and man what a difference.......got a new card also that supports dvi and its like night and day.....there was a banding test pic somebody had posted that looked like crap before i did this..........now its just as smooth as my old crt with much better colors to boot.......i didnt think it would make that much of a diff but it did......im seeing things on my screen that i never knew exsisted until now......just thought some folks would like to know........cheers..........