You basically need a Radeon 9500+, or a GeForce 5+, or any fairly modern IGP
(that's Integrated Graphics Processor for you first-timers). Any machine
hovering around the minimum for Vista is not going to have the chutzpah to
run the Aero interface. If you've got an AGP 4X/8X slot, you're in good
company.

Midrange cards from ATI can be had for between $100-150

I myself haven't priced nVidia cards lately, but 6's are quite good. 7's
are outstanding.


On 2/3/07 9:58 PM, in article
[email]CD9988C8-EA24-420F-9E35-938AE700329D@microsoft.com[/email], "Ron Bartle"
<bartle.berlin@spamthisoff.freenet.de> wrote:
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> "Ryan Bearfield" <blanky@blanked.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:7F06B8F0-1655-4E6F-9E10-9FFE9109A639@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> It may be necessary depending on what card you currently have, essentially
>> the card needs to be directx 9 capable with pixel and vertex shaders. If
>> you dont here's a cheap one on newegg that will work if you have agp port:
>> [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127181[/url] and if you
>> have pci-e: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127243[/url][/color]
>
> Ryan - I was under the impression that for Aero display a Nvidia card should
> be a 6*** series and upwards?
> I switched from a ATI Radion 9250 to a Nvidia 6200 (AGP8) card and that
> seems to do the trick but I am not sure if the
> 5*** series card you recommend here would be ok?
>
> ron b.
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>> <aaronep@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>> news:1170558221.719670.60090@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>>> if I install Windows Vista that has the Aero function, I am told that
>>> a new video board is necessary. Does anyone have a suggestion as to
>>> which would be the least expensive board that would be compatible?
>>>
>>> best, Aaron
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