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Hadron

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Hey guys,

I bought a dell e521 cause the price was too good to pass up.
The psu is 305 watt, and the integrated gpu only has 1 VGA output.
I want to run two 22" panels with resolutions of 1680 x 1050.
So basically i'm looking for the cheapest video card possible that will have dual-dvi outputs.

I don't do any gaming on my PC and don't want to change the psu. Any suggestions?
I was thinking of the 7600gs or gt(~120$C) or Raedon x800(90$C with taxes.) Any cheaper suggestions. Many of the posts I'm reading suggest to change the psu with these cards, but is that really an issue for me since i don't game? The only thing I will add to the PC is a second hd). Thanks for your help...
 
Hadron said:
Hey guys,

I bought a dell e521 cause the price was too good to pass up.
The psu is 305 watt, and the integrated gpu only has 1 VGA output.
I want to run two 22" panels with resolutions of 1680 x 1050.
So basically i'm looking for the cheapest video card possible that will have dual-dvi outputs.

I don't do any gaming on my PC and don't want to change the psu. Any suggestions?
I was thinking of the 7600gs or gt(~120$C) or Raedon x800(90$C with taxes.) Any cheaper suggestions. Many of the posts I'm reading suggest to change the psu with these cards, but is that really an issue for me since i don't game? The only thing I will add to the PC is a second hd). Thanks for your help...
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If you don't game at all, I guess any low-end video card will do. Maybe a NVIDIA 7300 or ATI X1300, but I would probably go with the 7600 GS anyway. It's a pretty decent card for an HTPC for example and, if you eventually play a game or two, it can still run most games, with an acceptable framerate.
 
Just as long as it has 2 DVI inputs your good. But the looks of it im guessing your motherboard is AGP and not PIC-E.
Finding a cheap AGP card with 2 DVI inputs is hard to find or expensive.

And this x800 for 90 dollers must be an ebay buy?
Becuase x800 is a great card and 90 is worth it, but that is for gaming.
Many people wont agree with that but most of these poeple like spending their paycheck on the video card alone.
 
[CaM]Spoon;1030702212 said:
Just as long as it has 2 DVI inputs your good. But the looks of it im guessing your motherboard is AGP and not PIC-E.
Finding a cheap AGP card with 2 DVI inputs is hard to find or expensive.

And this x800 for 90 dollers must be an ebay buy?
Becuase x800 is a great card and 90 is worth it, but that is for gaming.
Many people wont agree with that but most of these poeple like spending their paycheck on the video card alone.
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It is PCI-E, and the x800 is refurbished card sold directly from ATI,

http://shopati.ca/product.asp?sku=3130802

They recommend a minimum of 300watts on their website, maybe i should pick it up?
 
Wow never seen a x800 crossfire edition before. And it looks like it has 2 DVI inputs.
Clearly for that price and its performance i would go with that card.
And I use to own a x800 pro video card which i just sold 2 months ago becuase im saving money to get a new computer. I ran the card on a 250 watt powersupply so you should be fine. But since its refurbished and you will get ATI warrenty maybe it would be better to be safe becuase if anything happens you bet they will blame you for running it on a computer which doesnt meet recommendation.
 
I just picked up an Asus 6200TC with a DVI and VGA port. Got it for 40CAD.

I know there's a dual DVI version of the 6600 surfing around for 60-70$ Canadian.
 
[CaM]Spoon;1030703642 said:
Wow never seen a x800 crossfire edition before. And it looks like it has 2 DVI inputs.
Clearly for that price and its performance i would go with that card.
And I use to own a x800 pro video card which i just sold 2 months ago becuase im saving money to get a new computer. I ran the card on a 250 watt powersupply so you should be fine. But since its refurbished and you will get ATI warrenty maybe it would be better to be safe becuase if anything happens you bet they will blame you for running it on a computer which doesnt meet recommendation.
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OK, x800 it is. the ati website recommends a minimum of 300 watts so i think i'll be ok...
 
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