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what inexpensive video card for dual display?
Thanks for all the help! i thought that this question needed a thread all it's own.
Thanks for all the help! i thought that this question needed a thread all it's own.
i use a Nvidia 8400gs, its got dual display support, its fan-less (but i put a silent fan on it to cool it a bit) its only use is sitting and decoding on my HTPC. works flawless. but thats ALL it does. its DVI output is into an hdmi converter cable into my Asus HDAV1.3 deluxe, then hdmi into the 40" lcd @ 1080P in Windows Media Centre. and it was cheap as chips brand new, the store man was probably thinking, WTF do you want that for?LOL.
I bought a nVidia 7200GS for $10 on Tigerdirect. While not a powerful card, all I needed it for was dual monitor support, which it handles beautifully. As long as you're not playing games on it...
or on the ATI end.... a 3650, 4350, 4830, 3670, 3450, or 4670 are all good cards that are $100 or less
can this card display dual monitors? thank you for the help.
Here is a list of the best gang for the buck. Hope it will give you some ideas. Fabe Best Graphics Cards For The Money: December '09 : November Review And December Updates - Review Tom's Hardware
Just don't forget the power requirement I mentioned on your other thread. Many of the current generation graphics cards require a dedicated PCI-E power connection, so if you choose to go that route you need to make sure your PSU offers the capacity to do so (I've heard that emachines can be pretty notorious for having very small power supplies)...
Of course there is nothing stopping you from upgrading your PSU when you add the new video card, but it will impact your budget somewhat (you can find some relatively inexpensive PSU's, but you'll want to stick with reputable manufacturers like Corsair, Antec, etc). Newegg currently has a 400W Corsair for about $35 (after $15 MIR).