Recent content by rockyjohn

It could be a lot of things and you really did not tell us very much. What version of AGP is the card and what version(s) do the motherboard support? For that matter, what are the make and model of the motherboard and AGP card? What was in the slot - or how did you get graphics support -...

Check your manual and see if it has any guidance. If you don't have one - or don't want to spend time rummaging for it -you can usually find one online at the manufacturer's site under support. I alway leave my monitor on and just put PC in sleep mode, which puts my monitor into power saving...

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These articles might interest you: Three-Way 22" LED LCD Roundup: Dell, LG, And Samsung http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/s22a350h-st2220l-e2241s,2954.html Three-Way 23" LED LCD Roundup: Dell, HP, And Samsung...

New GPUs should work fine with older monitors - as long as they are still VGA or DVI. Did you add the drivers for the video card in the first place - the new ones from ATI? Did you try reseating the video card? Do you have only one PCIe x16 slot? What is the make and model of your PSU...

Here is an MSI HD 5670 low-profile card with GDDR5 memory - although unfortunately it cost $97. https://www.eio.com/p-30806-msi-r5670-pd512-radeon-hd-5670-512mb-128-bit-gddr5-pci-express-21-x16-hdcp-ready-low-profile-ready-video-card-with-eyefinity.aspx Business systems often have low power...

upgradvideocards.com has some information about low profile cards on their non-gaming page - including a low profile HD 5670: http://www.upgradevideocards.com/nongaming.html

You have not provided enough information for an informed recommendation. Toyota stated you typically play at 1024x768. I did not see this in your posts. Is this true? Is this the target resolution to use in planning the upgrade or do you want to consider a later improvement? What CPU do you...

You have some decisions to make. Many of the activities you list require little video card power - Illustrator, graphics and web design, movies, etc. Upgradevideocards.com has a page dedicated to non-gaming video cards that provides helpful information and recommendations for non-gaming...

Here is a great article on balancing GPU and CPU - unfortunately it is almost 2 years old so it uses older cards: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-balanced-platform,2469-12.html However one of the reference CPUs is an E8400 and it shows a substantial increase in performance from a...

I am not sure how you will save money. Some video capture cards allow you to record video while watching it. But they still need to be connected to the cable or satellite receiver to get the video feed to start with. This is one of the better cards...

Yes the monitor is great. I have had another Dell 21.5 inch monitor (2209W) with eIPS for 2 years now. Bought in on sale for $220. It renders very nicely - even from the side.

Good point. But Gulftown is getting pretty long in the tooth. When will its replacement be coming out and what performance improvments might be expected? I would hate to see him invest in Sandy/Ivy Bridge only to see them blown away by Gulftown 2 (whatever it is called) for video work. Heat...

You have a nice gaming system now. Let us know how it turns out - sure hope it solves the loading and other Windows issues.

I prefer nVidia cards and beleive the heat factor is a little better with them, but generally there is not too much difference on noise - there is often more variation between manufacturers of the same model card (especially when some don't follow the reference design on the cooler) than...