I bought a DELL 2005fp wide screen LCD using this site, I now need a ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 128MB new or used

Gonna be tough to find them for cheap right now, I paid $100 for mine slightly used, but it was also from a really good friend and he also owed me. You're not going to find them for much cheaper than $150-175 is my guess.

What exactly do you do? I'm sure you can get by with a slightly older card if you're not huge into gaming. Otherwise, for the money you'll spend on a 9800 Pro, I'd wait a few months, save up, and buy a current gen vid card.

easytim, what city are you in?

Hi there easytim. Just a welcome to the GD forums. :)

easytim, what city are you in?

St.Louis

Welcome to GottaDeal, easytim.

As aplefka mentions, you might want to reconsider on the choice of the 9800 Pro.

If however you've already made your decision on the 9800 Pro , this Sapphire for $131 shipped (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=14-102-268R&depa=99&type=Refurbished) will likely be one of the more inexpensive choices, unless opting for the used card route.

Good luck.

Hi there easytim. Just a welcome to the GD forums. :)


Thank You

I bought a DELL 2005fp wide screen LCD using this site
Thank you for supporting GottaDeal.com (http://www.gottadeal.com) and I'm sure you'll enjoy your new monitor.

I'm using an older Leadtek A250 Ti4200 video card which I purchased used for $100 off a FS/FT forum. Other than the fan being loud it operates my 2005FPW beautifully.

To optimize this monitor's performance, my system must be able to support WSXGA+ resolution (1680 x 1050).


Desktops
Legacy/Current AGP Video Card Support
*Legacy AGP Video Card Support - Requires video driver update from support.dell.com


Graphics Card 2005FPW 2405FPW

ATI RadeonTM X800 XT 256MB DDR-SDRAM *Yes *Yes
ATI Radeon X800 SE 128MB DDR-SDRAM *Yes *Yes
ATI 256MB Radeon 9800XT *Yes *Yes
ATI 128MB Radeon 9800Pro *Yes *Yes
ATI ALL-IN-WONDERTM 9000 64 MB DDR-SDRAM No *Yes
ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition 256MB DDR-SDRAM **Yes **Yes
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO 256MB **Yes **Yes
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 256MB **Yes **Yes
ATI Radeon X300 128MB PCI Express x16 **Yes **Yes
ATI Radeon X300 SE 128MB DDR-SDRAM **Yes **Yes
ATI Radeon X300 SE 64MB DDR-SDRAM **Yes **Yes
Intel® GMA 900 **Yes **Yes

Looks like I need to stay within these guide lines. (Right?)


http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=320-4111

That would be a good idea but I didn't read those guidelines. I had already purchased the Ti4200 and knew it has DVI, that's all I cared about.

Fortunately after installing the drivers it supports 1680x1050, I love this monitor!

I will look into this, THANK YOU :2roller:

Looks like I need to stay within these guide lines. (Right?)Many, many video cards will support WSXGA+ resolution. If that is the only considering in purchasing the 9800 Pro, you can certainly choose a much more inexpensive card.

The feature that should most influence your decision is purchasing a card that offers a DVI interface.

I like the ATi 9600, but the one below looks like a lot for the money

Seen another post about video cards http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?submit=Go&DEPA=0&CMP=OTC-Froogle&description=N82E16814150059

Will this work well?

I like the ATi 9600, but the one below looks like a lot for the money

Seen another post about video cards http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?submit=Go&DEPA=0&CMP=OTC-Froogle&description=N82E16814150059

Will this work well?

That card should work fine

Max Resolution@<hidden> Color: 2048X1536@<hidden>

Also consider an ATI 9550 card for around the same price.

easytim: you may want to list which applications you make use of regularly, and your preferred resolution. That would enable those offering aid to make well informed suggestions, rather than pricing out a great many cards.

If you aren't a high end gamer/graphic designer/video editor/CAD/CAM user/utilizing more than one display/etc, there are few reasons to spend a great deal of money on a video card. A moderately or inexpensively priced quality card can suit the needs of most average users.

I'm not a gamer, I use my PC to capture CCTV to the hard drive. I do a lot of editing with avi and mpeg files Thanks to the people here I got this card. I'm very pleased with all the help I received here. I only hope I can help someone else as well.

the card I got http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?submit=Go&DEPA=0&CMP=OTC-Froogle&description=N82E16814102484

Looks like you ended up alright. That card should do fine for what you're doing. Editing avi and mpeg files doesn't really require much because it's not like you're rendering graphics or anything. If you were using Maya or Lightwave or something of that nature, then you might want to reconsider, but I think you'll be very happy with your choice.

Hell, I was running 1.6 on a GeForce 4 MX440, and many people know that those are the worst cards ever. Enjoy your new toy (2005fpw)!

Looks like you ended up alright. That card should do fine for what you're doing. Editing avi and mpeg files doesn't really require much because it's not like you're rendering graphics or anything. If you were using Maya or Lightwave or something of that nature, then you might want to reconsider, but I think you'll be very happy with your choice.

Hell, I was running 1.6 on a GeForce 4 MX440, and many people know that those are the worst cards ever. Enjoy your new toy (2005fpw)!

Thank You :2roller:
easytim

Enjoy your new toy (2005fpw)!
Thank you I certainly am enjoying mine :)

Thank you I certainly am enjoying mine :)

:rant:

Damn hot dealers!

You spent more on your monitor than I spent on my computer almost. I think the total was $482 or for this system.

Damn hot dealers!Do not mind Ross, Alex. He adores whoring around his $486.48 purchase.

If it could perform oral pleasures and bear his children, Susan might be in trouble.

Do not mind Ross, Alex. He adores whoring around his $486.48 purchase.

If it could perform oral pleasures and bear his children, Susan might be in trouble.

:evil: