I would like to change out my old 15" monitor with a 1680 x 1050 LCD.

PC is 3-4 yrs old - 1 Ghz w/ PCI slot(s)

Graphics/video boards talk about PCI-Express slots.

(Currently have/use an NVIDIA Vanta/Vanta LT board) driviang a Compaq MV700
monitor)

Will a PCI-Express board work in a PCI slot?

Will I have a power supply problem?

Regards,
Wayne

Wayne wrote:

nope i've never heard of that graphics card but sadly i doubt it
would have enough power to drive that resolution anyway.

While searching on-lines stores for a card that supports 1680 x 1050 and
greater, all (seem to) note the card's interface is PCI-Express.
Wayne


"gimp" <anonymous (AT) smeg (DOT) com> wrote

Wayne,

1680X1050 isn't demanding. It's possible that your current graphics card
will support it. (A Vanta is a limited version of the nVidia TNT2, if memory
serves. The limitations would mainly affect it for 3D gaming.)

If you need something newer, here's an example:

http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/nv91.pdf It does 85 Hz in 32 bit color at
1920X1200.

It's a PCI card using the nVidia MX4000 chipset. www.newegg.com has a 64 MB
version for $34 (US), plus $5 shipping. (For another $5, you can get 128 MB
of video RAM, although I doubt there's much point.) The 1680X1050 isn't
listed, but I assume that it would be supported. (You'd probably need to
install the .inf file for the monitor to get it recognized properly, if
you're running Windows.) An LCD probably would run with a 60 or 75 Hz
refresh, although I believe that some models exist that permit higher rates.

If you need a card with a DVI interface, those exist as well.

I suggest that you begin by using the video card selector at newegg (above).
Select the PCI interface, and DVI if you need it.

Bob Knowlden


Address may be scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

"Wayne" <wgd.roaming (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

Wayne wrote:

No. PCI-express hardware is completely different.

Your slots suport AGP and PCI.

Wayne wrote:
A PCI-Express card will not work in that system. They are not
compatible and a PCI-e card won't even fit in a PCI slot.

Wayne wrote:
No, but you can still find PCI cards out there. Whether you can find
one with a DVI output and 1680x1050 resolution is a different story.

--
Mike Smith

"Mike Smith" <mikeUNDERSCOREsmith (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote


1680 x 1050 at 60 Hz (which should work out to about 142 MHz
or thereabouts in terms of pixel rate, even with "CRT-like"
blanking times) should be well within the capability of a DVI
output rated to the maximum permissible under that spec
(which is over 160 MHz). Any card capable of 1600 x 1200
at 60 Hz should be capable of this format as well.

Bob M.

My dated VANTA card supports 1600 x 1024 (using as I write this). However,
the dot clock does not match up with the 1680 x 1050 display (nice change
from a tube to this 20" display). Text - portions of letters on certain
lines, is smeared. JPG sutff is fine of course. Excel sheets - horizontal
lines every so often are doubled up, i.e. appearance to two smeared lines
together. Again, probably all dot-clock related. Will have to bit the
bullet and fine a moderately-priced AGP card that supports 1680 x 1050.

Pointers to moderately-priced (< $200 !) cards appreciated.

Wayne


"Bob Myers" <nospamplease (AT) address (DOT) invalid> wrote

"Wayne" <wgd.roaming (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

OK, but note that I said 1600 x 1200, not 1600 x 1024 - that latter number
is an important one. For every additional line in the image, you add one
full line's worth (in this case, 1600) of pixels, PLUS the horizontal
blanking
time for each line. So it's a much bigger deal going from 1600 x 1024 to
1600 x 1200 than it is going from 1600 x 1024 to 1680 x 1024.

Bob M.