Mesh Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I think my current card is dying (temps around 71 degrees at normal/higher when gaming and now movies won't play). Also my main monitor (1080p) wasn't working (hooked up via HDMI) while the 2nd monitor is hooked up DVI/HDMI connector (both plugged into my graphics card). At times, I could hear the fan getting louder (especially when playing games). The card is also 6 years old. Any suggestions on a budget graphics card under $200? There are a lot out there and it's a little tough to pick one.I Mostly use it for DAW, movies, light gaming etc...but, would like it to pack a little power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reginaldStjohn Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 The only suggestion I have is get a AMD (ATI) card. I had latency problems with my NVidia card that I could never get resolved. I installed a Radeon and the latency went away. You can find many video cards sufficient for a DAW for around $100. If you can find a fanless one even better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synkrotron Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Hiya Mesh Are you still looking? This one is a touch over your budget but I can recommend it:- https://www.quietpc.com/asus-strix-gtx1050ti-o4g I got it because when it is being used for non-gaming stuff it is silent (the fans simply don't need to spin up). Not sure if it will be compatible with your system. cheers andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 As long as you have a SoundBlaster audio card, why would you need a graphics card??? I mean, really! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synkrotron Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 3 hours ago, craigb said: As long as you have a SoundBlaster audio card, why would you need a graphics card??? I mean, really! ? don't be silly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 3 hours ago, craigb said: As long as you have a SoundBlaster audio card, why would you need a graphics card??? I mean, really! ? CJ is coming to get you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Sorry for the late reply, but I've found out it wasn't the graphics card (although it does have all those symptoms). At some point, I had accidentally hit the VGA button while the monitor is hooked up HDMI....stupid me. The error message I was getting was "No VGA Signal" (DOH!!). Set the monitor back to HDMI and now getting "No HDMI Signal". I tried the usual recommendations of unplugging the power cable/HDMI and leave it unplugged for 10 min etc... to no avail. Tried the internal graphics HDMI slot, switching between different HDMI slots on my graphics card with no luck. Tried 2 different HDMI cables as well. Don't really know why it's not seeing the primary monitor's HDMI (it does see the 2nd monitor which is also HDMI). Of note, the primary monitor works on my older PC via VGA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 If you disconnect the secondary monitor, does the primary work with HDMI? Some older cards could only run one monitor as HDMI, and the other had to be DVI (or less). I ran my secondary as DVI back then because of this limitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 My setup is exactly that....primary is HDMI, secondary is HDMI with a DVI adapter (my graphics card only has 1 HDMI slot). I did try disconnecting the secondary, and even tried the primary on all the different slots....still no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roseberry Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 If you do wind up needing/getting a new video card: GTX-1050ti is a good recommendation (no problems with DPC Latency) Any of the GTX series are fine Avoid RTX video cards (for the moment) as they're causing particularly high DPC Latency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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