On Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Marc Lobelle wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I bought a few "entry model" ultra 20, but the videocard is really slow and
> the characters are not crisp. What videocards do you recommend for this
> machine ?

Did the same (entry level U20) and immediately swapped out the CPU.
Here's my two choices for graphics cards for it:

a) 6600GT (Pny makes a nice board with two DVI ports)
b) BFG GeForce 7800GT OC (The OC indicates that its over-clocked)

In terms of value, you can't beat the 6600GT. I decided to go with the BFG
GeForce 7800GT card in the U20. I would recommend bypassing the 6800
series cards, because of the high power consumption and resulting heat
generation.

Also look at:

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=2659&p=5

If Sun support is important to you, then go with one of the Nvidia Quadro
series boards.

Regards,

Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. al@...
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