Is this Vid card a good deal?

P

Papa

IMHO buying anything from eBay is a gamble. Sometimes you will get a very
good deal, but other times problems will arise. What if it is defective?
What would you do then? What if it turns out to be a used part? What is
their return policy? Are you getting it directly from eBay, or from an
individual who listed the part at eBay?

I prefer buying from online companies such as Newegg. Their prices are good,
shipping is fast and inexpensive, and they have RMA policies that work.
 
M

Mikey

Hi;
NO!
Reason #1: 16MBs total video memory divided/split into two channels = 8MBs
each. You'll get nowhere.
Reason #2: LCDs use DVI outputs don't they?
No DVI ouput on it and no DVI connector included in the deal.

I'd consider that card only...
a)with 32MBs on it,
b)only for business applications, no "real" gaming,
c)only for CRTs.

It is a very (extremely) good card with 32MBs on it but not for ALL
purposes.

Mikey
 
G

Guest

if you can find a good deal on a GeForce2 MX or Geforce4 MX that has dual ramdacs you should be fine. Or if your LCD has digital inputs, maybe will even work to drive two monitors as well. I was using a GeForce2 MX Twinview that I orignally purchased for $120 when it was brand new, but you can find these the faster MX400 for $20-$30 now or even the GeForce4MX are fairly good. Recently I wanted to upgrade my video card though, and spent $75 on a Radeon 8500 which is a wonderful card (comparible to GeForce3 in speed, but with two ramdacs), Then, being sick of my old Matrox Millenium II PCI card I was using to drive a third monitor, because it didn't have video overlay support, I replaced it with a Radeon 9100 PCI, which can drive a analog monitor as well as a digital flat panel (8500LE is like this too, same R200 chip). That card was about $50. This, of course is assuming you need good 3D speeds. If you spend twice as much, a GeForce4 TI will nearly double your dx8 performance. However, just this week, I was able to purchase, on ebay, a Quadro4 100 VNS (Quadro2 EX Chipset) for $17 including shipping, and the split monitor cable for another $12 including shipping. It was only 32mb, same as my old GeForce2MX, but was about 10-15% faster (the GPU is clocked faster, but the ram is about the same, but with 4ns memory, it was stable at 500DDR, although it lost some performance going this high, compared to 400 some.. with stock speeds at 333Mhz on the card I received.

So, all in all, you can get a card that will clone the output on two screen for cheaper. or you can use a VGA splitter if all you need is two identical copies. The main benifit from a dual monitor card, is to double the workspace avaiable, but many consumer cards will use the second output for TV output online, since its more mass market.
 
F

Frank

Thank you very much for the details info. So I guess you think this card
would not work out for me?...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2762485503&category=40160
This card is all over ebay, but they don't seem to sell for some reason.

I do not do any heavy graphics at all. I just need the second monitor to
control the system from a distance to run audio programs that do not contain
any video.

Thanks!
Frank


if you can find a good deal on a GeForce2 MX or Geforce4 MX that has dual
ramdacs you should be fine. Or if your LCD has digital inputs, maybe will
even work to drive two monitors as well. I was using a GeForce2 MX Twinview
that I orignally purchased for $120 when it was brand new, but you can find
these the faster MX400 for $20-$30 now or even the GeForce4MX are fairly
good. Recently I wanted to upgrade my video card though, and spent $75 on a
Radeon 8500 which is a wonderful card (comparible to GeForce3 in speed, but
with two ramdacs), Then, being sick of my old Matrox Millenium II PCI card I
was using to drive a third monitor, because it didn't have video overlay
support, I replaced it with a Radeon 9100 PCI, which can drive a analog
monitor as well as a digital flat panel (8500LE is like this too, same R200
chip). That card was about $50. This, of course is assuming you need good
3D speeds. If you spend twice as much, a GeForce4 TI will nearly double
your dx8 performance. However, just this week, I was able to purchase, on
ebay, a Quadro4 100 VNS (Quadro2 EX Chipset) for $17 including shipping, and
the split monitor cable for another $12 including shipping. It was only
32mb, same as my old GeForce2MX, but was about 10-15% faster (the GPU is
clocked faster, but the ram is about the same, but with 4ns memory, it was
stable at 500DDR, although it lost some performance going this high,
compared to 400 some.. with stock speeds at 333Mhz on the card I received.

So, all in all, you can get a card that will clone the output on two screen
for cheaper. or you can use a VGA splitter if all you need is two identical
copies. The main benifit from a dual monitor card, is to double the
workspace avaiable, but many consumer cards will use the second output for
TV output online, since its more mass market.
 

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