Please recommend me a dual graphics card

geminitec · 11-05-2008, 08:42 AM

Hi Guys,

I'm running two monitors,

One is a 26 inch wide iiyama (this could be a bit cheap) the other is a standard 19inch flat CTX.

Our work is very fine detail (pcbs) so I need a good resolution, the max on the main screen is 1920 x 1200. I can achieve this with our old graphics but the detail does flicker very badly. The graphics card in my pc is old (probably at least 3 years). What graphics card would you recommend to solve this flicker?

Money is a factor but we certainly don't want a 'cheap & nasty' solution.

Thanks in advance....

**emosun** · 11-05-2008, 01:29 PM

Welcome to tsf. You need to post the make and model of the computer.

geminitec · 11-06-2008, 02:11 AM

Thanks for the welcome

The PC is a 'Compaq Evo D510'

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/q...11349_div.HTML

Thanks....

**emosun** · 11-06-2008, 05:08 PM

Thaks , could you specify which Evo D150 your have. Theres a "lays down" work style case , a slimline case , or a the regular full tower case.

geminitec · 11-07-2008, 03:02 AM

Emosun,

Its the full regular tower case...

**emosun** · 11-07-2008, 03:24 PM

Ok so from what I gather it most likely (if it hasn't been upgraded) has a geforce 2 64mb agp in it. You can definitely get somthing better in there. A geforce 7300 should do well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143102
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...296&CatId=2234

There both agp 4x compatible and serveral times faster then what you have currently. You'll be moveing from a geforce 2 to a geforce 7.

11-05-2008, 08:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
geminitec Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Please recommend me a dual graphics card Hi Guys, I'm running two monitors, One is a 26 inch wide iiyama (this could be a bit cheap) the other is a standard 19inch flat CTX. Our work is very fine detail (pcbs) so I need a good resolution, the max on the main screen is 1920 x 1200. I can achieve this with our old graphics but the detail does flicker very badly. The graphics card in my pc is old (probably at least 3 years). What graphics card would you recommend to solve this flicker? Money is a factor but we certainly don't want a 'cheap & nasty' solution. Thanks in advance....

11-05-2008, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,064 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Please recommend me a dual graphics card Welcome to tsf. You need to post the make and model of the computer. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-06-2008, 02:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
geminitec Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Re: Please recommend me a dual graphics card Thanks for the welcome The PC is a 'Compaq Evo D510' http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/q...11349_div.HTML Thanks....

11-06-2008, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,064 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Please recommend me a dual graphics card Thaks , could you specify which Evo D150 your have. Theres a "lays down" work style case , a slimline case , or a the regular full tower case. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-07-2008, 03:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
geminitec Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Re: Please recommend me a dual graphics card Emosun, Its the full regular tower case...

11-07-2008, 03:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,064 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Please recommend me a dual graphics card Ok so from what I gather it most likely (if it hasn't been upgraded) has a geforce 2 64mb agp in it. You can definitely get somthing better in there. A geforce 7300 should do well. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143102 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...296&CatId=2234 There both agp 4x compatible and serveral times faster then what you have currently. You'll be moveing from a geforce 2 to a geforce 7. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list