New Videocard: PCie 16x, 128 bit, DH, passive

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Bernard111, Feb 12, 2007.

  1. gnome

    gnome

    I don't know of such a test, but any modern card is fast enough that video speed will make zero difference to trading.
     
    #21     Mar 11, 2007
  2. I'm looking for something similar...

    -PCIe 16x
    -Passive
    -Dual monitor capable (both DVI and VGA)
    -Best possible 2D picture quality for sharp text, video / photo editing, DVD playback
    -Vista Ultimate compatible
    -Don't care for gaming spec

    Any suggestions? Thanks!
     
    #22     Mar 12, 2007
  3. Yes, it could be true unless you had to upgrade from TT 6.x to TT 7.x: my Matrox G450 PCI was not able to refresh correctly the DOM; In fact I had to switch to Nvidia NVS285 Quadro on PCI Express.
     
    #23     Mar 12, 2007
  4. gnome

    gnome

    Nvidia Quadro NVS... no contest!
     
    #24     Mar 12, 2007
  5. gnome

    gnome

    "Matrox Millennium G Series" is slow. Nvidia Quadro NVS is better.
     
    #25     Mar 12, 2007
  6. Which Quadro NVS version is best? Is Matrox no longer top dog in the 2D arena?
     
    #26     Mar 12, 2007
  7. gnome

    gnome

    I'm not sure Matrox ever was top dog in 2D...

    You can choose only what will fit into your mobo slots. For PCI, there are 400 (quad) and 280/200 (dual). The 280 is the better choice for DVI... as for VGA, they are all 2048x1536.

    For AGP, there is 280 and 200.

    If you have a newer PCIE mobo, you can go with 440 or 285. (There is 280 PCIE x16, but the 285 is the better choice.)
     
    #27     Mar 12, 2007
  8. I noticed these vidcards have 128Mb. Do I need 256Mb minimum video ram to run Vista with Aero on?
     
    #28     Mar 12, 2007
  9. gnome

    gnome

    Interesting question, and I'm not sure about it. Considering Vista has higher graphics card memory requirements, better be safe and go for the 256MB one. After all, you'd hate to get the 128MB version and regret it.
     
    #29     Mar 12, 2007
  10. My new Dell PC comes with nVidia Quadro NVS integrated graphics with shared memory. Is that the same thing especially in terms of PQ? I have plenty of unused RAM left and can allocated 256Mb of memory to it without breaking a sweat.
     
    #30     Mar 19, 2007