Hello all.
First, thanks for taking time out of your day to read this thread.
Let me tell you the situation.
I am in a specific testing environment that requires video cards to have certain functionality. As of late it has been troublesome finding a video card that works the way we need it to work all the time.
We have multiple machines with multiple video cards. Mainly ATI/AMD cards because they seem to work consistently.
We've purchased Nvidia cards in the past. Ones with dual DVI-I ports, but they seem to either work with digital or analog only .. you can't seem to mix display types (Like 1 VGA monitor on 1 port and 1 DVI display on another)
We had a bad display kill our HD4670 video card so a replacement was ordered. A Asus 6450. The card has a VGA port, HDMI Port and DVI-I port.
We use the VGA port for VGA displays and the DVI-I port for displays that have a DVI-I cable. The DVI-I displays have the ability to display VGA or DVI-D with a flip of a switch. We need to be able to test Both Analog (VGA) and Digital (DVI-D) off of the DVI-I port.
Come to find out, the 6450 only supports digital on the DVI-I port. (When even make it a DVI-I port ... sheesh). I talked with Asus and they recommended the 7750, but it requires a 400watt power supply, most of our machines do not have a 400 watt power supply.
So what I need help with is finding a card that has VGA, HDMI and DVI-I (That supports DVI-A and DVI-D via this port). To conform to the forum:
System Specifications:
I. Processor/CPU:
Intel Core2duo 2.4
II. Current Graphics Card:
None
III. Display Resolution:
1920x1200
IV. Power Supply Unit Specification (Brand, Wattage, Ampage, Age). If possible, please provide a link to a website containing the power supply specifications:
Dell 300watt power supply
V. Case Specifications(N/A, Model, Length, Low Profile, Cooling, HTPC, Water, Silent):
Dell Vostro 230
Purchase Details:
I. Budget? Please be sure to include currency (If not USD), retailer preferences & specify whether rebates are a viable option.
Up to $130.00, newegg .. prefer up front cost.
II. Any particular preferences (Manufacturer[nV or AMD], Brand[XFX, Sapphire, EVGA, etc], Cooling Solutions)?
AMD
III. Do you plan to have any Multi-GPU solutions such as Crossfire or SLI?
NO
IV. Have you previously looked at a product(s) which you feel would fit your needs?
ATI 4670
V. What are your needs for this GPU? Which games(If any)do you intend to play? If you have this information at hand, what are the desired detail levels?
VI. Do you plan on overclocking the card you intend to purchase?
NO
First, thanks for taking time out of your day to read this thread.
Let me tell you the situation.
I am in a specific testing environment that requires video cards to have certain functionality. As of late it has been troublesome finding a video card that works the way we need it to work all the time.
We have multiple machines with multiple video cards. Mainly ATI/AMD cards because they seem to work consistently.
We've purchased Nvidia cards in the past. Ones with dual DVI-I ports, but they seem to either work with digital or analog only .. you can't seem to mix display types (Like 1 VGA monitor on 1 port and 1 DVI display on another)
We had a bad display kill our HD4670 video card so a replacement was ordered. A Asus 6450. The card has a VGA port, HDMI Port and DVI-I port.
We use the VGA port for VGA displays and the DVI-I port for displays that have a DVI-I cable. The DVI-I displays have the ability to display VGA or DVI-D with a flip of a switch. We need to be able to test Both Analog (VGA) and Digital (DVI-D) off of the DVI-I port.
Come to find out, the 6450 only supports digital on the DVI-I port. (When even make it a DVI-I port ... sheesh). I talked with Asus and they recommended the 7750, but it requires a 400watt power supply, most of our machines do not have a 400 watt power supply.
So what I need help with is finding a card that has VGA, HDMI and DVI-I (That supports DVI-A and DVI-D via this port). To conform to the forum:
System Specifications:
I. Processor/CPU:
Intel Core2duo 2.4
II. Current Graphics Card:
None
III. Display Resolution:
1920x1200
IV. Power Supply Unit Specification (Brand, Wattage, Ampage, Age). If possible, please provide a link to a website containing the power supply specifications:
Dell 300watt power supply
V. Case Specifications(N/A, Model, Length, Low Profile, Cooling, HTPC, Water, Silent):
Dell Vostro 230
Purchase Details:
I. Budget? Please be sure to include currency (If not USD), retailer preferences & specify whether rebates are a viable option.
Up to $130.00, newegg .. prefer up front cost.
II. Any particular preferences (Manufacturer[nV or AMD], Brand[XFX, Sapphire, EVGA, etc], Cooling Solutions)?
AMD
III. Do you plan to have any Multi-GPU solutions such as Crossfire or SLI?
NO
IV. Have you previously looked at a product(s) which you feel would fit your needs?
ATI 4670
V. What are your needs for this GPU? Which games(If any)do you intend to play? If you have this information at hand, what are the desired detail levels?
VI. Do you plan on overclocking the card you intend to purchase?
NO
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