For a video card, you'll have to see if your computer has a AGP slot or
(newer) PCI Express. A mid-range NVidia card is a good choice.
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Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Hi Jez,
>
> Nvidia is a good place to start. There are a number of excellent
> graphics cards. You do not need the very top of the line since I
> assume she is not a gamer. You do, however, need to make sure that you
> buy a card with the correct interface for your PC.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> On Mar 14, 2009, at 2:34 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>
>> I just bought my wife a new lcd monitor and took recommendations
>> from here
>> to get a 23" Samsung. It says its optimum setting is 1920x1080
>> (fullHD
>> 16:9) but her low-end Dell PC has a simple on-board Intel graphics
>> chip that
>> only supports 4:3.
>> So I guess I need to buy a graphics card. Where do I start?
>>
>> tia
>> jez
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