Help looking for appropriate video card for widescreen

[AcesFull04]

I just purchased the Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP 20.1-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor which runs at a maximum resolution of 1680x1050 Pixels. I was wondering if you guys have a suggestion for which video card I should buy since my original card can't handle it. I don't really do any gaming, I just need something that can support that type of resolution.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Didou]

Why can't your original card support it ? It doesn't have that resolution or it's obsolete hardware wise ?

 

[AcesFull04]

Well the maxiumum resolution that I can currently support is 1280x1024, it's just what came with my computer. I want a card that will be able to let me use my new monitor at its highest capabilities.

 

[Didou]

Do you intend to game with it ? If not, pretty much any modern card with a DVI connection (keep away from VGA) should do.

 

[AcesFull04]

Hmmm, I just remember looking at the video cards at staples the other day and none of them seemed to show that resolution on their lists of possible resolutions so I wasn't sure if the widescreen was something special I'd need to search for in a card or not. Maybe their selection just sucked.

 

[Didou]

I'm not sure if widescreen resolutions are supported out of the box by Ati or nVidia cards but you just need to modify the registry to add that specific resolution or you can fidn utilities that do it for you.

It's a bit more complicated for gaming though. You can read some more about it with the following links:
http://widescreengaming.net/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

 

[AcesFull04]

Oh, alright then. But no, I don't do any PC gaming, so that won't be a problem.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

A Geforce 6200 PCI could do it for real cheap. Try the one below.
http://www.google.com/url?q=http://...CsjwAAAAAAAAAA&sa=X&oi=froogle&ct=result&cd=1

 

[XenaWP]

I just purchased the Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP 20.1-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor which runs at a maximum resolution of 1680x1050 Pixels. I was wondering if you guys have a suggestion for which video card I should buy since my original card can't handle it. I don't really do any gaming, I just need something that can support that type of resolution.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I just got a Viewsonic 20.1" widescreen and my ATI Radeon 9600 PRO does a great job with it. The ATI board was about $50. Fine if you're not a gamer. This one was AGP, you didn't mention if you have AGP or PCI-E video.