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Jonathan Sachs
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 Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:18 am Post subject: Recommend an AGP adapter, one generation old? |
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I'm seeking suggestions for a new AGP display adapter for my computer.
The one I have is so old that it's running under Windows XP with a
legacy driver. I hope that a newer card and driver will eliminate
some problems I'm having with system stability.
I currently have an AGP motherboard, so I must get an AGP adapter. I
expect to build a new system with a PCI-X motherboard in a year or so,
though, so I don't want to buy something fancy -- I would rather limit
my spending and plan to replace the adapter when I build a new
machine.
I want to select a product that was discontinued in the past year or
two, then look for a deal on eBay. I am partial to an ATI-branded
Radeon, but I'm open to other suggestions.
My requirements are: 1920 x 1200 resolution, very reliable hardware,
and a very stable driver for Windows XP. Desirable but not essential
are: Vista support, and DVI support at 1920 x 1200. I don't need high
performance by today's standards -- I don't do any gaming, and very
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rjn
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:10 am Post subject: Re: Recommend an AGP adapter, one generation old? |
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Jonathan Sachs <xxxx...@sbcglobal.not> wrote:
| Quote: | I'm seeking suggestions for a new AGP display
adapter for my computer.
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AGP what?
There are potential incompatibilities if the
motherboard slot is 1x or 2x. A new card is
apt to be a 4x or 8x.
| Quote: | I hope that a newer card and driver will eliminate
some problems I'm having with system stability.
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Matrox is still around, if stability is a requirement
(and performance isn't). I'm typing this on a PC
with an AGP 4x Parhelia, 1920x1200 DVI-D.
What makes you think it's the graphics driver?
Are you running ZoneAlarm 7 by any chance?
It's a quivering jello-like mass of thin-ice instability.
| Quote: | My requirements are: 1920 x 1200 resolution,
very reliable hardware, and a very stable driver
for Windows XP.
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Does that, although I'm on Win2K and can't
directly speak to the XP stability.
| Quote: | Desirable but not essential are: Vista support,
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Don't go there, seriously (although Matrox has
Vista drivers for their cards).
| Quote: | I don't do any gaming, and very little video.
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That's the profile of a Matrox customer.
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Jonathan Sachs
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend an AGP adapter, one generation old? |
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On 26 Apr 2007 17:10:06 -0700, rjn <email4rjn@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks for your response. Since I originally posted I have pretty
much settled on the Radeon 9600 Pro, but I'm happy to discuss the
matter further in case a better idea comes up.
| Quote: | AGP what?
There are potential incompatibilities if the
motherboard slot is 1x or 2x. A new card is
apt to be a 4x or 8x.
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The slot is 8x. Sorry I didn't specify, but 1x/2x are so old that I
didn't even think about it.
| Quote: | What makes you think it's the graphics driver?
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A couple of things. First, that most of the problems seem to be
associated with cycling through the screensaver. Second, that they
appeared roughly at the time when I replaced one older graphics card
with another.
| Quote: | Are you running ZoneAlarm 7 by any chance?
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No. I'm using Norton Internet Security 2007. I'm not entirely happy
with it, but it doesn't crash my system.
| Quote: | Don't go there, seriously (although Matrox has
Vista drivers for their cards).
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I cannot think of any reason why I would want to migrate to Vista.
Based on my past experience with new releases of software, I'm
assuming that at some point I will HAVE to, to meet the requirements
of a client or to be compatible with some new application. I hope
that will not happen for years, but you never know. |
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