Help on buying a video card

[Trukin]

Ok so, im buying a video card, and a monitor. The monitor uses DVI. The video card is a SAPPHIRE 100145ADVL Radeon X1600PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Video Card. I have a monitor, which uses VGA connector. Can i plug my VGA monitor into the VGA connector and the new monitor to the DVI connector, and configure it as dual monitor? I have never bought a video card before so thats why i am asking.

 

[Impr3ssiv3]

i would at least get a card that has GDDR3 memory

 

[Iluvpenguins]

7600GT is a good card or,newegg has a 7800GT for $130 thats a load better,forget what was up with it,but it caught my eye

 

[heyman421]

jeez, wasn't the 7800 like $500 just a year or two ago?

i'd snag that if i didn't think my computer would bottleneck the hell out of it

 

[The_Other_One]

You should not base your purchase on the card's RAM. There are many other factors aside from this. Yes, typically cards with faster/better RAM are better cards. However, I'm sure I can find cards that have GDDR3 memory and are slower than GDDR2 cards.

As for the card, as many others typically suggest, I'd look into the Geforce 7600GT. It's a better card for basically the same price.

And for your VGA/DVI question, yes, you can have duel monitors though VGA and DVI.

 

[Iluvpenguins]

jeez, wasn't the 7800 like $500 just a year or two ago?

i'd snag that if i didn't think my computer would bottleneck the hell out of it

its a recertified card or something like that,i'll find link

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130077

 

[Trukin]

WOW ! you guys were fast! haha thanks, im going to look at it really careful!