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<blockquote data-quote="jdiffend" data-source="post: 24608" data-attributes="member: 10910"><p>First of all, the links are backwards (Rosewill <> ASUS).</p><p>Both those cards will work fine. Actually, any DirectX 9 card should work.</p><p></p><p>The FX5200 cards will work but they strip out a lot of features from the higher end NVidia cards. Compare the specs on the NVidia page to see what they took out. I currently don't have one so I don't have personal experience with them.</p><p></p><p>The ATi 9550 cards are a little cheaper than the 9600 series. They are slower for 3D games but still have the features of the more expensive cards which is why they are priced between the 5200 and 9600. </p><p>I have a 9600se in one machine and a Radeon Xpress 200 based board running MP and both work well. I also built a system for someone else based on the earlier Radeon chipset which is roughly equivalent to a 9250 and it works fine for MP but is slower for many things since the DirectX 9 support is partially software (not good for games).</p><p></p><p>If you just want to watch movies, play music and record TV even a 9250 should do the trick. But if you have the money I'd say get as fast as you can afford since you don't know what future versions of MP or Windows will require or what else you may want to run on it.</p><p></p><p>Someone else will have to comment on tuner cards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdiffend, post: 24608, member: 10910"] First of all, the links are backwards (Rosewill <> ASUS). Both those cards will work fine. Actually, any DirectX 9 card should work. The FX5200 cards will work but they strip out a lot of features from the higher end NVidia cards. Compare the specs on the NVidia page to see what they took out. I currently don't have one so I don't have personal experience with them. The ATi 9550 cards are a little cheaper than the 9600 series. They are slower for 3D games but still have the features of the more expensive cards which is why they are priced between the 5200 and 9600. I have a 9600se in one machine and a Radeon Xpress 200 based board running MP and both work well. I also built a system for someone else based on the earlier Radeon chipset which is roughly equivalent to a 9250 and it works fine for MP but is slower for many things since the DirectX 9 support is partially software (not good for games). If you just want to watch movies, play music and record TV even a 9250 should do the trick. But if you have the money I'd say get as fast as you can afford since you don't know what future versions of MP or Windows will require or what else you may want to run on it. Someone else will have to comment on tuner cards. [/QUOTE]
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