question I discovered my current card does support it,
at least through the analog output. I can at least try it with this
card and see if it struggles with the higher res.

Thanks,
Jon
 
It should also work with 1600 by 1200.

Bob

Jonathan Nyberg said:
After posting my question I discovered my current card does support it,
at least through the analog output. I can at least try it with this
card and see if it struggles with the higher res.

Thanks,
Jon
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