I'm requesting a recommendation for a card or two (say in both nVidia and ATI) for the following parameters:
The numbers indicate the desirability of the feature on a scale of 10.
a. (10/10) Must be AGP 8x
b. (10/10) Must have two outputs (one DVI, and the other VGA or DVI). With resolutions of at least 1920x1200 in one and 1280x1024 in the other.
c. (8/10) dual link DVI output (for future expansion for when Dell starts selling 30 incher in India). Note: "Dual link DVI" is different than "two DVI outputs".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI#Technical_discussion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI#Specifications
So that would be 2560x1600 output. This would be a nice feature, but not absolutely necessary.
d. (9/10) passive cooling. This is just to avoid fan noise and additional power requirements.
I don't need a souped up card for the latest games that has a huge fan and takes up two slots. Even a card with 3 year old technology is fine, since I mostly need this for general applications plus the multiple monitors feature.
I want to get a card with the best technology for my needs now and in the near/medium future before AGP cards go extinct.
Please recommend a card available in India and note the price if possible. Thanks.
The numbers indicate the desirability of the feature on a scale of 10.
a. (10/10) Must be AGP 8x
b. (10/10) Must have two outputs (one DVI, and the other VGA or DVI). With resolutions of at least 1920x1200 in one and 1280x1024 in the other.
c. (8/10) dual link DVI output (for future expansion for when Dell starts selling 30 incher in India). Note: "Dual link DVI" is different than "two DVI outputs".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI#Technical_discussion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI#Specifications
So that would be 2560x1600 output. This would be a nice feature, but not absolutely necessary.
d. (9/10) passive cooling. This is just to avoid fan noise and additional power requirements.
I don't need a souped up card for the latest games that has a huge fan and takes up two slots. Even a card with 3 year old technology is fine, since I mostly need this for general applications plus the multiple monitors feature.
I want to get a card with the best technology for my needs now and in the near/medium future before AGP cards go extinct.
Please recommend a card available in India and note the price if possible. Thanks.