OK, what I see is a 3.3V AGP 1X/2X slot on a 440BX motherboard. The monitor
is 19", 1280x1024 native resolution, with a 15 pin VGA connector.
I am not doing very well with search engines right now, and this is a page for VA903.
http://www1.epinions.com/specs/ViewSonic_VA903B_Monitor
What I have used on my 440BX board, is an Nvidia FX5200 AGP. I have tried
the card on a AGP 1X slot and an AGP 8X slot and it works with both.
So it is a universal card. It should be able to do 1280x1024 on VGA
without a problem (that is the resolution my monitor uses). On those
kind of older cards, you can never be sure the DVI connector is capable
of doing the full range up to 1920x1080, but that will be an issue for
another day (and another monitor purchase).
As an example, there is an FX5200 here, with both a DVI and a VGA connector
on it, and it is $32. You cannot go wrong at that price, even if you
only get a year of usage from it. There is no fan on this unit. If
you ever find the card is unstable (I have an FX5200 AGP here that
is not stable unless a fan is pointed at it), you can add a fan right next
to the video card slot to improve the cooling. I needed the fan when gaming,
and since you are not using it for gaming, you might get away without
adding a fan. The thing is, the tiny fans on video cards do not last
forever, so in some ways, the ability to buy and install your
own fan is a bonus.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187045
In one of the reviews, you can see this comment.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16814187045
the maximum it can do is 1600x1200, which looks awful on my wide screen.
So have to use RGB [VGA] plug. If I knew it in advance would not buy it."
This is a known issue with some of the older cards, in that the bandwidth
of the hardware driving the DVI connector is not up to the full 165MHz
spec. Some old cards were limited to 135MHz. To "protect" the users,
the Nvidia driver prevents selecting resolutions above a certain level.
So if someone owning this card, expects to run out and buy a new LCD
monitor with only a DVI connector on it, then the native resolution of
the new monitor should be considered, with respect to the limitations
of the FX5200. If you bought a 1680x1050 DVI monitor, expect a distorted
looking display because of not running at native resolution. If you buy
a new monitor with a VGA connector as well as DVI, then you have more
connection options. But cheap LCD monitors only have DVI now.
So the main reason I am recommending this card, is I have tested it. I own
three different FX5200's. I have two AGP ones and a PCI one. And
so far, they have worked in all the computers I have tested them on.
That is their only "feature", as otherwise they are a pretty
crap card as far as a gamer would be concerned. But for 32 bucks,
it is an adventure.
If you want background information on video card selection, this
page is good. But I suspect you are not going to find much better