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Hello Rita,

Over at NewEgg, they have a very nice search function. Here's a list of all their AGP cards with two DVI outputs, in order of increasing price:

They all have fans, though...and the top three or four are very expensive.

For SketchUp, you will want to try to get one with the greatest number of "pixel pipelines" -- the lowest cost one only has 4, but then they go up to 12, 24, or 20. The amount of RAM is fine on these -- 256MB or 512MB for most.

Some are "double width" cards, so the fan that cools them can exhaust the warmer air out the back of the case -- if you choose one of these, just make sure that the PCI slot just below the AGP slot is vacant.

Thank you. Is there a way to make sure which of these will work with the mother board?
Rita

Oops. The power supply recommended for the cards seems to be 400watt. This system doesn't have that. So, do I drop back to a "lesser" card ?

I use a Radeon 9550. Mine has a D15 and a DVI socket. They are made with 2xDVI, which would be a better choice. It is cheap, utterly silent, and works fine.

I bought a second one a couple of months ago. I got the mixed socket model because it appeared that I had little choice. AGP is becoming obsolete, being replaced by PCI Express, and AGP cards are, or were, a bit hard to find.

I'm sure my PSU is less than 400W, and i'm sure the 9550 doesn't need 400W.