I'm building a new machine and I need help with video card selection. I want to be able to watch internet on my TV AND watch TV on my computer. I have a standard def TV so I need an S-Video/component/composite output (HDMI or DVI would be a nice bonus) and I have a HD-DVR box from my cable company so I would like an HDMI/S-VIDEO/Component input.
It will be going in the following system:
Pentium Dual Core E5200
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
2 gig Corsair DDR2 800
OCZ 600w PSU
Win XP
Computer use is: DVD encode, old MS Flight-Sim (2004 & FS-X), watching HULU (on the computer or on the TV depending on my mood), Flash & Shockwave intensive websites.
I got the Diamond Radeon HD4350 512MB card for $60 with my system components, but I'm thinking of returning it for the $40 EVGA eGeForce 8400 GS 512MB card. Do I even need 512mb? should I get a $30 X1550 or $30 256MB GeForce 8400? Do these cards even fit my needs?
Thanks for your help, it's been ~7 years since I built a computer.
It will be going in the following system:
Pentium Dual Core E5200
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
2 gig Corsair DDR2 800
OCZ 600w PSU
Win XP
Computer use is: DVD encode, old MS Flight-Sim (2004 & FS-X), watching HULU (on the computer or on the TV depending on my mood), Flash & Shockwave intensive websites.
I got the Diamond Radeon HD4350 512MB card for $60 with my system components, but I'm thinking of returning it for the $40 EVGA eGeForce 8400 GS 512MB card. Do I even need 512mb? should I get a $30 X1550 or $30 256MB GeForce 8400? Do these cards even fit my needs?
Thanks for your help, it's been ~7 years since I built a computer.