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Scytale:
ouch only having AGP 4* may hurt you, Most video card are PCi-E these days and I'm pretty sure any AGP ones will require AGP 8*

might be time to upgrade you're motherboard as well.

SpacemanSpiff:
Yeah, this card would definitely work. And AGP4x shouldn't be an issue, the compatibility problems were below that. Every AGP8x card should work with a socket 478 AGP4x slot, albeit theoretically a bit slower (practically it isn't, the transfer rate hardly ever is the limiting factor).
Actually, even a cheaper AGP card would do, if you don't play games. Make sure it's passively cooled and either an ATI or nVidia card and you should be set.

flo21:
I had a 9550 once, it's a decent card, no fan was even needed, and I was able to play even the latest games 1 year ago at 1024X768

dennis:
The Radeon 9550 sounds like a good choice. It should extend the life of your setup a while. If you look around, you could probably find a generic AGP card that will handle that resolution for about $50 US.

Before you go spend that cash, you might try going into your system's BIOS and see if you can increase the memory allocation to your integrated graphics chip. That might allow you to select some higher resolutions in Windows.


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I did some googling and found this page on the SiS website that directly addresses your problem:

http://www.sis.com/support/support_faqs_4.htm


--- Quote ---1.     Why my SiS Integrated Graphic can not support 1440x900 resolution?
     

If your SiS integrated graphic (SiS650 series, SiS661 series, SiS740, SiS741 series, and SiS760 series) can not support 19" WXGA for 1440x900 resolution, you may check some information below:

1. Update the latest UniVGA3 driver, you may download from Download Center.
2. Check your VBIOS version, go to "Control Pannel"->"Display"->"Settings"->"Advanced"->"Administrator"->"Product information", and you can see the VBIOS information, please check if it is updated to 2.28.00 or later.
3. If your VBIOS version is not 2.28.00 or later, you have to update your BIOS, please contact your board maker or system provider to get BIOS update support.
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