I've got a Diamond Viper X1300 256MB PCI Express (uses ATI X1300 GPU, $150 at Fry's) -- not a fanless board -- and I've got it running my 3007fpw at 2560 x 1600.

But I'm getting green lines that flash on the screen every once in a while, and some grays appear brushed over with flickering static (forget which primary color it is, can't get it to happen at will). The green lines seem to appear on a dark area of the screen once every few seconds.

So I am guessing the card is outputting a dual-link DVI signal that's a little bit out-of-spec. Wouldn't recommend it, though it's better than running at 1280 x 800.

Guess I'll return the card and try an x1600 or an nVidia-based card.

Let me know if you find an inexpensive card that runs this monitor nicely. I'm not a gamer, so 3D performance isn't very important to me.

-Aaron

Thanks for the input. I've already ordered the SAPPHIRE 100142 ATI Radeon X1300 PCI-E 512MB DDR card and I hope to have it next Tuesday. Might as well give it try. It sounds like other than the green flash glitch it worked. How is the performance of screen refresh?

I'll let you know how mine works.

Ron

Sapphire Radeon X1300 512mb with 3007WFP works great on my system.

I received my 3007WFP on Friday of last week and hooked it up to a system at only 1280x800 resolution replacing a 21" 1600x1200 monitor. It looked great on that system but had to wait until the card, Sapphire Radeon X1300 512mb PCI Express showed up to get to 2560x1600 resolution. I installed the card Tuesday on the intended system with some difficulty. Even though the system had ATI onboard graphics with a 1 month old driver I had to use the ATI de-install utility and installed new drivers. The X1300 won't show max resolution unless you connect a monitor to the DVI port so I was alarmed initially when I had my 21" 1600x1200 monitor connected on the VGA port. I set the resolution to 640x480 and shut down. I removed the 21" monitor and hooked up the 3007WFP with a 6' extension DVI dual-link cable and booted up. I then was presented with the 2560x1600 true color option at 60hz refresh and selected it. WOW!

The display is magnicent. Really crisp text. Photos from my 6 megapixel DSLR are awesome. I don't see any imperfections on the screen of any sort. I read many negative reviews about problems towards the edges of the screen but I can't see them. I've played some video on the monitor and it's fine. My use is not gaming so I can't say anything about frame rates. My system is a AMD X2 4200+ with 2gb and a SATA 250gb drive.

I personally do not see any need to get a more muscular video card for my needs. I paid $115 for the card mail order on the net.

Hope this helps.

Ron

Thanks so much for following up on that. I'll order one today.

So I guess you're not seeing stray green dots or flickering areas on occasion? That's what's happening with my Diamond (Viper X1300 PCI Express).

-Aaron

I've had it installed for a week or so and am very happy with it. Text is super clear & sharp. Photos view incredibly. No issues here.

I received the Sapphire card and the green flicker is worse than ever. Argh. Gonna have to spring for a good board. If that doesn't fix it, it must be the monitor.

-Aaron

Have you talked to Dell tech support? I'd check with them before you buy yet another board. The call to them is free, the new card isn't.

How bad and noticeable is the green flicker? Does it display in all areas and colors on the screen?

I noticed a blue ficker a few times displaying photos at night in a dark room in the black regions of a few photos while using ACDSee Pro version 8. It didn't display on all the photos or in all black areas in all photos. It went away. I'll try and pin it down when and if I see it again. I don't think that my situation is the same as yours.

I wonder if it's a driver issue? The driver I'm using is: 6-2_xp-2k_dd_ccc_wdm_enu_30152.exe that I downloaded on 2/21/06 from the ATI website. If I bring up my display properties, Start/Settings/Control Panel/Display Settings Tab/Advanced/Adapter Tab/Properties/Driver Tab it shows the driver as ATI 1/24/2006 version: 8.221.0.0

What cabling are you using to connect the monitor to the computer? Do you have anything that would cause electronic interference with the monitor cable or monitor positioned close by? Do you have another DVI cable you can test with the monitor to see if it replicates? Try moving the computer and monitor somewhere else to test.

Both your original and the Sapphire display the same green flicker?

If you want to contact me with a personal message and send me one of the video cards to see if the problem duplicates on my machine I'd be happy to do that trouble shooting step.

Good luck,

Ron

I just displayed a photo in ACDSee Pro and got some blue flickers on the screen. I put the same photo into Photoshop and it did it within Photoshop. The photo has large near black areas in it. The color picker showed the tone was RGB 7,7,7 in the photo. I tested the color combination RGB 7,7,7 setting it as the Windows background. 6,6,6 and 8,8,8 wouldn't replicate the flicker. Then the problem went away?

I ended up returning the Diamond and keeping the Sapphire I got from Newegg. There are still glitches, but I'll put up with it until the technology evolves a bit and falls in price. I'm going to borrow an X1900 and see if an expensive card solves the problem, just to see if my monitor is actually at fault.

Thanks for your help. Hope you're happy with your display.

-Aaron