Currently have a ti4200 in my system. It is by far the noisest component in the system so I want to replace it(for performance reasons also). I am looking for opinions on a new video card that is quiet:
-Can do HD
-<$100
Thanks!
most bang for your buck is going to be from Nvidia. Either the7300 or 7600. Both can be found easily passively cooled under 100. I however have a bad bias against Nvidia as i kept getting tearing with Nvidia at HD resolutions (not everyone experiences this). Last week I bought a ATI x1650 and could not be happier. Cost me 91.00 and is passively cooled.
Since you are coming from a ti4200 I am assuming you are looking for AGP. You may be in luck with a few options out there.
Forgot one other nasty constraint: AGP, no PCIX...
6600 is better than 6200. 6200 will be minimum for HD, but you better have a decent cpu to pick up the slack. With a 2.53ghz p4 I OCed my 6200 to get smooth 1080i. I now have a 6600 and it is much better, no stutters anymore. They are not passive though. I believe there are passive 7600GS out there, you can seach on Newegg to find one and to get great prices.
If you add a constraint of a half height card (for a slim case) then what would be the verdict. I still suffer stutter and really want to get rid of it (have tried every decoder and trick in the book).
So - half height card, passively cooled and most importantly gives really smooth playback with a known decoder. Any suggestions?
melearp Wrote:If you add a constraint of a half height card (for a slim case) then what would be the verdict. I still suffer stutter and really want to get rid of it (have tried every decoder and trick in the book).
So - half height card, passively cooled and most importantly gives really smooth playback with a known decoder. Any suggestions?
Not agp if that's what your looking for but here's an option for pcie:
MSI NX7300GS-MD256EH GeForce 7300GS
This is more than I wanted to spend but this looks about my best bet right now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814121064
If I am only doing 720i will something like a 6600 do just fine? Right now I have no intention of buying a TV that will do 1080i so I am wondering if the above card is overkill.