Hello ... I am not a person who does much gaming ... actually very little. So my requirements for a graphic card with very high performance, etc. are limited. My primary requirements are to have a graphics card with ... in order of importance
Ability to fine tune color details for photography editing and printing
Ability to drive high resoultions (e.g., my 27" monitor with 2560 x 1440 resolution)
Excellent dual monitor support
And ... lastly, have good performance for video playing and the occasional game
First ... my PC details. I have just acquired a new HP PC with an Intel i7-970 chip. I have 10MB of RAMM and am running Win 7 Pro-64. The PC has an ATI HD-4850 installed. The PC only has a 450watt power supply. So that might be limitation that I would have to overcome if I am to put in additional hardware. I have two monitors, a Dell 2405FPW running at 1920 x 1200 (this is about 3 years old) and a brand new Dell U2711 monitor running at 2560 x 1440. I have two DVDs, one is a Blue Ray ... and by the way, watching BlueRay movie on the Dell 27" monitor is spectacular.
On my prior PC, I had two monitors, but not the 27" one. I had an older NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL.
My experience with the NVIDIA was positive. I particular liked the control software that NVIDIA had ... "nView". I found the extensive customization that I could do excellent. Different backgrounds on each display, ability to customize applications and response windows, etc. Overall, it seemed like a nice card although the refresh performance was not as good as newer cards ... but overall, I was happy with the NVIDIDA card.
With my new PC and the ATI HD4850, I find the card to have very good resolution and for my needs, an excellent overall card. My only real disappointment is in the ability to control the dual displays ... I have installed ATI's Catalyst Control Center with HydraVision, but this program does not provide the extensive customization of the dual display controls that I came to enjoy with NVIDIA's nView software.
So ... here are my questions ...
Is there other control software from ATI that I could get which would provide the level of customization of the dual displays that I enjoyed with NVIDIA nView
I assume for my usage, the ATI HD4850 is fine ... with respect to it primary characteristics. But, what do you all think about moving to a different graphics card? Should I move to the NVDIDIA product line just to get the nView software? Are other cards (regardless of manufacturer) better suited for my needs.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone with experience and knowledge of graphics cards ... my own knowledge being lower level
Regards,
Steve
Ability to fine tune color details for photography editing and printing
Ability to drive high resoultions (e.g., my 27" monitor with 2560 x 1440 resolution)
Excellent dual monitor support
And ... lastly, have good performance for video playing and the occasional game
First ... my PC details. I have just acquired a new HP PC with an Intel i7-970 chip. I have 10MB of RAMM and am running Win 7 Pro-64. The PC has an ATI HD-4850 installed. The PC only has a 450watt power supply. So that might be limitation that I would have to overcome if I am to put in additional hardware. I have two monitors, a Dell 2405FPW running at 1920 x 1200 (this is about 3 years old) and a brand new Dell U2711 monitor running at 2560 x 1440. I have two DVDs, one is a Blue Ray ... and by the way, watching BlueRay movie on the Dell 27" monitor is spectacular.
On my prior PC, I had two monitors, but not the 27" one. I had an older NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL.
My experience with the NVIDIA was positive. I particular liked the control software that NVIDIA had ... "nView". I found the extensive customization that I could do excellent. Different backgrounds on each display, ability to customize applications and response windows, etc. Overall, it seemed like a nice card although the refresh performance was not as good as newer cards ... but overall, I was happy with the NVIDIDA card.
With my new PC and the ATI HD4850, I find the card to have very good resolution and for my needs, an excellent overall card. My only real disappointment is in the ability to control the dual displays ... I have installed ATI's Catalyst Control Center with HydraVision, but this program does not provide the extensive customization of the dual display controls that I came to enjoy with NVIDIA's nView software.
So ... here are my questions ...
Is there other control software from ATI that I could get which would provide the level of customization of the dual displays that I enjoyed with NVIDIA nView
I assume for my usage, the ATI HD4850 is fine ... with respect to it primary characteristics. But, what do you all think about moving to a different graphics card? Should I move to the NVDIDIA product line just to get the nView software? Are other cards (regardless of manufacturer) better suited for my needs.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone with experience and knowledge of graphics cards ... my own knowledge being lower level
Regards,
Steve
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