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Old 04-03-2008, 05:49 AM   #1
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I am rebuilding my work computer to handle Vista (when/if I ever decide to install it) and I want to move up to a 24" monitor so I can run 1900 x 1200 res. It is not a gaming computer, but will be used with voice recognition software/internet/word processing/database management/bookkeeping.

How much horsepower in a GPU do you recommend for those purposes?
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You'll have no problems with using integrated graphics if that is an option, otherwise a low end video card such as the HD3450 or 8400GS will work fine.
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