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how to connect CRT to 6800 extreme?

15 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-connect-crt-to-6800-extreme.71374/

bikdel
bikdel Original post #1
Oct 23, 2007 at 8:48 PM
hi guys....

just got my friends XFX 6800 Extreme 256 MB
took it from him for 1 month and gave him fx 5200.. lolz

anyways, the thing is that he had an lcd n i have a 17" CRT

but as soon as i got the card, to my surprise, i had a Dual DVI and S Video...

NO VGA???...
now how do i connect my CRT to the DVI port??

is it possible to use any converter??
nvidia
nvidia #2
Oct 23, 2007 at 8:52 PM
yes you can get DVI to VGA adapter. you can get it for under 100 bucks i think.:D
sam_1710
Oct 23, 2007 at 8:55 PM
yup.. its possible using a DVI to VGA convertor

*www.nti1.se/images/dvi-vga.jpg

*www.chinapans.com/images/27397517_o.jpg

Its usually bundled with Graphic cards.. but u can buy them separately for some 250 bucks or so!!
bikdel
bikdel #4
Oct 23, 2007 at 8:57 PM
woooow......... man... didnt know it........... we get that for both ways??
i mean from DVI-VGA n VGA-DVI???
nvidia
nvidia #5
Oct 23, 2007 at 8:58 PM
Ask your friend if its bundled with the Gfx Card... He'll have it i think...
bikdel
bikdel #6
Oct 23, 2007 at 9:05 PM
okay... thnx for that info.....

BTW
@ whots the retail price of the above card??.... maybe i'll buy the same...
needed to play bioshock desperately!!
assasin
assasin #7
Oct 23, 2007 at 11:19 PM
^^^ if u wanna buy a new agp card,better get a 7600GT
bikdel
bikdel #8
Oct 24, 2007 at 9:41 PM
^^^ not for my dyin PC dude....
would get anything having sm 3.0.... something of the 6600 kind maybe...
i wont spend much on this

"Intel Celeron D 2.4 Ghd, 533 Mhz FSB, 256 KB L2
1 GB DDR 400
160 GB SATA II HDD working on SATA I MOBO
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 128 MB"
vivekbabbudelhi
Oct 24, 2007 at 9:47 PM
beware DVI-D cannot be converted to RGB or analog VGA .
dOm1naTOr
dOm1naTOr #10
Oct 24, 2007 at 9:49 PM
@bikdel
6600 is out of production. As u want an AGP solution , the best deal is 7600GT for 6k[GP] or 7600GS for 4.5k~5k[AGP].

The 7600GT cud give more performance than 6800 Extreme or Ultra in todays games.
Or u can also have ATI X1600 Pro or XT AGP.

@vivekbabbudelhi
nup dude. It can be done via the adapter dat sam said. But the other way is not possible[If i remember]. U cannot convert D sub analog to DVI digital via ny adapters.
vivekbabbudelhi
Oct 24, 2007 at 10:05 PM
^^dvi-i carries both analog & digital
dvi-d just has digital
so dvi-i can be converted to rgb with just a plug




*www.projectorpeople.com/cables/dvi-connections.asp
*www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/solutions/en/why_ports?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~lt=popup
bikdel
bikdel #12
Oct 24, 2007 at 10:07 PM
u mean to say 7600 Gt/GS is in production??... no way man... jus the left over stock is there i gues...

and why cannot one go for DX 10 cards, i mean if someone has pretty decent config and just wants wants prformance from the ageing AGP bus because upgrade would come at a higher cost, then:

then one can opt for HD 2400 or 2600 AGP, isnt it... so better performance in vista as well...

and AFAIK HD 2600 performs better than 7600 GT
dOm1naTOr
dOm1naTOr #13
Oct 24, 2007 at 10:16 PM
I dun think HD 2600 is available in AGP. Also there are no GF8 AGP cards out.
So considering that, the better deal is GF7 cards.
bikdel
bikdel #14
Oct 25, 2007 at 3:27 PM
they are available dude.... i checked them out...

but possibly not anywhere in this region...

heres the link

*www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=495153&CatId=318
quadroplex780
Oct 26, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Yes u can get a sapphire ati radeon HD2600 for AGP
-*www.sapphiretech.com/us/products/browseproducts.php?pcat=3
u can also get a Gecube one.