Need CHEAP DVI video card for 1440x900 monitor

[chieftang]

Can someone recommend a CHEAP video card (with DVI-D) for an old machine (AGP 2x or PCI slots only) that will definitely support the widescreen 1440x900 resolution of my new cheap monitor? This machine is only for internet browsing and word processing, so the cheaper the better. Current video card doesn't support any 16:9 formats.

THANKS

 

[MegaVovaN]

I am sure nVidia 5200FX PCI will be able to support this, but it's overkill for $40-60.

Go to For Sale/Trade forums, and ask for 5200FX, I was offered $25 shipped.

EDIT: just curious, what do you have now?

 

[chieftang]

What about something like this:

http://www.frugalgear.com/product_info.php?products_id=1000080503

Although I'm not sure if that is backwards compatible to AGP 2x.

 

[MegaVovaN]

Originally posted by: chieftang
What about something like this:

http://www.frugalgear.com/product_info.php?products_id=1000080503

Although I'm not sure if that is backwards compatible to AGP 2x.

May be possible.
http://forums.entechtaiwan.net/viewtopi...1&sid=588d4ef6858924e6bc7cf118f5b18f69



off-topic:
GF3 or Radeon 8500 is what id suggests (out of current cards) for Doom3 :laugh:

 

[chieftang]

Looks like the ticket.... Thanks! A 2001 board MUST be 3.3V AGP compatible.

 

[keeleysam]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi...91%3A9630&PropertyCodeValue=691%3A9631

Any of these will work.

 

[Matt2]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: chieftang
What about something like this:

http://www.frugalgear.com/product_info.php?products_id=1000080503

Although I'm not sure if that is backwards compatible to AGP 2x.

May be possible.
http://forums.entechtaiwan.net/viewtopi...1&sid=588d4ef6858924e6bc7cf118f5b18f69



off-topic:
GF3 or Radeon 8500 is what id suggests (out of current cards) for Doom3 :laugh:

What is that second link for? it's really old.

Here's a quote I pulled from it:

R300?????faster and cheaper than the gf4 series........Anyways in september i cant wiat to see the Gf5(with exclusive 3dfx memory technology)===>Giving an 800mhz gamer 300fps in quake3.

 

[WT]

That's an oddball resolution, and I'm currently fighting a battle to get my 5900 card to work at that resolution. Using the newer 91.xx drivers, the card doesn't offer 1440x900 WS support. Good luck with this, hope it works better for you than for me (Vista might be my problem as well).

 

[chieftang]

WT, I wonder if you could experiment with forceware 71.84. This guy said it worked for him at 1440x900 (which actually is not such an oddball resolution) - http://forums.entechtaiwan.net/viewtopi...1&sid=588d4ef6858924e6bc7cf118f5b18f69

Would be curious what your results are. My card should be here midweek. Here's the link to the XP/2000 forceware 71.84: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_71.84.html

 

[Peter007]

I'm running my 128mb ATI Radeon 9500 NP @1440 no problem.
I had a 9600 that I had to sold because it support only agp 8X, and no backward support for agp4X motherboad. I standby my radeon 9500/9700/9800 recommendation.

 

[chieftang]

Peter007 - thanks. I thought a Radeon would work as well, but I found a GeForce3 for cheaper than any Radeon I could find.... $20. So I went with it.