graphics card VGA £50-£100

[movingtables]

Do OverclockersUK sell a graphics card with VGA out? preferably nvidia ?

seem hard to come by

PS: needs to be able to playback HD downloaded clips and play them back smooth.
not needed for games.

my spec:

core2 quad core 2.33
3 gigs ram

 

[danielhufton]

I would suggest something like a 4670. Although the card has 2 DVI outputs, it should come with an adaptor

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-086-GW

 

[movingtables]

I would suggest something like a 4670. Although the card has 2 DVI outputs, it should come with an adaptor

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-086-GW

my ati 3650 has a vga adapter out but it makes the text on me screen blurry.
think its to do with refresh rates. i cant get my refresh rate above 60hz at my HDTV's native res of 1360x768.

also played with cleartype on and off.

have they stopped producing graphics cards with VGA out? (pci express)

 

[danielhufton]

Na, you could get a 4350 that has all three connections on, also its cheaper and as your not gaming

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-191-SP

EDIT: Sorry this aint got the HDMI built in, I know the gigabyte does

 

[freddie64]

3450?

 

[linktoinsanity]

I'm not sure if it will be any better than your current card, but the Overclockers value Geforce 8400 has a vga and a dvi connector on it. My Dad has one in his computer.

 

[movingtables]

3450?

thanks but thats a step back from my current 3650 in terms of performance.
To be honest i'll just live with it.
on a second note this is my first ATI card ever and I think it stinks lol.
the drivers dont seem as smooth and supported as Nvidia.
so my first and last ATI card i think.

 

[Phatjayunoi]

think its to do with refresh rates. i cant get my refresh rate above 60hz at my HDTV's native res of 1360x768.

Could that may be the reason why? As it is a HDTV and 60hz is the maximum refresh rate that it supports, like pretty much most common TVs do?

Also its a possiblity that the VGA cable is of poor quality too? Unless you have already tried another or even tried on another HDTV set?

 

[Sasahara]

It does sound like a **** poor VGA cable.

How long is it?

Does it have Ferrite suppressors on each end?

 

[movingtables]

It does sound like a **** poor VGA cable.

How long is it?

Does it have Ferrite suppressors on each end?

alls i know is that the laptop i have connects fine with vga out.
the problem seems to come from the DVI to vga conversion via the desktop.

 

[freddie64]

Sorry didnt relise you said what card you had.

You could try a dvi-hdmi cable, this is how i connect my 3450 to my hdtv and is crystal clear.

 

[movingtables]

Sorry didnt relise you said what card you had.

You could try a dvi-hdmi cable, this is how i connect my 3450 to my hdtv and is crystal clear.

My card has HDMI out but when connected to my tv's HDMI input i can only get 1280x720 (via hdmi cable).
If i used a DVI to hdmi adapter would i get my native TV res of 1366x768 ?

My tv is a samsung R74 26"

 

[freddie64]

Would not have thought so, both dvi and hdmi are digital so maybe not.
If you have the adaptor, try it as it might be the hdmi skt on the card is faulty

What drivers are you using?
I found 8.10 to be the best for my card.