LCD and Video Card Question

[ptran]

Hi Everyone,

I am having problems on decideing which LCD flat panel and video card to get.

here are the basic requirments:

MONITOR
-Black
-15-17 inches
-Under $300

VIDEO CARD
-Able to support monitor adequately
-under $100
-has to be compatiable with my setup

USES
-Lots of internet exploring
-DVD movies
-little to no gaming

Also, any suggestions for 512 reliable memory.

thnx

[Swimmfree200]

monitors(i know nothing about quality in montitors heres a link to 15 inchers,)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...codevalue=3789

Check out this graphics card. ITs the one im running with and i do relativly heavy gaming and it works great.
http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/radeon9200/index.html

[Swimmfree200]

Sorry BAd Link Heres the specs.
ATI RADEON 9200 128MB TV-out AGP RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset:RADEON 9200
Memory:128MB DDR
Bus:AGP 8X
Four parallel rendering pipelines process up to 1.1 billion pixels per second
Full support for DirectX ® 8.1 programmable pixel and vertex shaders in hardware 1.4 pixel shaders support up to 22 instructions and up to 6 textures per rendering pass
400MHz Dual integrated DACs with 10-bit per channel palette
Supports Resolutions up to 2048x1536 at 85Hz
Ports:VGA +Video + S-Video
$119
very good card. If u find a comp show i got mine for 69 at a comp show.

[Alaron]

For an LCD under $300, you'll have to go with a 15". I recommend the KDS Radius RAD-5 15" LCD. You can find it for $249 in swimfrees link.

Video card wise I agree with the Radeon 9200. Go with the Sapphire card here http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...phire+9200+128 for only $74. Its a very nice card.


What kind of memory do you need? What motherboard? Crucial, Corsair, Kingston and good brands.

[ptran]

my motherboard/setup is in my signature.

512mb memory

[imbest123]

at newgg.com u can find a geforce 4 ti 4200 with a dvi output for $95. that would be ood for an lcd screen monitor

[Alaron]

Grab 2 sticks of this ram, http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...Corsair+pc3200 It will perform very well.

[buletproofmiget]

for ram go Corsair value select, very reliable, if you get it at spartantech.com.
If anything goes wrong theyll replace it for free, i got mine at newegg though, before i found out about spartan tech

[ptran]

would 2 sticks of 256 MB each be better or one 512 corsair XMS be best for my setup?

[buletproofmiget]

if you're looking to add more ram later on, go one 512 stick, if this is about it, or if your mobo has a lot of space for memory, go for 2 256 mb, ultimately go for whatever is cheaper if price matters

[ptran]

FOr the geforce 4 ti4200, what is a good brand? ASUS? MSI?

[glc]

If you are not gaming, stick with ATI, their display is nicer than Nvidia.

KDS RAD-5BLK, $259 at Newegg, free shipping.

The Radeon 9200 cards are the best under $100 for your proposed use.

I have never had problems with Crucial or Kingston memory.