First post, by majestyk
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I´m not so much the "graphics guy" at all, since I don´t play any games, just need the regular Office programs.
One of my oldest systems is a dual socket 7 (2x Pentium MMX 233) machine based on the Gigabyte 586-DX that runs NT 4.0 (sometimes Win2K).
For storage I use the Adaptec ARO-U2 add on card ("RAID-Port II), that doesn´t play well with ATI cards, so my preferred ATI7000 (PCI) causes random bluescreens (IRQ_Not_Less_Or_Equal).
At the moment I use a S3 Trio64V+ that restricts me to 1280x1024 @ 256 colors.
But I need:
PCI,
1600x1200,
true color,
a good VGA signal quality and
passive cooling.
I have tried some PCI Matrox dual-head G550s but they seem to demand 3.3V PCI supply, that the mainboard won´t provide.
Can you guys recommend a graphics adaptor for this situation? Maybe some NVIDIA card that maxes out what the system can supply?