Need PCI card to drive new 1920 x 1080 LCD

[Mac]

Upgrading my wife's Dell office system with a new 23" monitor with 1920 x 1080 native res. Problem is the mobo built-in graphics tops out at 1280 x 1024. The mobo has only PCI slots so looking for a low cost PCI card for office apps only.

I can pick up a Diamond Stealth ATI Radeon 9250 PCI 256MB for $55 local but in looking through the specs, I'm not so sure it will work. It lists a max "3D Resolution" of 1600 x 1200", but no mention of max analog or digital output. Will this card be able to deliver the full 1920 x 1080 through the DVI connection?

Any other suggestions?

 

[BassBomb]

Does that card have DVI? If it does it can likely output the 1920x1080

VGA isn't specced for 1920x1080 IIRC

 

[Mac]

Yes it does have a DVI connector.

 

[s44]

8400GS

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: s44
8400GS

:thumbsup: 2nd that card

 

[betasub]

Don't waste good money on a DX8.1 antique that was low-end even when it was originally released. It's unlikely to handle the simplest modern multimedia, even if you can get up-to-date drivers for it.

As s44's link shows, you can do much better for far less $.
PCI, DVI, recent drivers and feature support.