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03/15/2005 07:53:51 AM · #1 |
Its time to get a graphics card and am wondering if you guys can point me in the right direction? I've been told the Matrox Parhelia would be best for photography?? (I don't do gaming). Any help or advice would be most welcome.
PC is a Pentium 3.2 with 1GB Ram runing CS on XP Pro
Monitor is an HP Pavillion F1903 19" LCD runing at 1280x1024 (currently analogue as I dont have a DVI graphic card).
At some stage I'd like to run a second monitor so 2 ports required in the card.
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03/15/2005 07:59:57 AM · #2 |
I'm very happy with my 128 bit ATI Radeon.
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03/15/2005 08:03:17 AM · #3 |
The parahelia is all dvi, and has 3 gpus on it so you could eventually go with 3 monitors
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03/15/2005 08:15:17 AM · #4 |
the "best" consumer card for graphics is the Nvidia 6800 ultra or the x800 card.
the best PRO graphics card is the Wildcat Realizm 800 from 3Dlabs wildcat only $2.100. :)
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03/15/2005 08:16:02 AM · #5 |
Anything by ATI is almost untouchable. I would recommend a radeon with tv in/out tho so you can also hook you pc to your tv.
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03/15/2005 08:52:48 AM · #6 |
If you don't do gaming any card will do. a Matrox parhelia would be serious overkill. Even the cheapest card will give good quality 2d.
Don't waste your money. Buy a low end radeon X300. Most willl come with two ports. |
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03/15/2005 08:57:11 AM · #7 |
| i got a x600, works good for me, with multiple monitor support and tv in/out. |
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03/15/2005 09:20:44 AM · #8 |
Go to a web site such as Tigerdirect.com and look at the video/graphic cards, the product information and their detailed specs to narrow down what you want and can afford. Then do research on the video cards you are most attracted to.
You've already said you want it ready to do dual monitors, and dvi out, people here are saying tv out is good too, so theres a good start to finding out what will work best with your computer, and what you want to do with your computer.
edit; typos
Message edited by author 2005-03-15 09:23:31. |
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03/15/2005 09:21:11 AM · #9 |
I'm a big fan of ATI. I built my current system almost 2 years ago with a Radeon 9700 pro ($400 at the time) and it still kicks out superb graphics. Not saying get that one, there's far better now, but ATI in general makes some good dependable products at least from my experiences.
Unless you're also a big gamer, with the graphics cards today you shouldn't have to spend too much. I'd rather put the extra into some more good fast memory, and a lot of it. That same system I built I put 2 gigs of rambus in which at the time was a lot of memory.
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03/15/2005 09:43:09 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by DanSig:
the "best" consumer card for graphics is the Nvidia 6800 ultra or the x800 card.
the best PRO graphics card is the Wildcat Realizm 800 from 3Dlabs wildcat only $2.100. :) |
nVidia Rocks and BFG Tech is one of the better OEM'rs
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03/15/2005 09:51:32 AM · #11 |
| I have a Radeon 9800. Supposedly very good. |
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03/15/2005 12:21:55 PM · #12 |
Thanks for all the feedback peeps, any money spent on the graphics card comes off my 'fund' for the 24-70 f/2.8 so the less the more ;)
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03/15/2005 12:46:07 PM · #13 |
As all the other said, any cheap modern video card will be more than enough for your photography work. Assuming your pc is reasonably recent you'll probably need an AGP card (unless your PC is REALLY new and you need a PCI express). Worth knowing which type of card you need before buying.
Like the others I would recommend ATI over nVidia at the moment. You'd be looking at an ATI Radeon of some kind. There are hundreds of different model numbers. Don't let them blind you with science. For what you want almost any Radeon will do.
John
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03/15/2005 01:10:48 PM · #14 |
| ATI has the edge at the lower end of the market at the moment. |
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03/15/2005 01:39:29 PM · #15 |
Aa stated above, the ATI 9700 has TV/out and can still handle the best of the graphics out today. It was released several years ago and is still supported with the latest drivers. It has been replaced with several newer versions *read expensive* so you should be able to pick one up cheap.
I have it and love it!
PS - It is listed at ATI for $199.00 compared to the newest version at $549.00. Go here: null
You should find it cheaper if you shop around...
Message edited by author 2005-03-15 13:45:57. |
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