Are you sure you got that video card name right? The 5xxx cards are old and didn't come in a PCI-Express flavor, as far as I know - hence the question.
And if you've really got a 5xxx chipset card, then the answer is 'no'. Or at least 'not really'. Via analog yes, possibly, but not via DVI.
Yes, the pc is a Medion 4210 with that card, after i wrote this i called Medion support and they tried it on a 25" monitor and they said it worked fine, btw that pc is just a few months old, but like you said they probably tried it with a regular cable not dvi.
Huh... you're right. The product page does say "128MB Nvidia GeForce FX 5300 PCI Express graphics card". Didn't know there was such a thing.
Still, spec-wise, looks like any other 5xxx based card - analog support up to 2048x1536, dvi up to 1600x1200. So, your call on the whole 'analog versus digital' issue and you may want to verify that with Medion support for grins.
Thanks Chulet for the info, I just fixed the problem, I just bought a new card and just finished installing it, it is the GE Force 6600 GT OC (Overcloked) 128 MB PCI Express, the 7800 at $600 was just a bit mutch, I hope that is ok for the 24 inch when it gets here.
I have a 19 inch flat panel Samsong 930B with 700:1 ratio and don't see any change yet maybe when playing games i will.
The GeForce 6600 is a nice card, you should be more than set. And the 'OC' part should mean you've bought the BFG branded card and it's one that I own and prefer. Lifetime warranty. :smileyhappy:
Make sure you upgrade to the latest Nvidia Forceware drivers to get the most from the card!
Yes I guess you mean the ge force driver, i always check at least weekly if they have a new driver.
I don't see any difference in graphic or speed with the new card, acording to bfg there is not that much difference between the two cards, it maybe because the monitor i am using now (3 weeks) is one of the top Samsong 19" digital flat panel with 700:1 ratio and was already extremely sharp.
Also BFG told me that the max resolution was 1600X1200 with the 6600, i tought that i needed 1920X1200 for the 2405
We've got two different peoples in here now, so a wee bit of confusion. Sorry.
Yes, the native resolution of the 2405FPW is 1920x1200, so you would need a card that supported that. Kind of surprised the 6600, which are new cards, especially the 'GT' allegedly don't support it. According to Nvidia, the 6600 line of cards support well beyond that:
"Dual integrated 400 MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048 × 1536 at 85Hz"
FWIW, those specs match the 7800GTX I'm using and it definitely supports the 2405 - got one hanging off it right now.
Perhaps they meant maximum playable resolution, something many reviews will touch on - most of the modern games would need to be scabled down below 1920x1200 to get acceptable performance with their quality settings cranked up.
There's quite a bit of internal difference, tech spec wise, between the FX5300 and 6600GT. It's not the kind of thing that will show up on a still image or at lower resolutions, however. What you've bought yourself are things like a higher fillrate and memory bandwidth. For example, memory bandwidth on the 5300 is 6.4GB/sec while it jumps to 16.0GB/sec on the 6600. Fillrate goes from 1.1B texels/sec to 4B texels/sec. Pretty much all of the internal specs jump like that. It means that games will run faster as the resolution is increased compared to the old card and will support a higher rez before the card tops out. Other components can become bottlenecks before the video card does, however - memory, bus, cpu speed all play a role here as well - so your milage may vary.
Well i done it again, i should have waited for your answer i guess.
I went this morning and returned the card and bought the 7800 GT OC from BFG at $700 with tax but guess what when i brought it home i noticed that i did not have the 2 free conectors to connect to the card so i called the Future shop tech and he told me that my medion as only a 350W power supply and would not work with that card so back to the store for a 400w installed it and everything seems to work fine now, looking forward to get the new monitor.
I think I should have done what I wanted to do first and get that new PC from Dell that comes with the 2400 monitor at about $3000, .
At least you'll be all set when the monitor does arrive! :smileyvery-happy:
Yah, that's one of the interesting things with these new video cards - they need to be connected directly to your power supply. Not enough juice from the mobo slots no mo. I ended up building my new pc with a 600W PSU so that I could go dual 7800GTX cards in SLI mode if so desired. Some day. Maybe.
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Are you sure you got that video card name right? The 5xxx cards are old and didn't come in a PCI-Express flavor, as far as I know - hence the question.
And if you've really got a 5xxx chipset card, then the answer is 'no'. Or at least 'not really'. Via analog yes, possibly, but not via DVI.
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Can anyone help? - i've just bought the 2405FPW and need to upgrade from graphics card. Where can i find a full listing for my desktop??
Spanking you.
Jc
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December 17th, 2005 01:00
The GeForce 6600 is a nice card, you should be more than set. And the 'OC' part should mean you've bought the BFG branded card and it's one that I own and prefer. Lifetime warranty. :smileyhappy:
Make sure you upgrade to the latest Nvidia Forceware drivers to get the most from the card!
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December 17th, 2005 01:00
I'll pass on the spanking, thanks. :smileywink:
What do you mean 'full listing'? Complete specifications? Do you happen to know the make and model of the computer you have?
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Hi Chulett,
Yes I guess you mean the ge force driver, i always check at least weekly if they have a new driver.
I don't see any difference in graphic or speed with the new card, acording to bfg there is not that much difference between the two cards, it maybe because the monitor i am using now (3 weeks) is one of the top Samsong 19" digital flat panel with 700:1 ratio and was already extremely sharp.
Also BFG told me that the max resolution was 1600X1200 with the 6600, i tought that i needed 1920X1200 for the 2405
Thanks a lot again ....Claude
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December 17th, 2005 14:00
We've got two different peoples in here now, so a wee bit of confusion. Sorry.
Yes, the native resolution of the 2405FPW is 1920x1200, so you would need a card that supported that. Kind of surprised the 6600, which are new cards, especially the 'GT' allegedly don't support it. According to Nvidia, the 6600 line of cards support well beyond that:
"Dual integrated 400 MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048 × 1536 at 85Hz"
http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce6_techspecs.html
FWIW, those specs match the 7800GTX I'm using and it definitely supports the 2405 - got one hanging off it right now.
Perhaps they meant maximum playable resolution, something many reviews will touch on - most of the modern games would need to be scabled down below 1920x1200 to get acceptable performance with their quality settings cranked up.
There's quite a bit of internal difference, tech spec wise, between the FX5300 and 6600GT. It's not the kind of thing that will show up on a still image or at lower resolutions, however. What you've bought yourself are things like a higher fillrate and memory bandwidth. For example, memory bandwidth on the 5300 is 6.4GB/sec while it jumps to 16.0GB/sec on the 6600. Fillrate goes from 1.1B texels/sec to 4B texels/sec. Pretty much all of the internal specs jump like that. It means that games will run faster as the resolution is increased compared to the old card and will support a higher rez before the card tops out. Other components can become bottlenecks before the video card does, however - memory, bus, cpu speed all play a role here as well - so your milage may vary.
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Hi again Chulett,
Well i done it again, i should have waited for your answer i guess.
I went this morning and returned the card and bought the 7800 GT OC from BFG at $700 with tax but guess what when i brought it home i noticed that i did not have the 2 free conectors to connect to the card so i called the Future shop tech and he told me that my medion as only a 350W power supply and would not work with that card so back to the store for a 400w installed it and everything seems to work fine now, looking forward to get the new monitor.
I think I should have done what I wanted to do first and get that new PC from Dell that comes with the 2400 monitor at about $3000, .
Claude
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December 17th, 2005 21:00
At least you'll be all set when the monitor does arrive! :smileyvery-happy:
Yah, that's one of the interesting things with these new video cards - they need to be connected directly to your power supply. Not enough juice from the mobo slots no mo. I ended up building my new pc with a 600W PSU so that I could go dual 7800GTX cards in SLI mode if so desired. Some day. Maybe.