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3007 WFP and XPS Gen 5
I am have recently purchased the Dell 3007 WFP monitor to use with an XPS Gen 5 system. The XPS is using the ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition graphics card. The best resolution I can get is 1280x800. Any resolution above that requires that I scroll across the screen vertically and horizontally to view the screen. I have updated the drivers on the Radeon card to the latest release, but the problem remains. I am suspecting that the graphics card that Dell has provided is not the full-blown version that is available from ATI, since the ATI version has 2 DVI ports (Single and dual link external TMDS transmitter support for high resolution and/or multi-monitor DVI configurations) whereas the Dell version has 1 DVI port and 1 VGA port. I was told by Dell that the 3007 WFP was compatible with the Gen 5 at the higher resolutions, but it does not seem to be the case. Has anyone had this specific problem with the same configuration and if so, was there a workaround or am I burned? Thanks.
- I posted a bit before yours and have a 3007WFP on the way. The specs of the X1300 PCI-Express claim 2560x1600 capability. I ordered the 512mb card and will be able to let you know next week if it works. I don't game, so frame rate capability won't be important to me.
I was wondering if anyone has tried the X1300 with the 3007WFP?
Ron - I have a Diamond Viper X1300 256MB PCIe. It supports the full resolution of the 3007, but there are image quality problems -- every now and then there are flashes of green lines and static.
I've heard of this problem with other X1300 (a customer review of the Sapphire X1300 on Newegg for example mentions this) -- so you may want to consider a higher-end card.
If anyone finds a sub-$200 card that works without flaws, please let me know.
-AaronMessage Edited by acostein on 02-16-2006 11:31 AM
- 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
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Posted February 14th, 2006 06:00
I have the same system as you. Also with the ATI 850XT PE.
I also want to purchase the new 30`Monitor.
BUT: The ATI 850 XT has no dual-link. You need also another graphic card (Nvidia Geforce 7800 GTX). Than it is possible to have 2560x1600