New Video Card (1 Viewer)

[johngc]

I am about to upgrade my main computer and as a result hand down the existing components to my Media PC. Hopefully it will speed things up and have things running a bit smoother.

My main problem though is that I am currently using an Nvidia FX5200 with video out, and the replacement card, a Nvidia 6600, does not have video out. I am assuming tha the more powerful card will improve things and was wonderig if it is possible to convert from DVI or VGA at the back of the card to SCART or the Yellow video plug (I forget what it is called sorry!).

If not, then what is a good card to use at the moment? I will be connecting to a 28" JVC flatscreen TV and hope to upgrade to an LCD in a few months / year. I use the Media PC to play TV, music and video and now that I am upgrading the hardware would like to put a few games on if if I can. (Can you play high graphics games on a TV through a media PC like FIFA?)

The rest of the PC will be an Athlon 64 3200+ cpu with 1Gb Ram and a Hauppage TV tuner, all sittig on as Asus board. My storage is on a Netgear SC101 with just the OS running on the internal 60Gb HDD.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

I take it you require a AGP interface card, which are getting rarer.

Why not get a card with TV out, Nvidia many flavours 6200, 7300, 7600GS, these are most probably the highest spec ones, you will be able to get that do not have fans, and use passive cooling.

ATI radeon 9550, X1500, X1600, Problem found here, very little choice and virtually nothing passive (this is ebuyer uk, so may be better other retailers)

Again I would go for a card with TVO, at least it gives you more options.