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jd_D60
26th of February 2004 (Thu), 16:13
anyone got recommendations of a decent graphics card to use with DVI connection for IIYAMA 19" TFT

Can I also assume I rip out my existing (basic) card and insert the DVI card in its place
CyberDyneSystems
26th of February 2004 (Thu), 16:33
Three recomendations;

Matrox,
Matrox,
....and Matrox :)

Really,. if PS is the important thing,. there is no card better suited. They have Cards with Dual DVI and even triple DVI output. :mrgreen:


P.S.,. I am going to move this thread into Post Processing :)
iwatkins
26th of February 2004 (Thu), 16:47
Can I offer a fourth recommendation?

Er, Matrox. :)

As CDS says, if the emphasis is on PS work then there is no other choice.

Cheers

Ian
jd_D60
26th of February 2004 (Thu), 16:51
Any particular models (ie millenuim 550 or parhelia)

I don;t need dual monitor support . also would 64Mb suffice

ta again
CyberDyneSystems
26th of February 2004 (Thu), 16:57
You would probably get equally good results from even earlier models,. like the G400 and G450.. the biggest difference is the 3D gaming support and how many monitors they drive..

So which ever is more affordable :)

I have some rather old G400s at only 16MB and they handle Photoshop better than my 128MB G-Force ti4600 :shock:

No kidding.
CyberDyneSystems
26th of February 2004 (Thu), 17:05
http://shopmatrox.com/usa/products/categories.asp?CategoryID=74&Column=2

The G550 for $125.00 looks good,. or the G400 MAX refurbished for about $60.00 if you don't need state of the art,. the 550 would be more likely to remain compatible with newr OS and "Direct X" stuff in the future though...
cgratti
26th of February 2004 (Thu), 18:01
http://shopmatrox.com/usa/products/categories.asp?CategoryID=74&Column=2

The G550 for $125.00 looks good,. or the G400 MAX refurbished for about $60.00 if you don't need state of the art,. the 550 would be more likely to remain compatible with newr OS and "Direct X" stuff in the future though...

take a look at the XFX Geforce FX 5950 256MB Ultra AGP Graphics Card
larsesp
15th of March 2004 (Mon), 05:23
I have a Nvidia Quatro Pro 4 XL700.. It's AWESOME!! Highly recommended.


Lars
iwatkins
15th of March 2004 (Mon), 08:50
I have a Nvidia Quatro Pro 4 XL700.. It's AWESOME!! Highly recommended.

Lars

I have many of the NVidia Quadro cards, the Quadro 2 and 4's, Pros and non Pros. All are OK for graphics work, but colour accuracy between these cards (which are not cheap) and the Matrox cards is night and day, especially when running with a TFT via DVI.

Get Matrox for PS work, Nvidia/ATI stormers for games/3D etc.

IMHO, of course.

Cheers

Ian