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Good choices for your SmartSDR-compatible Video Card!

Neal_K3NC
Neal_K3NC Member ✭✭
edited June 2020 in SmartSDR for Windows
Hi All, I was helping a ham choose a 6000-compatible graphics card to put in a legacy system (ie, any system not sold my me!) and I created a newegg.com search URL that will provide you with a good choice throughout the various price ranges. These are AMD-related graphic cards with DirectX11 compatibilty and 2GB of video ram. I chose AMD because, in general, I have much better luck wth AMD drivers than I do with nvidia (YMMV). I chose 2GB memory limit because it seems to be the predominant card configuration these days, you could do with less but the market says this is the preferred card. I chose DirectX11 compatibility because this is the current "standard" card compatibility test and one that is guaranteed compatible with SmartSDR. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/1fJNYnN 73 Neal

Comments

  • Bob G   W1GLV
    Bob G W1GLV Member ✭✭
    edited June 2020
    I've got one of those video cards, MSI, works great.
  • Sergey R5AU
    Sergey R5AU Member ✭✭
    edited April 2017
    This is my PC and Videocard - no troubles with Parallels on MAC OS(on Rus only but understandable):
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited March 2017
    I vote for AMD cards too. They just work and the drivers are stable.
  • Richard G7EIX
    Richard G7EIX Member ✭✭
    edited March 2015
    There is a cracking deal on at NewEgg at the moment $150 for a 7870 with 2GB after a $30 rebate. If you are in the market for a new PCI Express 3.0 card for your SmartSDR PC then you will no go wrong with this ATI chipset card. Offer ends on the 31st. Just make sure your M/B has PCI Express 3.0 and a spare slot if currently using onboard. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150605 They normally retail around $180 - $230 - so this is a great deal.

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