Second graphic card for pcv-rx406

[crap]

I would like to add a sec graphic card to enable me to use dual monitor.
The current one is agp so the next would be pci.
What should i buy? I have seen some for £40 about my price but will pay more.
I do not use 3d but do work on large pictures (600mb+)
The second mon will mainly be used for static pics and a screen full of printing.
Thanks for any help.

[paddy_uk]

Why not change your AGP card to one that offers dual connections? ATI have cards that offer that solution. A lot of the Radeon cards have DUAL VGA connectors. Worth considering.

[kee-lo_]

Yeah Tom's right, get a card with dual view and you can have two monitors running at once.

[paddy_uk]

 I have seen some for £40 about my price but will pay more.
I do not use 3d but do work on large pictures (600mb+)
The second mon will mainly be used for static pics and a screen full of printing.
Thanks for any help.

Going on the price part & the tasks that you use your rig for, yo should just go for one of the lower end Radeons with dual VGA. Something like the 7000, 7500 or the likes as they are pretty well priced & have enough onboard RAM to perform the tasks that you ask of it.

[kee-lo_]

7500 is still a very decent card, just not for massive games.

[chuckalicious]

Yup, I would go with the suggestions above. Using 2 graphics cards will cause an awful lot of problems, if it even worked at all.
Buying an nVidia card or ATI Radeon card is by far the best solution. For example a £35-£40 card will play most games reasonably well and also support dual monitors allowing you to run different applications on each screen
Only thing to watch out for is the connections. Most of these cards come with one VGA and DVI connection. I think there are one or two cards out there that have 2 VGA sockets on them.
Either way, steer well clear of having 2 cards in the one machine.

[crap]

Thank you for all the posts.
My graphic card is an ag with an extra outlet for dvi .Would a converter (dvi to vga) be ok? I already have spare 19 inch crt mons which i would prefer to use and not buy new dvi.

[chuckalicious]

It's worth looking in somewhere like www.maplin.co.uk
I have seen a VGA to DVI, so I can't see any reason why yo ucan't get DVI to VGA
Just need to look around

[paddy_uk]

Problem sorted & at very little expense to you. The VGA/DVI adapter will do the job nicely for you.

[Oxigun]

If you are using the PC for desktopwork and NOT for games, a Matrox Millenium would be a real good choice, good picture quality. Make sure to pick a card with dual (or triple) head support. It is really worth it.. Some models are also available as PCI model so you can use both cards simultaniously to make a dual/triple head.

I myself have a Matrox Millenium G550 (dual head) in my rig.