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Mar 26, 2009 06:59 |  #1

I ma retired and due to a HUGE loss in my 401K I am on a budget. I wonder if any of you can suggest a video card that will aloow me to run two monitors that doesn't cost a small fortune, or am I asking too much. Thanks


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Mar 26, 2009 09:13 |  #2

This graphics card would be perfect for you, and it's dirt cheap.

http://www.newegg.com …aspx?Item=N82E1​6814130394 (external link)




  
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Mar 26, 2009 10:03 |  #3

8600 is a nice card :)


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Mar 26, 2009 11:18 as a reply to  @ Bobster's post |  #4

Did somebody say cheap? How is $19.99 after $10 rebate?

http://www.newegg.com …aspx?Item=N82E1​6814121259 (external link)

Has HDMI, DVI, and VGA output. Comes with a DVI-VGA converter depending on type of connection you need.


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Mar 26, 2009 13:56 |  #5

My experience with dual displays seems to find AMD/ATI generally better for support than nVidia, I have tried several cards from each manufacturer and I've had no end of weird faults with nVidia. This doesn't mean ATI Radeon cards are perfect but when it comes to media they are usually better.

At this moment in time ATI/AMD have the best performing range of cards for price/performance.


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Mar 26, 2009 20:31 |  #6

Faolan wrote in post #7604038 (external link)
My experience with dual displays seems to find AMD/ATI generally better for support than nVidia, I have tried several cards from each manufacturer and I've had no end of weird faults with nVidia. This doesn't mean ATI Radeon cards are perfect but when it comes to media they are usually better.

At this moment in time ATI/AMD have the best performing range of cards for price/performance.


I have used both (been using duals for over 9 years now and can't go back to a single screen), and haven't' had issues with either. I prefer Nvidia now as there are no more "Built by ATI" cards.

The first thing to ask is, do you know what interface your PC uses, is it PCI-E or AGP?


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Mar 27, 2009 08:40 |  #7

I got this one at CompUSA/Tiger Direct for $79. So far so good. http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …85808&Q=&is=REG​&A=details (external link)


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