Re: Power Supply

If his current video board has only analog VGA output, and if his new monitor has a DVI input, he would be well advised to upgrade his video to a card that has DVI output for his stated objective, e.g. "I am interested mainly in .... AND CLEAR TEXT"

The difference in clarity between VGA and DVI can be staggering, although in some cases it is not all that great. A lot depends on the adjustment of the LCD monitor (dot clock frequency and phase) as well as the analog VGA cable connecting the monitor to the computer. But, while VGA analog displays can sometimes be improved to come closer to the clarity of a digital display, a digital display will never be worse than analog and will always display the best possible image that the monitor is capable of rendering, while the best that an analog interface can do is to fall just short of that, and in many cases what actually happens is that the analog display falls far short of that.

This need not be expensive; both AGP and PCI Express video cards that have DVI outputs and that are powerful enough to run the Aero interface of Vista can be had for well under $50, and often as low as $20.


S.Lewis wrote:
"Sunshine" <sunshinenews2000-web@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Vxbqi.11192$eY.4874@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a Dimension 4300. My power supply is 250 W. Can I upgrade to 300 or 350 W. What power supply would be compatible w/my unit. I just purchased a flat panel monitor, now I want to upgrade my graphic board.Well ,since I'm at it, can you recommend a graphics board. I am interested mainly in photos and clear text.



I would simply get the LCD monitor, and avoid the graphics/video card upgrade costs if possible - given your stated usage.

The machine is getting a bit long in the tooth and any money for a new card would be better saved for your next new desktop tower (which will ideally have a far more capable video card included at a modest cost.)

No point in spending $$$ on an AGP video card when any new machine uses PCI express.

jmo.

Stewart


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