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non-gamer choice?

Punce

Punce

Punce

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Hi,

I'm after a PCI-E graphics card for my new Dell 5150.
I wn't be playing any games on this box, this is purely for dual monitor purposes in Photoshop, Video editing and Music apps (Pro Tools).

The two monitors I'll be using are both Dell, a 20" widescreen (2005FPW) and a 17" 4:3 screen.

Could anyone suggest? many thanks
 
You could easily get away with something less powerful and less expensive. I'm not entirely sure what the likes of photoshop, video editting would require but an HIS x800 gto for £110, should do you nicely.
 
thanx
I didn't think I would need all the power of a good gaming card.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

I was thinking of paying less, as 'Trojan' recommended, for something that would more than cope with my apps, thanks.

One thing I would be doing is rotating the screen 90 degrees for portrait mode, so hopefully the drivers would have good support for this when using in conjunction with dual monitors
 
Surely you want to have the card with the most onboard memory to cope with multitasking in applications. I think a 512mb card would be a good choice.
 
A 7600GS would be ideal for your needs, Dual DVI and passive.

Surely you want to have the card with the most onboard memory to cope with multitasking in applications. I think a 512mb card would be a good choice.
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Graphics card memory has no relevance to multitasking or any windows functions. You shouldn't really give advice if you aint got a clue what you're talking about.
 
XFX GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT73P-UDL3) (GX-080-XF) - £88

Leadtek GeForce 7600 GS SILENT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-082-LT) - £88


Both the same price hehe. Shall I flip a coin?
 
Get the cheapest card you can, the gfx card doesnt impact photoshop and video editing performance someone reccomending an x1800xt for video editing is hilarious.
 
^^ Like i said, the 7600GS is the only cheaper, modern card (i think) that has Dual DVI. And you want DVI is you're using 2 x 2005FPW.
 
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