Recommend an AGP adapter, one generation old?

External Since: Aug 20, 2006 Posts: 5

I'm seeking suggestions for a new AGP display adapter for my computer.
The one I have is so old that it's running under Windows XP with a
legacy driver. I hope that a newer card and driver will eliminate
some problems I'm having with system stability.

I currently have an AGP motherboard, so I must get an AGP adapter. I
expect to build a new system with a PCI-X motherboard in a year or so,
though, so I don't want to buy something fancy -- I would rather limit
my spending and plan to replace the adapter when I build a new
machine.

I want to select a product that was discontinued in the past year or
two, then look for a deal on eBay. I am partial to an ATI-branded
Radeon, but I'm open to other suggestions.

My requirements are: 1920 x 1200 resolution, very reliable hardware,
and a very stable driver for Windows XP. Desirable but not essential
are: Vista support, and DVI support at 1920 x 1200. I don't need high
performance by today's standards -- I don't do any gaming, and very
little video.

External Since: Nov 15, 2007 Posts: 15

Jonathan Sachs <xxxx... DeleteThis @sbcglobal.not> wrote:

> I'm seeking suggestions for a new AGP display
> adapter for my computer.

AGP what?
There are potential incompatibilities if the
motherboard slot is 1x or 2x. A new card is
apt to be a 4x or 8x.

> I hope that a newer card and driver will eliminate
> some problems I'm having with system stability.

Matrox is still around, if stability is a requirement
(and performance isn't). I'm typing this on a PC
with an AGP 4x Parhelia, 1920x1200 DVI-D.

What makes you think it's the graphics driver?
Are you running ZoneAlarm 7 by any chance?
It's a quivering jello-like mass of thin-ice instability.

> My requirements are: 1920 x 1200 resolution,
> very reliable hardware, and a very stable driver
> for Windows XP.

Does that, although I'm on Win2K and can't
directly speak to the XP stability.

> Desirable but not essential are: Vista support,

Don't go there, seriously (although Matrox has
Vista drivers for their cards).

> I don't do any gaming, and very little video.

That's the profile of a Matrox customer.

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