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SnaFuBAR
April 29th, 2010, 12:06 AM
Looking to get a second card for my workstation tower without buying a new motherboard. I've got a PCI (not pci-e) slot free and may come into having a third monitor. I need it simply to display either documents or reference images, not for 3 monitor gaming or 3D (do that on my 24" monitor). If it's a slim card, that would be even better, so I could swap it into my micro case in times of urgency (ie when my tower is throwing a bitchfit). i am also not looking to use crossfire or sli. thanks.

Any ideas what my options are, guys?

Cortexian
April 29th, 2010, 01:16 AM
I'd keep the chip manufacturer the same, so what do you have now? Nvidia (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609642%201305520548%20106792522 %201067942535%201068320729&name=1GB) or ATI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609642%201305520549%20106792627&name=Radeon%20HD%204000%20series)?

Hopefully you have Nvidia :)

SnaFuBAR
April 29th, 2010, 02:05 AM
just an ati 4650 1 gig

Cortexian
April 29th, 2010, 05:39 AM
Get one of those 4350 512MB's then, the drivers should be the same.

SnaFuBAR
April 29th, 2010, 11:34 PM
cool, thanks