hi there. i have been doing a lot of research in the past couple of day as a result of my matrox G550 going belly up on me. (it doesnt like my new mobo, the Asus a7n8x-x)
i thought i would ask on the forums in case anyone had any advice as to what video card i might look at buying.
i am invovled heavily in music production and find dual monitor incredibly helpful.
i do not do much 3d gaming (dabble).
i am interested in getting involved in video applications, rendering, VJ software such as arkaos, with the potential for live VJ sets along to music.
i find it hard to work out which card is most suitable. i am assuming that a hardware dual monitor control is the best, but find it difficult to get info well-explained on manfacturers sites. i am also concerned about compatibility issues since the demise of my matrox G550.
my system is
Asus A7N8X-X bios rev 1006
1gb PC3200 DDR Ram 400Mhz
Athlon XP2600+ (no overclocking)
Maxtor 80gb HDD ATA133 7200rpm
Audiotrak Inca88 sound card
Samsung DVD, Samsung 48x24x48 CDr/rw
Windows XP Pro, Service PAck 1a
the suggestion i have gotten thus far is to look at ATI's all in wonder range, but that varies immensely. i cannot really afford to spend more than $200, and would ideally love to spend a little less, but i accept that you pay for what you get! [as a result if there is a perfect card that costs that bit extra i might go above my $200 mark!] (and the matrox g550 was so perfect for my needs, despite its shortcomings in some areas).
feel free to ask me any questions to clarify what i need
i suppose the simplified version of my question is this:
what card out there does a similar job to the Matrox G550 Dual Head?
regards,
alex
i thought i would ask on the forums in case anyone had any advice as to what video card i might look at buying.
i am invovled heavily in music production and find dual monitor incredibly helpful.
i do not do much 3d gaming (dabble).
i am interested in getting involved in video applications, rendering, VJ software such as arkaos, with the potential for live VJ sets along to music.
i find it hard to work out which card is most suitable. i am assuming that a hardware dual monitor control is the best, but find it difficult to get info well-explained on manfacturers sites. i am also concerned about compatibility issues since the demise of my matrox G550.
my system is
Asus A7N8X-X bios rev 1006
1gb PC3200 DDR Ram 400Mhz
Athlon XP2600+ (no overclocking)
Maxtor 80gb HDD ATA133 7200rpm
Audiotrak Inca88 sound card
Samsung DVD, Samsung 48x24x48 CDr/rw
Windows XP Pro, Service PAck 1a
the suggestion i have gotten thus far is to look at ATI's all in wonder range, but that varies immensely. i cannot really afford to spend more than $200, and would ideally love to spend a little less, but i accept that you pay for what you get! [as a result if there is a perfect card that costs that bit extra i might go above my $200 mark!] (and the matrox g550 was so perfect for my needs, despite its shortcomings in some areas).
feel free to ask me any questions to clarify what i need

i suppose the simplified version of my question is this:
what card out there does a similar job to the Matrox G550 Dual Head?
regards,
alex