The modern graphics card provides better graphics through a combination of a better GPU (Graphics Processor Unit) and more memory than the on-board graphics chip which has to share main memory. A more powerful graphics card will also be able to drive two, three or more monitors. Modern graphics ...
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4 Monitors and a Projector with Radeon 6700/6800 series
I have two graphics cards, one is a Radeon HD 6700 series and one is a Radeon HD 6850.
Both have dual DVI ports, a display port and a HDMI port. So all up, I have 8 ports that I assumed I should be ...
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FPS issues with new acer aspire 5755G
I've been having some FPS/lag issues with my laptop and I hope you guys can help.
The title is kind of self explanatory, as my new laptop lags and has FPS drops. For example my FPS in Starcraft 2 ...
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Terrible display issues with Dell Vostro 1310
My laptop went spastic about a month ago and after doing a bit of research I have a slight suspicion its the graphics chip. I hope somebody can recommend a repair shop or any suggestions would be ...
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What is the “real” memory of my display graphics card?
I purchased a desktop two years back asking the vendor to install a "1 GB" graphics card. The card which is installed in my system is Nvidia 9400 GT, and the NVIDIA website provides the following ...
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How to play games which require a lot of power on old pcs like all the new strategic games and others?
I constantly hear that "buy a power graphics card it only costs this and that and play any games you want!"
Well my question is if I have an old processor, say Pentium 4, with a lot of hdd for space ...
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Graphics Card Alienware area 51 m15x laptop
I am trying to troubleshoot to isolate the problem (This laptop was dropped) all the lights turn on but the screen is black, so it seems to be the graphics card. I have another alienware laptop that ...
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Screwed monitor signal, how can I restore my PC?
Yesterday I tried to install a driver for my graphics card (Geforce 8400 GS) from the official Nvidia site.
During the installation my PC crashed.
When I restarted it I had no usable monitor signal: ...
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What are some optimal Windows 7 settings for maximizing a graphics card benchmark test?
I am using the HWBOT site to submit benchmarks. I have had some success with CPU benchmarking, achieving a hardware rank of #1 for my specific hardware in SuperPI 1M and #3 for SuperP! 32M.
However, ...
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Remote Desktop not loading Video Card Driver
I sometimes use my Windows 7 server box (running Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit) for development. Space on my desk is limited however so I like to use Remote Desktop to remote into it from my main ...
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Graphics Card supporting Two 50" TV's and a Computer Monitor
I've noticed a lot of graphics cards say that they can support multi-screen display, but it is always worded as "can support up to 3 30" monitors at 1920 X 1200" or whatever the case may be. I didn't ...
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Peggle Fried My GT240
I have a Dell Inspiron 530 with a modified (upgraded) CPU fan and a GeForce GT240. It had a GT240, because yesterday, after my son had a long round of Peggle, the display just shut off; after a few ...
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What is “hybrid graphics card”?
I am considering buying laptop, capable for semi-professional graphics/3d works. Is ATI hybrid graphics card an advantage or not? What difference does it make?
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Computer doesn't start when graphics card plugged in
Symptoms: after changing heatsink on graphics card, computer won't turn on when graphics card is plugged in PCIE slot. When I press the power button, fans move a little bit and that's it.
The card ...
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Tricky workaround to power supply a GPU fan: is it safe?
My nVidia GeForce 8800GT had a serious problem with its stock cooling fan: it started to make strange noises and I later discovered that it was hitting the heat sink, because of an abnormal rotation ...
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Weird blue lines on startup. Windows 7 not starting [closed]
I have weird blue lines on startup along with weird symbols. Windows fails to start. System restore not working. I can go into safe mode. Thinking video card is overheated, but i dont do gaming and ...
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Distributed computing project? [closed]
I've tried seti@home and folding. But are there any other good ones that might have better luck actually making a difference?
I don't want to contribute to a project that is going to use the results ...
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Setup multiple displays with a single video card and HDMI connections
I'm setting up a showroom with 4 displays running 2 different ad campaigns (2 by 2).
Some displays will be placed far from the (Windows) machine and I was thinking using HDMI amplified cables up to ...
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PCI Graphics Card prevents post
I bought a Quadro4 400 NVS (4 screen) PCI Graphics card many years ago and still works in every computer i try but not my new one.
My new pc is a Intel Atom D525MW with 4GB of ram.
As soon as i ...
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Adding secondary graphics card for third monitor
I have a Dell OptiPlex 960 with a dual-head ATI Radeon HD 4670 card (powering two monitors) installed in the PCIe x16 slot. I'm wanting to add a third monitor to my setup, and I'm aware that using the ...
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strange dots and lines in windows 7
been getting these strange ghostly dots and lines appearing at random in a windows 7 install.
they appear at random, and in different amounts. when they dop appear on screen, scrolling can cause them ...
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Why do computers freeze? [closed]
When a computer freezes (windows or mac) where do you point fingers?
The OS (software);
The RAM (hardware);
Anything else? Do you point fingers at the graphics/video card? the HD?
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Is there any way to have the onboard VGA enabled as well as a graphics card? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I enable onboard graphics AND dedicated card simultaneously?
I have an HP Pavilion S3000y computer running Fedora 15. [specs]
The motherboard has a VGA port, for ...
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Display cannot be detected after resume of standby
If I sleep my computer at home, then take it to work and resume it, the second monitor from the video card cannot be detected from the "Screen Resolution" dialog. (The monitor turns on just fine, but ...
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How to get a triple monitor setup for my Vaio? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
External video card for notebook?
I'm trying to get a triple monitor setup for my Windows 7 Vaio PCG-3112L, so I think I need a PCMCIA video card. I'm having a bit of ...
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Which PCI Express x1 that supports 4 monitors? To use with Linux Ubuntu
I've a computer with a PCI Express x1 that I need to put 4 monitors. Which is my cheap option to get the 4 monitors running. Which graphics boards should I look for?
Best Regards,
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Should I worry about the noise my PC makes after installing a second GPU?
I recently installed a second graphics card (ATI 5770 in crossfire), and cleaned out a lot of dust from the PC. For some reason however the 'fan noise' is much louder, and I can only think of a few ...
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I cant install a NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT in windows XP
I am trying to install a NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT on windows XP home edition SP3 but unfortunately when I try to install the driver I get an error as pictured below. This is a laptop.
Any help will ...
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AMD 6700 video card powers monitor through DP to HDMI adapter but not 3 simultaneous monitors
AMD 6700 video card powers monitor through DP to HDMI adapter but not 3 simultaneous monitors. Is this because of my DisplayPort adapter? Specs on the DP to HDMI converter box,
DisplayPort to HDMI ...
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Does any current workstation class graphics card support four monitors with RHEL 5?
I currently use a RHEL 5 workstation with a pair of Nvidia Quadro graphics cards, feeding four WUXGA (1920x1200) monitors. Unfortunately, using Xinerama to get a single X desktop means loosing much of ...
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What's the purpose of the jumper on my XFX GeForce GTS 250 video card?
My graphics card is XFX GeForce GTS 250 1 GB. I've noticed that there is a jumper on the top of the board - top means the opposite side of the PCIe connector. The jumper is not connected. I couldn't ...
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Graphics card doesn't run full screen without drivers
Recently I've purchased new ASUS ENGTX560 DC/2DI/1GD5 and installed it on my ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z motherboard. My motherboard has onboard graphics card with HDMI output as well and before it was ...
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New graphics card causes endless reboot loop
I decided to upgrade my ageing Radeon X1600 and grab a HD6770, but after installing it the computer boots up, waits a few seconds then powers off for a few (usually powers on for around 3 seconds or ...
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BSOD In Windows 7: BAD_POOL_HEADER error after standby, maybe SSD related?
Sometimes (not always) when I raise my computer from standby (not hybrid mode), I get BSOD (after a bit, around 30 seconds). This problem exists since when I bought it, around 1 year ago.
I would ...
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Gigabyte P67A-UD5 with Asus GTS450 on x16 slot -> crash
When I first got this card, it was on the x16 slot of the motherboard. DirectX was unstable and nvidia driver was crashing in no particular circumstances. I realized that I had no such issue on the x8 ...
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can a video card 'silently' fail?
I've been running a asus gforce 8800 gts 320mb on my desktop, and apparently there was a sudden failure. I'm getting no output from it, but the system seems to have booted up - since i can hear sound ...
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Multiple monitor setup [closed]
I'm looking for a setup that can output to 12 40" displays, with a possibility to increase that number to 24 in the future. At the moment we are using 3 machines to output web stats to 12 monitors ...
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CUDA/GPU Range of programming constructs available? [closed]
Is there a limit to the extent of operations you can do on a GPU?
For example, can you create dictionaries/hashmaps, like you would in Java or C#? What about receiving packets from a socket? Could ...
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Recommended Graphics card for Laptop [closed]
I had brought a HP laptop some 2 years back which had NVIDIA Graphics card installed (GeForce 230 M to be precise). My computer vendor told that NVIDIA doesn't goes well with laptop and i should go ...
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Setting up Dual Monitors (DVI) on a Dual Graphics card, Alienware, AMD Radeon 6900 Series
Background
Recently, I ordered an Alienware Aurora, Windows 7 Professional, with Double AMD Radeon™ HD 6950 CrossfireX™ at 2 GB each. So, it's got a total of 4 slots.
Along side with that order, I ...
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VGA-Out Stopped working on Sony Vaio Laptop
I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FE21M, with an nVidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics card.
It has been happily working for a few years connected to an external display via the VGA-out, but has suddenly stopped ...
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Silencing the graphic cooler of a small size computer
I use a Acer AX3400 which is a small multimedia computer equipped with a ATI Readon HD 5570. This graphic card is small in size (7x17 cm). The card can be used to play recent computer games. ...
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Blurry picture outside of Windows
I've just bought an Nvidia GTX 560 Ti video card and I'm using it with a CRT monitor. The monitor is connected to the card via the DVI->VGA adapter. Here's the problem.
Everywhere where the Nvidia ...
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What is required to reset graphics card LUTs?
What is required to reset any internal LUT tables on a graphics card? The card in question is an NVIDIA 540M with Optimus.
After a very bizarre color mixup on a brand-new Dell XPS 15 L502X (while ...
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Graphics card doesn't seem to be getting enough power
I just got a new PSU to replace my old one that smoked itself out. My system specs are as follows:
AMD Phenom II X4 810
2GB memory
Pretty standard Gigabyte MB
CD drive
WD Caviar Blue HDD
Sapphire ...
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Widescreen resolutions not available under Windows XP for See2 UV150 USB Display Adapter
I have an Eclipse See2 UV150 USB display adapter that I'm trying to connect to an LCD TV from a Windows XP computer. I would like to run this at 1280x768. I know both the TV and USB display adapter ...
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Suddenly my PC stops recognizing PCIe video card
My PC specs:
Intel Core i5 2400
Intel DH61WW Motherboard
4 GB RAM
500 W Gigabyte PSU
XFX GeForce GTS 250
Windows 7 Ultimate
Custom make, bought on July 2011 except the graphics card, which I bought ...
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Computer doesn’t power on when a video card is inserted [closed]
I have a computer (MSI 845PE Max mobo) that doesn’t start (fans don’t spin up) with a video card inserted in AGP slot (it does start when the AGP slot is empty). That didn’t happen yesterday. It ...
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Dell optiplex 790, graphics not working on Win7 64-bit
I work on Dell optiplex 790 that has two graphics cards: embedded Intel (with VGA output) and 'normal' ATI Radeon (with DVI output). Unfortunately only the first one works. Although both cables (DVI ...
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Can't open Catalyst with administrative privileges on Xubuntu 11.10
For some reason I can't open Catalyst with administrative privileges on Xubuntu 11.10. The regular Catalyst Control Center works fine, but it doesn't allow me to make necessary changes to my multiple ...
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Ubuntu Server Console Display Problems
I've just installed Ubuntu Server on an old PC I've had hanging around the house.
It didn't exactly go smoothly, to say the least.
When I first turned it on, it wouldn't boot because the CMOS needed ...
