My video card died today after 2.5 years of use. Computer boots, monitor remains on power saver mode. I guess what killed it was Sid Miers Alpha Centauri (very very old game). This could explain all the "nvlddmkm stopped responding and has recovered" warnings that I've been getting.
I've been out of the computer building loop for a while now. I know I need a PCI-E card around $100 from a local joint tomorrow. I was about to buy the PNY GeForce 9800 GT 1GB GDDR3:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+NV...&skuId=8968094
However, the specs say it needs a 400W PSU. My Dell only has 305W. I have no plans to upgrade my system right now, so please recommend a video card that will work. What I liked about the PNY was:
2 DVI outputs (I assume I can go dual monitors with this?)
around $100
don't care if it's ATI or nVidia
I'm not a very performance oriented user. The newest games I play would be Dawn of War 2 and Heroes of Might and Magic 5. However, if the GPU can speed up Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop, then I would be willing to shell out more. But to me, the old (and dead) 7600 GT works fine for me.
I've been out of the computer building loop for a while now. I know I need a PCI-E card around $100 from a local joint tomorrow. I was about to buy the PNY GeForce 9800 GT 1GB GDDR3:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+NV...&skuId=8968094
However, the specs say it needs a 400W PSU. My Dell only has 305W. I have no plans to upgrade my system right now, so please recommend a video card that will work. What I liked about the PNY was:
2 DVI outputs (I assume I can go dual monitors with this?)
around $100
don't care if it's ATI or nVidia
I'm not a very performance oriented user. The newest games I play would be Dawn of War 2 and Heroes of Might and Magic 5. However, if the GPU can speed up Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop, then I would be willing to shell out more. But to me, the old (and dead) 7600 GT works fine for me.