j.,
Thanks. You confirm my observations completely. I know I have to move to
the new PCI-e interface. I'll chum for AGP cards for my remaining 2 "old"
clients until I can afford to bring them into the light of the current day.
I will save my old PCI Matrox cards for my server! I know that the
on-board Rage chip is getting to run out of gas........... :) No way I can
afford to replace/upgrade my server ATM.
Best,
Duncan
At 13:28 12/01/2008 -0800, you wrote:
There are still AGP cards being made, or at least were. ATI for sure, NV
dunno, but driver issues abound with ATI AGP solutions from what I read.
Regular PCI video died when AGP took over, as PCIe has done /now.
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
