Best video card that still has at least 1 VGA style connector

[JoLLyRoGer]

I've been given basically 5K to Build/Buy two workstations for server management.

Because of location constraints I'm pretty much forced into doing the KVM extender via cat 5 thing. Controller locations will both have 24" Flatscreens but the cost of remoting KVM (DVI+USB) over cat 5 is cost prohibitive. OTOH, VGA is cheap enough to do VGA+USB via Cat 5, but none of the cutting edge video cards support that technology. I suppose I could go with thost little adaptor widgets to go from DVI to VGA, but I'd like to avoid that and ultimately preserve 1900x1200 resolution. The ATI 1900XT can be found with DVI+VGA outputs but I'm wondering if there is still something better.

Suggesitons???

 

[Laminator]

Considering the only things better than the X1900 XT are the X1900 XTX, X1950 XT, X1950 XTX, 8800GTS, HD X2900 XT, 8800GTX, and 8800 Ultra cards, I would say that an X1900 XT in a workstation for server management isn't bad at all. It might even be better to get a lower-end card if you're not doing any rendering to save power costs.

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
I've been given basically 5K to Build/Buy two workstations for server management.

Because of location constraints I'm pretty much forced into doing the KVM extender via cat 5 thing. Controller locations will both have 24" Flatscreens but the cost of remoting KVM (DVI+USB) over cat 5 is cost prohibitive. OTOH, VGA is cheap enough to do VGA+USB via Cat 5, but none of the cutting edge video cards support that technology. I suppose I could go with thost little adaptor widgets to go from DVI to VGA, but I'd like to avoid that and ultimately preserve 1900x1200 resolution. The ATI 1900XT can be found with DVI+VGA outputs but I'm wondering if there is still something better.

Suggesitons???

Make sure you get a KVM that supports that resolution. Some won't go above 1600x1200. Also, VGA is going to look like crap at that resolution.