Graphics Card Suggestions

AGP and PCI
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Donald


"Mark Huffman" wrote:

> It depends on your motherboard.
>
> Do you have AGP, PCI express, or just PCI?
>
> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > Can anyone recommend a new graphics card for Vista?
> > --
> > Donald

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Cool, with AGP you will have some options.
Another key question is what do you want to do with Vista?
1) gamer
2) Photography/video
3) Office dweller(spreadsheets/email/web/word, etc)
4) Designer

The reason those matter is...
A gamer will want a fast card with tons of memory, a photographer/video guy
is going to want a card that can drive large monitor(multiple monitors) in
photo realistic colors, an office dweller would want a card that can hold an
image REAL steady and produce crisp text on a good monitor, and a
designer(web or graphics) will have similar needs to photo/video and office
people.

Luckily many cards today can do much or most of these.

What kind of monitor do you have? What resolution is it capable of?




"Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> AGP and PCI
> --
> Donald
>
>
> "Mark Huffman" wrote:
>

>> It depends on your motherboard.
>>
>> Do you have AGP, PCI express, or just PCI?
>>
>> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:93392369-A7C1-4F83-8840-4D66328AFD92@microsoft.com...

>> > Can anyone recommend a new graphics card for Vista?
>> > --
>> > Donald

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video/office
monitor envision 7100: 1280 x 1024


"Zapper" wrote:

> Cool, with AGP you will have some options.
> Another key question is what do you want to do with Vista?
> 1) gamer
> 2) Photography/video
> 3) Office dweller(spreadsheets/email/web/word, etc)
> 4) Designer
>
> The reason those matter is...
> A gamer will want a fast card with tons of memory, a photographer/video guy
> is going to want a card that can drive large monitor(multiple monitors) in
> photo realistic colors, an office dweller would want a card that can hold an
> image REAL steady and produce crisp text on a good monitor, and a
> designer(web or graphics) will have similar needs to photo/video and office
> people.
>
> Luckily many cards today can do much or most of these.
>
> What kind of monitor do you have? What resolution is it capable of?
>
>
>
>
> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news6D19F52-719F-4600-AAEC-374C4FD72123@microsoft.com...

> > AGP and PCI
> > --
> > Donald
> >
> >
> > "Mark Huffman" wrote:
> >

> >> It depends on your motherboard.
> >>
> >> Do you have AGP, PCI express, or just PCI?
> >>
> >> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:93392369-A7C1-4F83-8840-4D66328AFD92@microsoft.com...
> >> > Can anyone recommend a new graphics card for Vista?
> >> > --
> >> > Donald
> >>
> >>
> >>

>

This one is a good bang/buck:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150157


"Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> AGP and PCI
> --
> Donald
>
>
> "Mark Huffman" wrote:
>

>> It depends on your motherboard.
>>
>> Do you have AGP, PCI express, or just PCI?
>>
>> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:93392369-A7C1-4F83-8840-4D66328AFD92@microsoft.com...

>> > Can anyone recommend a new graphics card for Vista?
>> > --
>> > Donald

>>
>>
>>

For his needs, probably overkill. He'd be fine with:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143056

I use a standard 6600 and it works flawlessly.

Tom
"Mark" <mhuffman@wolffbros.com> wrote in message
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> This one is a good bang/buck:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150157
>
>
> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news6D19F52-719F-4600-AAEC-374C4FD72123@microsoft.com...

>> AGP and PCI
>> --
>> Donald
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>> "Mark Huffman" wrote:
>>

>>> It depends on your motherboard.
>>>
>>> Do you have AGP, PCI express, or just PCI?
>>>
>>> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:93392369-A7C1-4F83-8840-4D66328AFD92@microsoft.com...
>>> > Can anyone recommend a new graphics card for Vista?
>>> > --
>>> > Donald
>>>
>>>
>>>

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Unless he tells us what the source of his Video is it is hard to tell what
card to recommend since if he has a 720p or 1080i video source then a low
memory bandwidth card would drop frames trying to process it causing
stuttering especially since 6600 cards come with diffeerent memory
bandwidths since each 6600 card manufacturer is allowed to pick his own
memory type (DDR or DDR2) and memory speed and therfore only the top end
6600 cards can handle 1080i video and they cost just as much as 6600GT cards
which have better de-interlacing motion compensation logic then the basic
6600 cards.
"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> For his needs, probably overkill. He'd be fine with:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143056
>
> I use a standard 6600 and it works flawlessly.
>
> Tom
> "Mark" <mhuffman@wolffbros.com> wrote in message
> news:eummL0tmGHA.2204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> This one is a good bang/buck:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150157
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>> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news6D19F52-719F-4600-AAEC-374C4FD72123@microsoft.com...

>>> AGP and PCI
>>> --
>>> Donald
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mark Huffman" wrote:
>>>
>>>> It depends on your motherboard.
>>>>
>>>> Do you have AGP, PCI express, or just PCI?
>>>>
>>>> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:93392369-A7C1-4F83-8840-4D66328AFD92@microsoft.com...
>>>> > Can anyone recommend a new graphics card for Vista?
>>>> > --
>>>> > Donald
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

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It is also important to know if you plan on installing an HDTV tuner in your
PC and what type of display(s) and connections you plan on having.

"Mark Huffman" <mhuffman@wolffbros.com> wrote in message
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> It depends on your motherboard.
>
> Do you have AGP, PCI express, or just PCI?
>
> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:93392369-A7C1-4F83-8840-4D66328AFD92@microsoft.com...

>> Can anyone recommend a new graphics card for Vista?
>> --
>> Donald

>
>

Can you tel me more about HDTV turner and suggest pci cards also?

"JW" wrote:

> It is also important to know if you plan on installing an HDTV tuner in your
> PC and what type of display(s) and connections you plan on having.
>
> "Mark Huffman" <mhuffman@wolffbros.com> wrote in message
> news:O7hSrUtmGHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> > It depends on your motherboard.
> >
> > Do you have AGP, PCI express, or just PCI?
> >
> > "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:93392369-A7C1-4F83-8840-4D66328AFD92@microsoft.com...

> >> Can anyone recommend a new graphics card for Vista?
> >> --
> >> Donald

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> >

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