New gfx card under vista

[BobBuilder]

Ive just rebuilt my pvr using vista rather than xp and am happy as evr seems better than anything under xp (including evr with .net 3.5).

I do have an issue with the gfx card though, I was using an ati 9250 and its fine under xp, I do need to run a custom res to remove ocerscan on my tv though.

Under vista there are no ctalyst drivers for this card so I cant run the cusom res so am back to having overscan again...

So Im looking to upgrade the card, I am only running freeview tuners and am in the uk so I dont have any hd content to worry about so dont need a great card.
I dont think I will need to worry about future proofing either as I dont think there will be any significant hd content for some time.

The 9250 was also fanless.. not a massive concern really as the box is in a cupboard on the otherside of a wall, so no need to be ultra quite.. in fact the cpu fan isnt great and is making more noise than a gfx card fan will do...

Heat is a bit of an issue though... the cupboard dosent have much ventillation and it does get a little warm in there... but havent had any stability issues I would put down to heat though...

So anyway I was thinking of the SAPPHIRE ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO 64bit 512MB DDR2 AGP Graphics Card , (need agp).
Its £39 in pc world...

Has anyone tried this card?
Does anyone expect me to have any issues with it under vista?
Does anyone have a better card to recommend without spending a fortune?

Thanks

Bob

[BobBuilder]

Actually just looked at ati website and vista drivers for the 2400 specifically state pci-express, making me think that these drivers wouldnt work for the agp card i listed in my last post, i dont want to buy a card that means i cant run the latest catalyst drivers....

the ati site has a "which gfc card is betst for me" questionaire.. filling it in for me suggests the x1550 agp.

so anyone use a Sapphire Radeon X1550 512MB AGP Graphics Card?

Thanks

Bob

[Bathman]

I am afraid I can't be much help here as I have never used AGP with Vista. I have used ATi 2400 and 3450 with PCI-e and was very happy with both. But of the ATI AGP cards have had a bad press but I am not sure which ones.

However I am sure someone will be along in a minute who could make some suitable suggestions.

[stustunz]

bathman you say you have used both but why do you have a nvidia card in your specs

[Bathman]

I have built a HTPC for my dad. Initially I installed a ATI2400 pro which did not have onboard sound so it worked fine on my tele via DVI and the motherboard sound card. However my dads tele this was not the case.

I therefore swapped it for a ATI 3450 (powercolour) and using a HDMI dongle sound and picture now work.

As for my own PC I am looking to get a ATI 3450 but I want one with onboard HDMI (As I had no end of trouble getting the right dongle) and it has also has to be fanless. I also want one with Powerplay enabled (the powercolour one does not) as my HTPC is powered by a pico PSU 60watt with 80W adapter. As of yet I have yet to find one that fits all my needs hence I am sticking with the 7300le which has as far as I am aware the lowest power consumption of any mainstream graphics card and is fanless.

Hope all that makes sense.