Searching for good Graphic Card

Parn · 2005-11-22, 17:43

Hello

I'm searching for a good grahic to connect a TV.
Somebody told me that the Matrox Cards are good for this but I would like to have more ideas and positive experiences.

What are you using?

Smirnuff · 2005-11-22, 18:01

You've been misinformed. The G range aren't up to providing a decent user experience. Whilst the Parhelia is a good card its DX9 support is not great, this applies to the P650 and P750 also.

As a starting point the FX5200 from Nvidia makes an excellent choice for MP, as do ATI's Radeon 9600. These cards, and anything later than these will also allow you to enjoy MP to its fullest.

The Nvidia 6200 and 6600 can be considered perfect cards for use with MP.

jdiffend · 2005-11-23, 20:58

The Radeon 9550 cards do just fine for MP and supposedly overclock well to provide speed close to that of a 9600. They are also available with passive cooling.

talos · 2005-11-23, 21:18

I've just bought myself a Connect3D X800 GTO (PCI Express). This is a fantastic card if you play games on your media center. The price is mid range, but the specs are high and they are great overclockers. You can even up the number of pixel pipelines from 12 to 16 using the mod listed below (which I did successfully, but you do it at your own risk). My TV card is a Hauppauge PVR 350 which is fine.

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/127

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2005-11-22, 18:01	#2 (permalink)
Smirnuff Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 630 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post My System	You've been misinformed. The G range aren't up to providing a decent user experience. Whilst the Parhelia is a good card its DX9 support is not great, this applies to the P650 and P750 also. As a starting point the FX5200 from Nvidia makes an excellent choice for MP, as do ATI's Radeon 9600. These cards, and anything later than these will also allow you to enjoy MP to its fullest. The Nvidia 6200 and 6600 can be considered perfect cards for use with MP.

2005-11-23, 20:58	#3 (permalink)
jdiffend Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Radeon 9550 cards do just fine for MP and supposedly overclock well to provide speed close to that of a 9600. They are also available with passive cooling.

2005-11-23, 21:18	#4 (permalink)
talos Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've just bought myself a Connect3D X800 GTO (PCI Express). This is a fantastic card if you play games on your media center. The price is mid range, but the specs are high and they are great overclockers. You can even up the number of pixel pipelines from 12 to 16 using the mod listed below (which I did successfully, but you do it at your own risk). My TV card is a Hauppauge PVR 350 which is fine. http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/127