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February 25th, 2015 05:00

optiplex 990 MT video card recommendations for ultrasharp U2415.

Hi all,

I received a new ultrasharp U2415 monitor and have an older optiplex 990 mid tower. The current card is just DVI.T Well there is no DVI port on the U2415. I would prefer getting the best display quality possible out of the monitor. I assume this would mean using a videocard that has a DisplayPort.  

I want to run dual monitor. My main would be the U2415 and secondary an older sony monitor that is VGA only. I need to get a new video card that has a displayport for the U2415 and I assume if the card also has DVI I can just run that to my older monitor with an adaptor. Any video card suggestions? No gaming I just do some programming and web work (photoshop, fireworks etc). I would like to get the best color and sharpness out of the new monitor which is really nice. 

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February 25th, 2015 11:00

The limiting factor here is the 250w power supply. You need to go to newegg and look for PCIe x16 video cards that work with a 250w power supply. Here is a Dell validated video card for that model that have DP out =
6XMMP AMD Radeon HD6450, 1GB, DP out/DVI-I out (Use a DVI to VGA adapter to VGA to VGA cable)

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