SWAP : Video card wanted

KIPAX · 01-06-2006, 13:16

Nowt fancy needed.. dont need 3d or owt.. just to setup another monitor on a PC for bog standard work.. not games...

have a few bits in my drawer... pick one..

origo router : asr 8400

4 port usb2 hub (silver)

4 port usb hub (orange)

compact flash car reader

ossymal · 01-06-2006, 13:28

Hi Kipax..
what sort of card do you need? agp or pci? i have both and you can have it foc... let me know which one

KIPAX · 01-06-2006, 13:33

now ya got me.... I ahve no idea.... I am a novice when it comes to the inside of a computer.... quite the expert programming but not really one for sticking my hand in ... comes from having a good friend (arshad at sr electronics) who would op round and do all that for me.... but now he moved away and gave up the business

how do i know which i need? and fanx

got to sort summat out for it

ossymal · 01-06-2006, 13:38

i'll sort it and fit it at weekend for you... sunday ok?

entwisi · 01-06-2006, 13:46

probably PCI as your main vid card will be using the agp slot.

ossymal · 01-06-2006, 13:51

I have some dual cards... maybe they may be ok for you..

KIPAX · 01-06-2006, 13:56

no idea what a dual card is.. unless its what they brought out years ago where ya could have two setups on one box ....

i did work on laptop and plug extra monitor in.. now forced back to desktop and am missing my extra monitor for the workspace... so its either stick another card in or get my laptop back off my eldest daughter..... not an easy task

now sorted with ossymal thanks

acidtech · 01-06-2006, 14:58

2 monitors now

going up in the world, hows the samsung going ?

KIPAX · 01-06-2006, 15:33

ey up craig

my eyes have adjusted to the new vibrance

acidtech · 02-06-2006, 12:03

took me a while, but i looks a damn site better than crt monitors

Len · 06-06-2006, 16:55

Thanks chaps.

Having read this thread, it moved me into experimenting using two monitors. I’d thought about it before but you know how it is, I just never got round to doing it, until now.
At the moment I have a spare monitor because my main pc is in the repair shop and it may be there for some time, so I thought I’d give it a bash whilst is free.
I managed to set it all up after doing a couple of searches on the web and following a few easy instructions and to be honest, it’s brilliant.
They do though recommend getting a dual video card rather than having a second video card fitted as they could conflict and cause problems.

There's loads of info on the subject, just do a search for “two monitors xp”

You can also get a free download called ULTRSMON which I have read is a must if you intend to have multiple monitors.
It allows you with great ease to move and manage your pages between monitors.

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

Cheers