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Monday, September 20, 2004 by Just4Jane | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
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SelfExiled
Reply #22 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:47 PM
Reply #22 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:47 PM
Just Jane, the most important thing about any video card these days is the Amount of Ram it provides. This helps to reduce your CPU and memory usage.The best cards I believe provide all in one capabilities. Meaning that you can watch TV shows with them without leaving the computer. It's great for not missing a favorite TV show or important news broadcast.
Personally, I will never buy another Nvidia video card. I had a Nvidia RivaTNT 64MB and it went kaput after just two years. That is what forced me to buy a new monitor thinking that was the cause of my video problems. Then, my warranty expired on my computer and I had to buy another videocard on my own. It seems that a lot of those Nvidia Cards, especially the TNT models stop working just after the warranty expires. That sucks!
So, personally, I'll never trust Nvidia again. And, their website won't support the videocards that you get with a system. So, you're stuck mostly with waiting for the computer manufacturer to make updated drivers. Like a computer manufacturer really knows anything but how to mess up you system and hardware.
I prefer ATI video cards. They are becoming more and more popular. I brought a 128MB ATI card and I am very happy with it. Their drivers are awesome and always work. Nvidia drivers were a pain in the neck for me.
Regarding your problem. Most monitors have adjustable h-size and v-size, right on the monitor. If your monitor does it through software, then you will need to find those adjustments. If you are seeming black spaces around your screen, then you need to find and adjust those monitor settings.
Personally, I will never buy another Nvidia video card. I had a Nvidia RivaTNT 64MB and it went kaput after just two years. That is what forced me to buy a new monitor thinking that was the cause of my video problems. Then, my warranty expired on my computer and I had to buy another videocard on my own. It seems that a lot of those Nvidia Cards, especially the TNT models stop working just after the warranty expires. That sucks!
So, personally, I'll never trust Nvidia again. And, their website won't support the videocards that you get with a system. So, you're stuck mostly with waiting for the computer manufacturer to make updated drivers. Like a computer manufacturer really knows anything but how to mess up you system and hardware.
I prefer ATI video cards. They are becoming more and more popular. I brought a 128MB ATI card and I am very happy with it. Their drivers are awesome and always work. Nvidia drivers were a pain in the neck for me.
Regarding your problem. Most monitors have adjustable h-size and v-size, right on the monitor. If your monitor does it through software, then you will need to find those adjustments. If you are seeming black spaces around your screen, then you need to find and adjust those monitor settings.
paxx
Reply #23 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:56 PM
Reply #23 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:56 PM
Bleh, don't want this help request fall into a NVidia/ATI debate. Both are good, both can fail. I checked the specs of your card on MSI's web site, Just Jane, and it is a good card, very good actually. Do you have the 128 Megs or the 256 Megs model? Not that it matters in this case, both are very good.
Anyhow, check your resolution, as I said. Something tells me that may be where your problem is. I may be wrong though.
Just4Jane
Reply #24 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 3:22 PM
Reply #24 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 3:22 PM
ChasUGC and Paxx: The card I have has 256 ram. I have spent most of the day today on the phone with MSI (video manufacturer) and Samsung. MSI support, I believe is questionable, as no one told me with digital you cannot adjust the screen (i.e. move left, right, up, down, this I figured out on my own going back and forth between digital and analog. Analog showed the screen adjustmentdigital did not. Sure wish the unit had direct controls on it, but it does not. It is all software controled and the digital hook up is control via the video car. Samsung had me plug in the analog to do an auto adjustment and there was no change. They decided it was a bad monitor, so a new one is on the way. Samsung said there should be no more than about 1/16" around the perimiter of the monitor. I am running the max resolution of 1280x1024. I will say this, I connected my old LCD (NEC) to the analog to see what it was like. NO black lines or at least very minute ones that where hardly noticable. I can live with what I have, but when you pay 650 for a monitor and 200 for a video card, you ought to be able to have it look great from the beginning. The colors and clarity on this unit are great. When I look at the old NEC monitor, it made me realize there was a huge quality difference. So....Samsung said they ship from NJ. I hope to have the replacement by Friday! As to the video card, I will keep in mind about the ATI. I had one of those in the past and it was good. My problem is I was green when I went looking for a video card and took the advise of the computer store person I never should have. I always get frustrated going to that store (local store that builds units), but in a small town things are limited. Next time, I will come to this group when I need advise about computer components. Thanks again, guys!
paxx
Reply #25 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:28 PM
Reply #25 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:28 PM
Just Jane: don't regret your purchase. You bought a very good card, and it seems the problems you are having are related to the screen not the video card. NVidia used to rule, and now ATI is catching up and are probably as good now. But it doesn't make NVidia any bad. Actually, NVidia is what powers the new Mac G5s, and believe me Apple only chooses top components for their top of the line computers.
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Reply #21 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 9:19 AM
Question: What resolution are you running? You know that you shouldn't change the resolution on a digital LCD screen? Your native resolution is 1280 x 1024. If you have if set to something else, bring it back to that.
If you are using that resolution, then your problem is somewhere else, but be aware that your image will always be much better in your screen's native resolution.