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Graphics card/monitor advice

  • 24-11-2017 7:00pm
    #1
    SCOOP 64
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    My son has this pc Dell Optiplex 960 smt Intel E8400 3.00GHz. 4gb ram, 320 HDD Windows 7 SP1 64bit Integrated/On-Board Graphics, the monitor he has at moment is blurry it is connected by VGA, he would like to get a better one, would i be better adding a graphics card for a better monitor, now he wont be playing top end games ,so not looking for high end, something with 1gb memory,maybe second hand around €50, wouldn't know what i should be looking for, so any advice would be appreciated.


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  • #2
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,823 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Are you sure the monitor is set to the correct resolution in Windows? e.g. is it a 1280x1024 monitor set to 800x600 by mistake?

    Or are you saying the games look blurry? Because you'd want a newer machine to fix that - the PC is a low-end model from 2009 and just underpowered for 3D graphics.


  • #3
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Are you sure the monitor is set to the correct resolution in Windows? e.g. is it a 1280x1024 monitor set to 800x600 by mistake?

    Or are you saying the games look blurry? Because you'd want a newer machine to fix that - the PC is a low-end model from 2009 and just underpowered for 3D graphics.

    He Dont really play games more for social media/home work studies,the option too play old games might be nice, 3d graphics whats that ? but its more for a better viewing experience, its a old monitor too but when you unplug power cord, plug back in seems to correct for a while, it wouldn't be unwatchable but its still not right.


  • #4
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,823 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    In that case, check out Adverts.

    A quick search yielded these:

    http://www.adverts.ie/monitors/dell-19-flat-crt-monitor/14242565
    19" CRT, 1600x1200, €20

    http://www.adverts.ie/monitors/22-inch-lg-flatron-hd-monitor/14300902
    22" LCD, 1680x1050, €45

    http://www.adverts.ie/monitors/dell-e2009w-20-widescreen-lcd-monitor/14225870
    20" LCD, 1680x1050, €35
    Remember to haggle ;)


  • #5
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Remember to haggle ;)

    Haha! And the price of them.. :eek:


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