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<blockquote data-quote="dman_lfc" data-source="post: 15884" data-attributes="member: 10331"><p>At a minimum you want either a Nvidia FX5200 or ATI Radeon 9600.</p><p>Try to go for passively cooled cards to reduce HTPC noise.</p><p>I use the FX5200 becuase the Nvidia drivers give better overscan options than the ATI drivers and you can set a custom resolution of 720x576@50Hz easily plus the quality is superb.</p><p></p><p>If you're connecting via S/PDIF to your Onkyo amp then basically any card that has the appropriate connection interface and is at least AC97 certified will be fine for you. Others may suggest otherwise but it's not going to make much difference.</p><p>Try and aim for a Motherboard with integrated sound and SPDIF bracket or even those connections on board. (Realtek is a good chipset, ADI Soundmax is aok too)</p><p></p><p>DMAN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dman_lfc, post: 15884, member: 10331"] At a minimum you want either a Nvidia FX5200 or ATI Radeon 9600. Try to go for passively cooled cards to reduce HTPC noise. I use the FX5200 becuase the Nvidia drivers give better overscan options than the ATI drivers and you can set a custom resolution of 720x576@50Hz easily plus the quality is superb. If you're connecting via S/PDIF to your Onkyo amp then basically any card that has the appropriate connection interface and is at least AC97 certified will be fine for you. Others may suggest otherwise but it's not going to make much difference. Try and aim for a Motherboard with integrated sound and SPDIF bracket or even those connections on board. (Realtek is a good chipset, ADI Soundmax is aok too) DMAN [/QUOTE]
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