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What's a cheap PCI (not PCI-E) video card w/ DVI for a 3rd LCD?

Jaxidian

Jaxidian

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I'm a software developer and am looking to go 3 monitors at my workstation at work. My PC already has a dual-out PCI-E video card in it so all I have left as options to upgrade are PCI slots. I'm wanting to add a third LCD to my mix of displays but am looking to spend as small an amount as possible on this video card. I'd like for it to handle 1600x1200 (or 1680x1050 or whatever the widescreen resolution is) and to have a DVI output.

Would appreciate any help anybody can give me on a good/cheap card that does this. 🙂

Thanks!

EDIT: I don't need any power in this guy other than to display normal desktop applications (Word, Outlook, Visual Studio, etc.) and perhaps play the occassional MPG/WMV file (not high-res or anything). I currently have an ATI PCI-e card (X300SE or something like that) if that matters.
 
You can grab a Radeon 9100 for $50 here, otherwise there should be Radeon 9200 PCI cards for about $50 also around the net, and a Geforce 6200 PCI for about $65-70. Ebay might actually be a bit cheaper. Anyway, those are just some options to consider.
 
Originally posted by: Avalon
You can grab a Radeon 9100 for $50 here, otherwise there should be Radeon 9200 PCI cards for about $50 also around the net, and a Geforce 6200 PCI for about $65-70. Ebay might actually be a bit cheaper. Anyway, those are just some options to consider.
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Will this definitely work in combination with my X300SE?
 
I'd try to stick with a card that's newer, hence the 9250. I'm not sure if the 7000 is supported in the CATs anymore. I run an X800 and X600 on my system, no problems, CAT 6.4s right now. I'm pretty sure the 9250 is supported by the latest drivers.
 
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