Help with choosing a video card

[adams]

I don't know much about video cards. I'm planning to build a system with a Thunderbird Processor, 128-256MB RAM, and an Abit KT7 Motherboard.

I'm not much of a gamer. I do web design and some graphics work. I also would like to be able to watch full-screen DVD movies. I'll probably have a 19 inch monitor.

What video card would you suggest?

Thanks,

Adam

 

[BFG10K]

Since you are not much of a gamer and you want a lot of features, you should get an ATI Radeon or Matrox G400.

ATI are known for their DVD quality and Matrox are known for their image quality.

 

[han888]

i have matrox 400 and i love the 2d quality of this card! it's awesome

 

[RoboTECH]

I'll agree. Grab yourself a Matrox or an ATi. I'd probably lean toward the Matrox for your needs. Good luck.

 

[adams]

The Matrox looks good, especially the dual-head model.

Are there certain online vendors that you recommend?

 

[Comp10]

You might also want to consider a Radeon 32mb DDR, or even SDR. They have 2D quality that is up there with matrox, but better 3D gaming and DVD playback.