Noob needs non-gaming card to run 1680x1050 on 300W P/S

[thaugen]

Mobo has a PCIE x16 slot, and all I need is a card that can display 1680x1050 and not overtax the 300 W power supply.

Here are the specs:

Mobo 10/28/2005 Foxconn Socket 939 GeForce 6100 ACER FC51GM
CPU Athlon 64 X2, 2000 MHz 3800+
RAM 4 gigs
HDD 250 gigs

If the card needs separate power, all I can find in the box is a four pin connector available.

I'm hoping to get something dirt cheap since I don't play games or run much video. Any advice as to which cards I should look for, specs or actual model numbers?

Also, is there a site I can go to for instructions about installing a new card, e.g. do I need to go into the BIOS to disable the onboard video? I read this description on another's: "you do not have to reinstall windows. You will however have to go into the motherboard's BIOS and disable the onboard video. A good method would be to unistall the onboard video drivers and then shutdown the computer. Install the new video card, go into BIOS and disable the onboard video and then boot into windows. Windows should pick up the new card and then you can install the latest drivers for your card."

Thanks, Tom

 

[adairusmc]

your onboard 6100 should be able to handle that resolution just fine. On paper it supports 1920 x 1440 pixels (@75 Hz) for RGB display and 1600 x 1200 pixels (@65 Hz) for DVI-D display.

 

[thaugen]

I went into Control Panel - display and the settings seem to max out at 1280.

 

[yh125d]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814187039

$30, fanless, low profile, supports all modern resolutions, plenty for just 2d junk

 

[zagood]

That onboard should be fine. Go into your monitor settings in control panel and uncheck "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display." Should work.

 

[thaugen]

Yes, that worked. Thanks to all for the expert help.