Quick question before I order

[Cooperjazzy55]

Would this fit in a dell optiplex gx620? It's a Chipset/GPU Model: nVidia GeForce 310

Look at this on eBay:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=311292199802

nVidia GeForce 310 512MB PCI-E x16 VGA DisplayPort Low Profile Graphics Card

 

[beers]

What is your intended use? I probably wouldn't bother with a card that slow unless you strictly just need more monitors for 2d work.

 

[Cooperjazzy55]

It's just I have a 19" monitor through vga with onboard graphics and its blurry, just want to solve the blurry, the computer is just for basic tasks

 

[Cisco001]

What is the main use?
That card is slow...

 

[Cooperjazzy55]

Just General work I.e Internet etc, surely it's better than the Intel on board graphics?

 

[voyagerfan99]

No point in getting it unless you need to attach a second monitor.

 

[Cooperjazzy55]

Would it not give me a sharper image?

 

[Darren]

Would it not give me a sharper image?

Your resolution is probably set incorrectly. When selecting your resolution there's normally a (recommended) after one of them. Try that. If that's not the issue it might be the monitor or the cable.

 

[Cooperjazzy55]

I have tried every resolution possible along with refresh rates, I had a 15inch and it was fine but put on the 19 and its blurry

 

[voyagerfan99]

Unless you connect it with something other than VGA (such as DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort) the image will look blurry because it's an analog signal instead of a sharper digital signal.

 

[Cooperjazzy55]

So if I got a new graphics card with a dvi to vga cable would that solve it?

 

[Darren]

Unless you connect it with something other than VGA (such as DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort) the image will look blurry because it's an analog signal instead of a sharper digital signal.

I don't think that's it. I used a straight VGA signal to my 1600 x 900 20inch monitor for several years and when I switched to DVI I never noticed a difference. Yeah I'd prefer DVI but in my experience VGA isn't noticeably blurrier.

 

[beers]

I don't think that's it. I used a straight VGA signal to my 1600 x 900 20inch monitor for several years and when I switched to DVI I never noticed a difference. Yeah I'd prefer DVI but in my experience VGA isn't noticeably blurrier.

I have two of the same monitor next to each other at work, one with DP and one with VGA and the VGA one is so obviously blurry in comparison it's kind of amusing, although the res is 1080p. I believe it gets a little blurrier at higher resolutions.

 

[voyagerfan99]

So if I got a new graphics card with a dvi to vga cable would that solve it?

No because you'd still be getting an analog signal.

I don't think that's it. I used a straight VGA signal to my 1600 x 900 20inch monitor for several years and when I switched to DVI I never noticed a difference. Yeah I'd prefer DVI but in my experience VGA isn't noticeably blurrier.

beers (and myself) are correct.

 

[Darren]

No because you'd still be getting an analog signal.

beers (and myself) are correct.

I'll defer to you two then since you're both more experienced than myself. I just know in my personal experience I didn't notice much difference.

 

[Cooperjazzy55]

ok so what would you guys recommend to do? im at a loss

 

[Darren]

See if you can get an actual picture of the blurriness. You'll need to use a camera, not a screenshot. I'm still thinking it's something else. If the monitor only has VGA input then you might need a whole new monitor, or you might have something else going on. Still, I would think even a 19 inch monitor wouldn't suffer from terrible image quality out of VGA. Like I said I had a 20inch monitor and used it for gaming through VGA and never noticed any issues.

 

[Cooperjazzy55]

I cant get a picture as the iphone corrects the image so it doesnt show the issue

 

[voyagerfan99]

Still, I would think even a 19 inch monitor wouldn't suffer from terrible image quality out of VGA. Like I said I had a 20inch monitor and used it for gaming through VGA and never noticed any issues.

Depends on the resolution you run.

I cant get a picture as the iphone corrects the image so it doesnt show the issue

Doesn't really matter. What connections does your monitor have?

 

[Cooperjazzy55]

I only have vga on the monitor