3007fpw Dell

March 15, 2006 5:57 AM

Looking to get 30" Dell LCD for my agp system...

I am thinking about Dell 3007 fpw or Apple Cinema 30" LCD.... but I really don't want to buy another computer with pci-e just for the new lcd....

i know i will be spending 2 grand for the monitor but getting a new system is little too much...

i have searched google but most of them are recommending ati cards... I have to have OpenGL card like Quadro...

I am using Quadro 900XGL (about $70 on ebay)
all work great with my 3.4 p4 system

Can I use Quadro 3000 or 4000 with the 30" LCD??

I am hoping to spend under $200 for the new card.

posted by curiousleo to Computers & Internet (8 answers total)

Yes.
posted by Jairus at 6:01 AM on March 15, 2006

I just bought two Dell 2005FPW 20.1" LCDs—I prefer the extensibility of two large screens to one gigantic, unwieldy beast of a display.

I'm running it off an ATI Radeon X850XT and it works beautifully.

Why can't you run it off the 900XGL? It has Dual-DVI output, right?

I'd say try that set up before purchasing a new video card you don't need.
posted by disillusioned at 6:26 AM on March 15, 2006

900XGL doesn't have the resolution to support the 3007FPW.
posted by Jairus at 6:28 AM on March 15, 2006

He was asking whether the Quadro 3000 or 4000 would support the 3007FPW, not the 900XGL.
posted by bshort at 7:15 AM on March 15, 2006

He was asking whether the Quadro 3000 or 4000 would support the 3007FPW, not the 900XGL.

disillusioned: Why can't you run it off the 900XGL? It has Dual-DVI output, right?

Jairus: 900XGL doesn't have the resolution to support the 3007FPW.
posted by Jairus at 7:23 AM on March 15, 2006

The lowest end Nvidia Quadro card with dual-DVI that supports the 2560x1600 res on the 3007fpw is the Quadro FX 1100 which costs about $650 retail. There's no way you'll find a new AGP card with dual-DVI and that resolution for under $200.

eBay seems to have a few used FX 1100 cards with bids under $200 right now.

If those auctions don't pan out, I'd go with disillusioned's suggestion of running dual Dell 20" or 24" LCDs and get more pixels (2x 1920x1200 = 4.6M) than the 3007fpw (2560x1600 = 4.1M). It's significantly cheaper, especially when you can find Dell coupon deals. The money you save can be put towards a beefier AGP card.
posted by junesix at 9:05 AM on March 15, 2006

Response by poster: the card has to have dual-link dvi not just a dual dvi..

i thought about two monitors ... but i like to have seemless large screen...

the AGP card doesn't have to be new....

I just want to know if AGP Quadro will run the 30" dell lcd with out ANY problem....

i know 900xgl won't run the large monitor....

i wouldn't mind some kind of AGP Geforce card if it is significantly cheaper.... any one know which brand/model of geforce that would run it..??
posted by curiousleo at 9:41 AM on March 15, 2006

Dell has a list of cards they sell supporting the 3007fpw and Nvidia has a comparison grid of Quadro cards outlining which cards have dual-link DVI. Short of the high-end Quadro cards, it's just the GeForce 7800GT/GTX cards which only come in the PCIe flavor. Otherwise, you have the ATI Radeon 9600 Pro you shot down in the post.

There's a discussion in this forum thread and the consensus is that you're limited to the options above.
posted by junesix at 10:02 AM on March 15, 2006