I might be nuts for even thinking of doing this, but I'd like your opinions; not if you think I'm nuts that is. My system was built in 2003 and the Intel board is D845EBG2. I want to buy a flat screen display but I might have to update the video card. I presently have an ATI Vivo 64MB DDR 4x. I went on the web to see if my board has any limitations, as I may have to upgrade the video card as well. Here is what I found. The Intel® Desktop Board D845EBG2 AGP socket can accept universal AGP cards that comply with the AGP 2.0 specification. The Intel® Desktop Board D845EBG2 can use 1X / 2X / 4X card(s) operating at 1.5V. Note: Legacy 3.3V AGP cards are not supported. Before I buy a flat screen display, should I consider the video card or will all flat screen monitors work with any card? If you had to do it, would you just wait and buy a new system or would you go ahead and spend about $200 to $300 for a good flat screen? The price of a custom built costs more than a Dell and Dell's offer more for the money. I presently am using an NEC MultiSync XE17. Ever since my company switched to flat screen Dell displays, I find that the NEC is a little harder on the eyes. Thanks, Veets

From what I can see of the specs of you graphics card, it is more than capable of driving a good analogue TFT monitor. The maximum resolution it will support is 2048x1536 @ 75Hz. Your motherboard graphics combination will do the job. Unless I am mistaken, it does not seem to have DVI capability. It only supports analogue (i.e. VGA). Thus any monitor you buy will needs to be able to be driven through its analogue interface. Most good TFT monitors these days should have both DVI and Analogue (15 pin VGA) inputs. If not look for one with analogue (VGA) inputs. ___________________________________________ ☺ When everything else fails, read the instructions.

Thank you very much for your reply. It will definitely help me in making my decision. Veets