Graphic card

thistleboon

I need to buy a replacement graphic card,with a large memory,for my PC.
Any ideas please?

Xtreme

HI

i would have a look at this website the most usefull info about all current gfx cards
Toms Hardware


HTH's >X<

thistleboon

Thanks for the info, had a quick look on the site; lots to choose from! The need for a new catrd stems from the strange magenta tint I get on my tft screen. I swapped machines and cables and decided it was the graphics card at fault.

-TangleFoot-

thistleboon wrote:

The need for a new catrd stems from the strange magenta tint I get on my tft screen.

Don't be too hasty! This problem could be nothing more than a colour temperature setting gone awry. What graphics card do you currently have?

BenL

PC Pro A-list online will advise of the best performance and best value card.

https://www.pcpro.co.uk

Ben

thistleboon

I don't think the problem lies with colour temperature, as I have swapped the screen over onto another computer and it works correctly. I have also used a diferent lead in case there was a problem with that, and there was no improvement. The card itself must be hard mounted on the m/board and looks as if it is a Intel Extreme Graphic product. The problem iis intermittent too, the screen is fine for weeks possibly months, then, bingo, changes colour!!

-TangleFoot-

thistleboon wrote:

I don't think the problem lies with colour temperature, as I have swapped the screen over onto another computer and it works correctly.

Whilst I have noticed that monitors appear to 'remember' the display parameters applied to each video display device connected to them, you may be right. It seems a little odd though; I've seen this sort of thing happen twice, and in neither case was the graphics chipset to blame.

In the first instance, the monitor (a CRT) was at fault; an ex-display model, there was a noticeable discoloration spreading from the corner of the screen. Sometimes de-gaussing had some effect, sometimes not. In the second instance, I'd been playing around with the video settings of my nVidia graphics card: see the section on Color Correction here.

thistleboon

I can certainly adjust the colours using the screen or the software, which fixes the problem until the next time it goes majenta. I do a lot of digital imaging, so I need to have correct colours.

Thanks again for your help.