USB Monitors?

splash back · 10-21-02, 08:43 AM

a little help needed, my mobo dosent have an agp graphics slot and the onboard graphics are a bit dodgy (sometimes it starts sometimes it dosent) well since christmas is coming up i wondered if any of you could point me in the direction of a relatively good monitor (that plugs in to my comp via USB) o and it HAS to be in the U.K.

thanks in advance

TheFrag · 10-21-02, 08:50 AM

i have never heard of a Monitor that plugs into USB, but you could always get a PCI vid cad. Thats what i did when i didnt have an AGP slot. Then again, i did only have 2 PCI slots......

ajrettke · 10-21-02, 11:35 AM

look for a used voodoo 5 5500 PCI, should be a huge improvement....or a voodoo 3 3000 pci....they make mx's that are PCI but there sometimes pricy

KiKaL · 10-21-02, 11:50 AM

Just get like a Geforce 4 mx 420 for less then $100. Thats what I did when I only had PCI. Man Im glad those days are gone : )

RedDeathDrinker · 10-21-02, 12:13 PM

You can get a PCI GeF2 MX from www.overclockers.co.uk for £76

www.dabs.com goes from: (all incusive of VAT)

Dabsvalue S3 Savage 8MB PCI for £12.33

Creative GeForce 2 MX 200 32MB PCI for £54.05

Hercules 3D Prophet Kyro 64MB PCI VO for £63.44

GeForce 4 Mx420 64MB PCI VO for £71.67

Or if you're feeling flush, the PNY Quadro 4 400NVS Quad 64MB PCI for a piffling £734.37.....

That's about it for PCI video cards. Any of them (bar the Savage!) will give you an increase in performance......

Pinky · 10-21-02, 12:28 PM

As much as I despise the MX lineup, the GF4 MX420 is the best of those cards listed for the $$

skid · 10-21-02, 12:41 PM

Or you could get an ATI Radeon 7200 PCI. It's got Hardware T & L.

10-21-02, 08:43 AM	Thread Starter #1
splash back Registered Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England	USB Monitors? a little help needed, my mobo dosent have an agp graphics slot and the onboard graphics are a bit dodgy (sometimes it starts sometimes it dosent) well since christmas is coming up i wondered if any of you could point me in the direction of a relatively good monitor (that plugs in to my comp via USB) o and it HAS to be in the U.K. thanks in advance
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10-21-02, 08:50 AM	#2
TheFrag Member Join Date: Aug 2002	i have never heard of a Monitor that plugs into USB, but you could always get a PCI vid cad. Thats what i did when i didnt have an AGP slot. Then again, i did only have 2 PCI slots...... __________________ "Important Note: Do not submerge the Game Boy Advance or pour water on it directly." .................................................. .......................................... -Nintendo.com Customer Support
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10-21-02, 11:35 AM	#3
ajrettke Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	look for a used voodoo 5 5500 PCI, should be a huge improvement....or a voodoo 3 3000 pci....they make mx's that are PCI but there sometimes pricy __________________ Q6600@390x9 (3.5 and 1.400v) WC'd MSI P35 Neo2-FR 2x2 gb of DDR2 800 2 x Vertex 2 SSD's RAID 0 Sennheiser HDR-120's 2405FPW+2x2001FP "Computer games don’t affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we’d all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitve electonic dance music..." - Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989 "Is it worth overclocking? That's like asking if sex is enjoyable!" -cw823
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10-21-02, 11:50 AM	#4
KiKaL Member Join Date: Jul 2002	Just get like a Geforce 4 mx 420 for less then $100. Thats what I did when I only had PCI. Man Im glad those days are gone : )
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10-21-02, 12:13 PM	#5
RedDeathDrinker Senior Aircraftsman IRL Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Scotland - And don't you forget it!	You can get a PCI GeF2 MX from www.overclockers.co.uk for £76 www.dabs.com goes from: (all incusive of VAT) Dabsvalue S3 Savage 8MB PCI for £12.33 Creative GeForce 2 MX 200 32MB PCI for £54.05 Hercules 3D Prophet Kyro 64MB PCI VO for £63.44 GeForce 4 Mx420 64MB PCI VO for £71.67 Or if you're feeling flush, the PNY Quadro 4 400NVS Quad 64MB PCI for a piffling £734.37..... That's about it for PCI video cards. Any of them (bar the Savage!) will give you an increase in performance...... __________________ We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works. How do you recognise something that is still technology? A good clue is if it comes with a manual...
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10-21-02, 12:28 PM	#6
Pinky Disabled Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Narf City, USA	As much as I despise the MX lineup, the GF4 MX420 is the best of those cards listed for the $$
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10-21-02, 12:41 PM	#7
skid Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: IL	Or you could get an ATI Radeon 7200 PCI. It's got Hardware T & L.
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