video card for 2560x1440

[Vu Pham]

Thanks Lonni.

I looked up this link
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-630/specifications

that says the GT630 supports 2560x1600. I thought it would cover 2560x1440.

I will check the log when I get home.

Thanks,
Vu

On 11/17/2014 10:56 AM, Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> I have no clue about Radeons, but i'm pretty sure the GT630 can't do
> 2560x1440.  See the X log for specifics on what might be going on.
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Vu Pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:
>> The old video card uses the NVidia GT630, and the new one has Radeon 6450. I
>> uses the stock drivers with Fedora 17 with Gnome.
>>
>> This desktop multi-boots Windows 7 and Fedora. The problem happens in both
>> platforms at 2560x1440 with both video cards. All work well at 1920x1080.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Vu
>>
>>
>> On 11/17/2014 10:46 AM, Lonni J Friedman wrote:
>>> Specifically what kind of video card are you using and which X driver?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Vu Pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I just got a 2560x1440 monitor. It works fine with my notebook, in the
>>>> meaning that the texts/pictures are clear and easy to read at the
>>>> resolution
>>>> 2560x1440.
>>>> When I tried my desktop with that monitor, its video card ( some cheap
>>>> video
>>>> card ) supports that resolution, but the screen quality is very bad.
>>>> Thinking that the card might be too old, I ordered a new ( but still
>>>> cheap )
>>>> video card that also supports that resolution, and I still have the same
>>>> problem. This happens with both HDMI and DVI connectors on both video
>>>> cards.
>>>>
>>>> So what criteria should the video card need to have to support a good
>>>> qualty
>>>> 2560x1440 ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Vu
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