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PCI Graphics card.

You can get any old pci express card and put it in your pci express 1x slot providing it's open ended. If not you could always take a knife to the slot or a soldering iron apparently works better according to this guy :D
 
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If it's only for a second monitor, then a crappy PCI one would do fine. Obviously getting a new graphics card would be better overall, but a passive PCI one would do wonders. Depends on what you're using it for I guess. Chris.
 
Erm go for 9800 GeForce GT or 9500, thats around 50-100.

Erm what?

Although Albatron have just recently released a 9500gt that runs in a pci-e x1 slot. Otherwise with modern offerings, try an 8400gt. Both of these have the advantage that they support PureVideo 2 so can decode h.264 (HD) video, offloading the work from the processor.
 
Erm what?

Although Albatron have just recently released a 9500gt that runs in a pci-e x1 slot. Otherwise with modern offerings, try an 8400gt. Both of these have the advantage that they support PureVideo 2 so can decode h.264 (HD) video, offloading the work from the processor.



Is the albatron expensive? Seems like it might be a bit of a niche product, so that might jack the price up a bit.

I'm also currently have a 4850 in my computer already. Will the ATI and NVIDIA drivers play nice together?
 
Is the albatron expensive? Seems like it might be a bit of a niche product, so that might jack the price up a bit.

I'm also currently have a 4850 in my computer already. Will the ATI and NVIDIA drivers play nice together?

I've not actually seen any for sale, I just know they're theoretically out there. But yes unfortunately they probably will be a bit more expensive. Personally I'd be tempted by coupe69's suggestion of melting off the end of the pci-e x1 slot and putting in any old card, I would've done that instead of upgrading my board if I'd realised it'd actually work!

As for them playing nice, it depends which OS you're running. Apparently it can be done on XP and 7 but not Vista.

Obviously what actually happens on Vista is the two graphics cards do battle, and whichever wins disables the fan on the opposing graphics card, causing it to burn up and die in a flaming ball of Fail.
:D
 
I've not actually seen any for sale, I just know they're theoretically out there. But yes unfortunately they probably will be a bit more expensive. Personally I'd be tempted by coupe69's suggestion of melting off the end of the pci-e x1 slot and putting in any old card, I would've done that instead of upgrading my board if I'd realised it'd actually work!

As for them playing nice, it depends which OS you're running. Apparently it can be done on XP and 7 but not Vista.

Obviously what actually happens on Vista is the two graphics cards do battle, and whichever wins disables the fan on the opposing graphics card, causing it to burn up and die in a flaming ball of Fail.
:D

haha. I'm on XP so I guess I should be ok. I've seen a couple of PCI 9250's going. Do you think they'd be ok since I'm not planning on doing any 3d stuff on the 2 secondary monitors?
 
haha. I'm on XP so I guess I should be ok. I've seen a couple of PCI 9250's going. Do you think they'd be ok since I'm not planning on doing any 3d stuff on the 2 secondary monitors?

I would be doubtful that they'd be completely fine considering they're so old and probably use/work with a very old driver.
 
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