Lcd Monitor

[Train]

I would get a card that supported the output you want for that monitor.

That 5200 is the worst card Nvidia allowed out.

[dneilson]

You can use your card with an adapter-see here:

http://www.colordrives.com/hdmi-to-dvi-adapter.html

With that quality monitor you'd be much better off getting a new video card. Plus the 5200 is one of the worst cards out there.

[JLS]

Ok, you guys convinced me to buy a new card. Can you suggest which one should I get? I don't know much about video cards. I would appreciate if you post a link on the one card that I should buy.

[SuperSparks]

We need the full specs of your PC please, before we can advise on a new card.

[JLS]

Hi Supersparks.

My specs:

Asus A7N8X ver. 2 deluxe motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ cpu
2 GB DDR SDRAM memory
will be buying HP w2207h lcd monitor.
win 2k pro

[Train]

1 x AGP Pro/8X (1.5V only)
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...=13&l3=56&l4=0

newegg examples:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d&Pagesize=100

And so you can see where the cards stand, here is tomshardware.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...Score,538.html

Let us know what you are looking at. Although the 3850 is getting my attention as a agp card.

[JLS]

That 3850 card is $200. That is alot. What would I noticed if I used that expensive 3850 card vs. a $100 card? Would there be that much of a difference?

[Train]

You could save money, but at what expense in the long run.

$129.99 The one I am looking at.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102730

[JLS]

I'm still confused about which video card to get for the hp w2207h monitor. I will be receiving the monitor in the next few days. What connector do I need to get for this monitor to use the video card that I have right now until I decide which card to buy? My card right now only has dvi on it. I can't use the hdmi cable that comes with this hp monitor yet. I don't think this monitor comes with a dvi cable. What do I need?

Train, some of the complaints on that sapphire card you mentioned was bout driver conflicts. One said he usually has driver issues with ati cards but never had any with nvidia. Are agp cards old technology? I'm so confused on which card would be best to buy.

[Train]

Yes AGP cards are kind of old hat.
VGA connector most likely.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector

[JLS]

I just received my hp w2207h monitor. I need to buy a hdmi to dvi adapter. How can I tell if I need hdmi female to dvi male adapter or hdmi male to dvi female adapter? Are the adapters pretty much all the same quality or are the cheaps adapters not as good as a more expensive one?

[JLS]

Does anyone know which adapter I need?

[Train]

The video card connections sticks out, so it would need a female end there and the other end should then need a male so the cable can hook up.

Think about it, and then look at your hook up.

[JLS]

Ok thanks. That makes sense

[Train]

Good!