You can absolutely still get AGP and PCI cards. I bought a PCI card a
couple months ago for a multi-monitor office setup. I just went to a
local computer store and got the cheapest PCI card they had (I think
it was an ATI).
A quick search on tigerdirect.com (they have a "warehouse store" near
me) shows 30+ PCI cards, from $20 up. Same for AGP. For instance:
Sparkle GeForce MX4000 64MB AGP, $19.99
Now, all that being said, I googled "Asus V6800 Pure GeForce 256 DDR"
and came up with multiple reviews that claims the card's max
resolution is 2048x1536 at 75Hz -- so, I wouldn't give up on the card
yet. Could be their current monitor couldn't handle more than 1024, so
XP is allowing the higher res. I would def. give the current card a
shot once the new monitor is hooked up.
Scott
On Dec 1, 2008, at 2:49 PM, DHSinclair wrote:
Are there still PCI and AGP video cards available that can image the
newer wide-screen panels at their native resolutions?
I do know that most PCI-e video cards do, but I have a need for a
card that is either AGP or PCI. The current video card is an old
Asus nVidia-based card (1st/2d generation). It is an {Asus V6800
Pure GeForce 256 DDR} in AGP format. It has been driving a GEM
(scansport) 150A 15" VGA panel for the last 3 years. The panel is
dying. It now has full width grey bars wherever text is displayed.
Sis has lived with this anomaly for 18 months................ :)
My Sister has ordered a Dell SE178WFP. The native res is 1440x900.
Her current video card (according to what winXP says) seems to top
at 1024x768. I do suspect somebody in the family has been dicking
around and killed the card's driver. I am the Uncle, so I can not
say anything! I did supply all the innards of my Sister's machine
(the best of my boneyard!).
Due to economic constraints, a current-tech modern video card is not
possible because the current m/b (Abit KG7) is limited to PCI and
AGP only.
Is this possible? If so, we have found a Christmas gift for my
Sister!
Thank you,
Duncan
