Hi, im currently using a nvidia 6600GT graphics card with a zalman cooler, it was working for me perfectly, But i had an accident with liquid and at the moment im hoping the card is OK but im not sure yet.. Im looking for a graphics card that can support my twin VGA monitors, ive currently got twin DVI outputs on my card but using adapters.. Can anyone suggest me a decent graphics card that can support my twin monitors, possibly best about currently for my budget which is under £60 ($96.47) I know its a low budget, all i do is internet and watch a lot of films, upgrade for me would be good ive had a lot of driver messages like driver stopped working (i realise this is a software issue) possibly hardware due to it being stressed by me think onboard is 256mb? 512 or 1gb would be ideal... Suggestions please!!!
You can get a 1GB nvidia GT220 for £45 from scan which would be all in since you qualify for bit-tech user free delivery It has D-SUB/DL DVI/HDMI so i can only presume it supports dual monitors happily Details here Other members will be able to say better than I whether it fits the bill or not but i think its just about dandy for your needs.
Cheers for the fast, reply, wow excellent!! that looks pretty decent, i was put off, my card has 2 identical dvi ports, why do these ones have one dvi and one vga? Would i plug one monitor into vga as normal, and the other into the dvi port using a dvi adapter? Or do they come with splitter plugs for each port (i.e into vga splits into 2?) If someone could clear that up would be greatful, Also how do i go about free postage? Any other suggestions welcome too, Thanks.
dont even need a GT220 if all your doing is browsing the net and watching films then this will do http://www.scan.co.uk/products/512m...-520mhz-shader-1230mhz-8-cores-d-sub-dvi-hdmi your correct in your first question 1 plugs in and the other ses an adapter. The reason they come with VGA and not twin DVI is a costing thing. Cheaper to use a VGA than a DVI-I port.
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Cheers everyone, both look good, yeah i dont do anything other than browsing and watching films, wasnt sure about passive, i like my pc quiet... was currently running arctic cooler pro7 i think(?) and zalman cooler on the cpu, both very quiet... if i go passive ill probably need a noisy extraction fan... suppose i can find somthing quiet 120mm etc... just keeping noise down. Anything i buy ill probably look into a aftermarket quiet fan, maybe be able to swap the zalman over, who knows!
whats your case ? i run passively cool 8400GS in systems with only a single 120mm extraction and ive never had an overheating issue
Antec P182, yeah tbh i could probably run a passivly cooled GPU the arctic cooler and a 120mm extratcion fan, could be a nice quiet set up because the zalman is only a 60 or 80mm and can be a tad noisy... Its just my pcs in my room and i have to have it silent to sleep, and it gets left on some nights..
