Digital BW, The Print

Hello All,
I'm new to the list and a recent "gradual" convert to the digital
world.
I am building a computer for my digi-dark room and am hoping to get
input regarding a graphics card.

I am not a gamer and have no interest in video but do wish to work
with
scanned negatives and print large negatives and prints.

I hope this is not considered off topic, but could you direct me
toward an appropriate graphics card sans the whiz-bang gaming and
video capabilities that I don't believe I need.

I am planning to use an ASUS A7V600 mobo, AMD Athlon XP3000 cpu.

Thank you for your help.  If this indeed is way off topic, I will
accept a note to that effect and take this question elsewhere.

Alex

> From: Alex Asbridge [mailto:asbridge@...]
>
> I'm new to the list and a recent "gradual" convert to the digital
> world.
> I am building a computer for my digi-dark room and am hoping to get
> input regarding a graphics card.
>
> I am not a gamer and have no interest in video but do wish to work
> with
> scanned negatives and print large negatives and prints.
>
> I hope this is not considered off topic, but could you direct me
> toward an appropriate graphics card sans the whiz-bang gaming and
> video capabilities that I don't believe I need.
>
> I am planning to use an ASUS A7V600 mobo, AMD Athlon XP3000 cpu.

Take a look at Matrox. Excellent quality 2D, nice wide bandwidth DACs, good
choice of models, including quad output if that's your bag.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Asbridge" 
<asbridge@g...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> I'm new to the list and a recent "gradual" convert to the digital
> world.
> I am building a computer for my digi-dark room and am hoping to get
> input regarding a graphics card.
> 
> I am not a gamer and have no interest in video but do wish to work
> with
> scanned negatives and print large negatives and prints.
> 
> I hope this is not considered off topic, but could you direct me
> toward an appropriate graphics card sans the whiz-bang gaming and
> video capabilities that I don't believe I need.
> 
> I am planning to use an ASUS A7V600 mobo, AMD Athlon XP3000 cpu.
> 
> Thank you for your help.  If this indeed is way off topic, I will
> accept a note to that effect and take this question elsewhere.
> 
> Alex

If you're not into gaming, almost any of the mid-range Nvidia or ATI 
cards with 64-128MB on board will do just fine. You might get the 
dual-output version in case you decide you want to run two displays. 
You should be able to get a decent card for under 125.00, even at 
Comp USA. 

Steve Karafyllakis