grapics cards suggestions

I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
...otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS

For the least outlay and best performance try the ATI Radeon 9550 (I'm using it..no problems). Added advantage it's the highest you can go before needing auxiliary power connectors.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ati+radeon+9550
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message

I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
..otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS

Forgot..ATI have Vista drivers for it.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message

For the least outlay and best performance try the ATI Radeon 9550 (I'm using it..no problems). Added advantage it's the highest you can go before needing auxiliary power connectors.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ati+radeon+9550
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
..otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS

Thanks Peter!
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message

Forgot..ATI have Vista drivers for it.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message For the least outlay and best performance try the ATI Radeon 9550 (I'm using it..no problems). Added advantage it's the highest you can go before needing auxiliary power connectors.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ati+radeon+9550
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
..otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS

You're welcome. Curious I see that one does have a fan...mine doesn't...ah well..I guess there are different versions.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message

Thanks Peter!
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message Forgot..ATI have Vista drivers for it.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message For the least outlay and best performance try the ATI Radeon 9550 (I'm using it..no problems). Added advantage it's the highest you can go before needing auxiliary power connectors.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ati+radeon+9550
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
..otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS

Peter,
Well, I took your advice and went out this morning and bought a PowerColor 9550 256MB with ATI Radeon 9550 chipset... and am pleased to say it works a treat! I picked up the Vista Beta drivers from ATI's website which installed with the Catalyst Control Center. For some reason the first reboot ran like a dog but after settling down and adjusting the graphics settings its now running nice and smoothly. Oh and my card does have the fan on it! ;-)
I'm quite impressed with Vistas performance so far considering my PC spec isnt exactly blistering, see below, Once I re-ran the performance check the Aero scheme option was available... the performance rating comes in at a 2 even though all bar one items are a 3! strange! (756MB RAM = 2??)
Thanks again anyway!
Trev Manchester, England AMD 2000+ 756MB DDR 400 ATI Radeon 9550 40GB 7200 IDE
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message

You're welcome. Curious I see that one does have a fan...mine doesn't...ah well..I guess there are different versions.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message Thanks Peter!
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message Forgot..ATI have Vista drivers for it.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message For the least outlay and best performance try the ATI Radeon 9550 (I'm using it..no problems). Added advantage it's the highest you can go before needing auxiliary power connectors.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ati+radeon+9550
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
..otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS

That's great. I'm wondering why my video card which is the same model came without a fan (it was in the sealed manufacturer's box), not that it seems to get that hot anyway as I'm not much into games. Did you have to connect it to the power supply separately?
By the way, I was born in Sunderland...just across those hills!! ;-)
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message

Peter,
Well, I took your advice and went out this morning and bought a PowerColor 9550 256MB with ATI Radeon 9550 chipset... and am pleased to say it works a treat! I picked up the Vista Beta drivers from ATI's website which installed with the Catalyst Control Center. For some reason the first reboot ran like a dog but after settling down and adjusting the graphics settings its now running nice and smoothly. Oh and my card does have the fan on it! ;-)
I'm quite impressed with Vistas performance so far considering my PC spec isnt exactly blistering, see below, Once I re-ran the performance check the Aero scheme option was available... the performance rating comes in at a 2 even though all bar one items are a 3! strange! (756MB RAM = 2??)
Thanks again anyway!
Trev Manchester, England AMD 2000+ 756MB DDR 400 ATI Radeon 9550 40GB 7200 IDE
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message You're welcome. Curious I see that one does have a fan...mine doesn't...ah well..I guess there are different versions.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message Thanks Peter!
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message Forgot..ATI have Vista drivers for it.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message For the least outlay and best performance try the ATI Radeon 9550 (I'm using it..no problems). Added advantage it's the highest you can go before needing auxiliary power connectors.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ati+radeon+9550
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
..otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS

Hi Peter,
Im wondering if we have the card and not just cards with similar chipsets? Mine is a PowerColor 9550.
Sunderland eh! Oddly enough my family came from there in the early 1900's! Although I'd rather mine had opted for Toronto than Manchester ;-)

"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message

That's great. I'm wondering why my video card which is the same model came without a fan (it was in the sealed manufacturer's box), not that it seems to get that hot anyway as I'm not much into games. Did you have to connect it to the power supply separately?
By the way, I was born in Sunderland...just across those hills!! ;-)
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message Peter,
Well, I took your advice and went out this morning and bought a PowerColor 9550 256MB with ATI Radeon 9550 chipset... and am pleased to say it works a treat! I picked up the Vista Beta drivers from ATI's website which installed with the Catalyst Control Center. For some reason the first reboot ran like a dog but after settling down and adjusting the graphics settings its now running nice and smoothly. Oh and my card does have the fan on it! ;-)
I'm quite impressed with Vistas performance so far considering my PC spec isnt exactly blistering, see below, Once I re-ran the performance check the Aero scheme option was available... the performance rating comes in at a 2 even though all bar one items are a 3! strange! (756MB RAM = 2??)
Thanks again anyway!
Trev Manchester, England AMD 2000+ 756MB DDR 400 ATI Radeon 9550 40GB 7200 IDE
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message You're welcome. Curious I see that one does have a fan...mine doesn't...ah well..I guess there are different versions.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message Thanks Peter!
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message Forgot..ATI have Vista drivers for it.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message For the least outlay and best performance try the ATI Radeon 9550 (I'm using it..no problems). Added advantage it's the highest you can go before needing auxiliary power connectors.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ati+radeon+9550
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
..otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS

Re: the card...who knows...as long as it works. I've noticed several like mine with a larger non ventilated cooling area, and the type with fans...strange. Regarding Manchester vs. Toronto, I know what you mean. Before coming here with my job (retired now) I lived in London anyway.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio
"ts" wrote in message

Hi Peter,
Im wondering if we have the card and not just cards with similar chipsets? Mine is a PowerColor 9550.
Sunderland eh! Oddly enough my family came from there in the early 1900's! Although I'd rather mine had opted for Toronto than Manchester ;-)

"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message That's great. I'm wondering why my video card which is the same model came without a fan (it was in the sealed manufacturer's box), not that it seems to get that hot anyway as I'm not much into games. Did you have to connect it to the power supply separately?
By the way, I was born in Sunderland...just across those hills!! ;-)
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message Peter,
Well, I took your advice and went out this morning and bought a PowerColor 9550 256MB with ATI Radeon 9550 chipset... and am pleased to say it works a treat! I picked up the Vista Beta drivers from ATI's website which installed with the Catalyst Control Center. For some reason the first reboot ran like a dog but after settling down and adjusting the graphics settings its now running nice and smoothly. Oh and my card does have the fan on it! ;-)
I'm quite impressed with Vistas performance so far considering my PC spec isnt exactly blistering, see below, Once I re-ran the performance check the Aero scheme option was available... the performance rating comes in at a 2 even though all bar one items are a 3! strange! (756MB RAM = 2??)
Thanks again anyway!
Trev Manchester, England AMD 2000+ 756MB DDR 400 ATI Radeon 9550 40GB 7200 IDE
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message You're welcome. Curious I see that one does have a fan...mine doesn't...ah well..I guess there are different versions.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message Thanks Peter!
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message Forgot..ATI have Vista drivers for it.
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message For the least outlay and best performance try the ATI Radeon 9550 (I'm using it..no problems). Added advantage it's the highest you can go before needing auxiliary power connectors.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ati+radeon+9550
-- Peter Toronto, Canada P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics Soundmax 4.0 Audio
"ts" wrote in message I have an Asus V9180 AGP card 64MB and cant find any Vista beta drivers... so if anyone knows of any that would be a great help...
..otherwise does anyone have any suggestions for an AGP card that has Vista drivers available..nothing to flash as Im not into gaming but do want to run Aero Glass.. say around £50UKP?
thanks!
TS