am7 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 hey, Im wanting to upgrade the video card in my HP Pavilion a1007w w/ AMD 64 processor so that it will support the transparency in vista beta 1. What card would you guys suggest? One that will oviously work well with vista/transparency. Also could u list the estimated cost of the ones you guys suggest? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0z Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Appears that the best video cards atm are ati, any model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcv Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 ATI Graphics Cards FRIENDLY NAME DEVICE ID RADEON 9500 Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4144 RADEON 9500 Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4149 RADEON 9500 SEC Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4164 RADEON 9500 PRO / 9700 Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E45 RADEON 9500 PRO / 9700 SEC Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E65 RADEON 9500 SEC Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4169 RADEON 9500 XT Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4148 RADEON 9500 XT Secondary Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4168 RADEON 9600 PRO Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4150 RADEON 9600 Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4152 RADEON 9600 Series PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4151 RADEON 9600 Series PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E51 RADEON 9600 Series Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4171 RADEON 9600 PRO SEC Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4170 RADEON 9600 SEC Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4172 RADEON 9600 Series Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E71 RADEON 9600 TX Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E46 RADEON 9600 TX SEC Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E66 RADEON 9700 Family PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E44 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E45 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4144 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4145 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4146 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4164 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4148 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES SEC PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E64 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES SEC PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E65 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES SEC PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4164 RADEON 9700/9500 SERIES SEC PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4168 RADEON 9800 SERIES PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E49 RADEON 9800 SERIES SEC PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E69 RADEON 9800 PRO - Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E68 RADEON 9800 PRO PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E48 RADEON 9800 XT PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E4A RADEON 9800 XT Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E6A RADEON X800 PRO PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A49 RADEON X800 PRO Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A69 RADEON X800 XT PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A4B RADEON X800 XT Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A6B RADEON X800 SE PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A4A RADEON X800 SE Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A6A RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A50 RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A70 FireGL X1 PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E47 FireGL X1 Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E67 RADEON X300 Series PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B60 RADEON X300 Series Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B70 FireGL V3100 PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B64 FireGL V3100 Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B74 RADEON X600 Series PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_3E50 RADEON X600 Series Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_3E70 RADEON X600 Series PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B62 RADEON X600 Series Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B72 RADEON X700 PRO PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5E4B RADEON X700 PRO Secondary PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5E6B NVidia Graphics Cards FRIENDLY NAME DEVIDE ID NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 Ultra PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0301.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0302.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0308.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_034E.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1000 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0309.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0311.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0312.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600XT PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0314.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0320.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0321.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200SE PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0323.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0326.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5100 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0327.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0330.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0331.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0332.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0333.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0338.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0341.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0342.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0343.1 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700VE PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0344.1 Future Device Support NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0040.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0041.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0042.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0045.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_004E.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00C1.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00C2.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00CE.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0140.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0141.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0145.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_014E.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6200 NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_014F.1 NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5750 NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00FA.1 NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00FB.1 NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5300 NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00FC.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00CE.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0142.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6200 NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0221.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F1.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F2.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6200 NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F3.1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400/4400 NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F8.1 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F9.1 Nvidia mobile support will be added by end of Beta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Any Nvidia 7 series card will for sure take advantage of WGF 2.0 in Windows Vista (Longhorn) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srizo Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 if you are on budget get a 6800gt since you can find them at less that 300$ for AGP flavors or its 300$ for PCI-e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am7 Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 thank you for the replies! Can anyone who has got aero working on vista 1 please tell me exactly what card you have? Im trying to buy one in the next day or two and wanna be 100% sure itll work with aero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hais Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 if you are on budget get a 6800gt since you can find them at less that 300$ for AGP flavors or its 300$ for PCI-e 586284805[/snapback] on a buget get a 6800gt- you are havin a laugh right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phanbot Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 I have the ATI X800 XL PCIe and since Aero was enabled after my installation was complete I didn't bother to use the beta drivers from ATI's website. Your milage may vary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_a_V_e_N Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 If you are on budget get a Radeon 9550, it works with Vista Aero out of the box. I got this card on Friday specifically for Vista. I bought Gecube branded for $AUD 96. (Currency converter says $USD 72) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintage_guitar Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 or a 9800 pro on newegg for 100$ with shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiiragi Tsukasa Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Glass works fine on my 2800+ 1024mb RAM and a 128mb 5700FX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 So whats happens if i were to install Vista on a system running just a Radeon 9000 Pro? Would it run the O/S just without thr glass effects or what? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch409 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 So whats happens if i were to install Vista on a system running just a Radeon 9000 Pro?Would it run the O/S just without thr glass effects or what? Cheers. 586304315[/snapback] basically, i have a 9000 basic right now and i havent gotten around to installing the beta. btw, im upgrading to a Geforce FX5500 for about $57 at new egg. it should do fine with vista and its fairly cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Behelit Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 or a 9800 pro on newegg for 100$ with shipping 586304168[/snapback] The 9800Pro's are dirt cheap nowadays! I remember shelling out $400CAD+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejsl23 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Will all of these cards support the highest level of aero once we see it, or are we still not sure? I haven't seen any requirement specs yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Get a card which supports DirectX 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Any Nvidia 7 series card will for sure take advantage of WGF 2.0 in Windows Vista (Longhorn) 586284723[/snapback] It doesnt. Its WGF1.0 compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejsl23 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 so i gather that no currently no cards are wgf 2.0 compliant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 so i gather that no currently no cards are wgf 2.0 compliant? 586304845[/snapback] Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacbo Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 i have a Geforce 4 Ti 4200 128mb, it cost me about ?150 2-3 years ago and i'm in no hurry to upgrade it as it plays most current games perfectly adequately for me is this going to be unsupported in Vista as its only a direct x 8.1 card? pretty annoyed that i cant see all the shiny effects just because my card is not a dx 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzeh Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Same boat as me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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