First, change the resolution and tell us what is the maximum. This will help us choose a monitor. What size monitor? How much do you want to spend? If you decide to upgrade, these low end AGP video cards should work.
Sorry to take so long to reply. I appreciate the help.
The settings won't let me choose beyond 1280 by 1024, and the monitor showed all the resolutions up to that pretty well. My graphics card, I believe, is an Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller. I've been looking for basically another 17" just because I don't want to spend too much, but I might buy a 19" or higher if I could find a good one used.
Recently when I installed a program, my monitor popped back into the 1024x768 setting after restart, so maybe that's the limit. I have seen some 19" screens from the Dell Ultrasharp 1900 F-series (if that's how you refer to them), but I noticed that the actual VGA connectors on the end of the cables seem a little smaller than what I'm used to. Do (relatively) newer VGA cables not fit into the same sockets as the older (circa 2003-4) VGA cables?
I also discovered that if I want to upgrade my video card, I may need to upgrade the power supply too, so the video card upgrade may be put on the back burner for a little bit.
Recently when I installed a program, my monitor popped back into the 1024x768 setting after restart, so maybe that's the limit. I have seen some 19" screens from the Dell Ultrasharp 1900 F-series (if that's how you refer to them), but I noticed that the actual VGA connectors on the end of the cables seem a little smaller than what I'm used to. Do (relatively) newer VGA cables not fit into the same sockets as the older (circa 2003-4) VGA cables?
I also discovered that if I want to upgrade my video card, I may need to upgrade the power supply too, so the video card upgrade may be put on the back burner for a little bit.
Thanks for your analysis! This is what I'm looking for.
DELL-Chris M
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August 12th, 2010 20:00
First, change the resolution and tell us what is the maximum. This will help us choose a monitor. What size monitor? How much do you want to spend? If you decide to upgrade, these low end AGP video cards should work.
Illjazz
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August 17th, 2010 09:00
Sorry to take so long to reply. I appreciate the help.
The settings won't let me choose beyond 1280 by 1024, and the monitor showed all the resolutions up to that pretty well. My graphics card, I believe, is an Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller. I've been looking for basically another 17" just because I don't want to spend too much, but I might buy a 19" or higher if I could find a good one used.
Illjazz
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September 6th, 2010 16:00
Recently when I installed a program, my monitor popped back into the 1024x768 setting after restart, so maybe that's the limit. I have seen some 19" screens from the Dell Ultrasharp 1900 F-series (if that's how you refer to them), but I noticed that the actual VGA connectors on the end of the cables seem a little smaller than what I'm used to. Do (relatively) newer VGA cables not fit into the same sockets as the older (circa 2003-4) VGA cables?
I also discovered that if I want to upgrade my video card, I may need to upgrade the power supply too, so the video card upgrade may be put on the back burner for a little bit.
DELL-Chris M
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September 7th, 2010 06:00
Do (relatively) newer VGA cables not fit into the same sockets as the older (circa 2003-4) VGA cables?
* Yes.
I may need to upgrade the power supply too.
* Those video cards I linked to should work with your current power supply.
Illjazz
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September 11th, 2010 21:00
Wow, ok. Thanks. I'm glad I know that now.
Chris.Hidalgo
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October 22nd, 2010 17:00
Thanks for your analysis! This is what I'm looking for.