I'm piecing together a new system and I have been doing some research on the different cards out there right now. I've read a lot of the posts asking for help choosing a video card, but none of them quite apply to me. Also keep in mind I don't want this to turn into a Radeon vs GF3 thread.
This is what i'm looking for
1) a good mix of stability and speed (I'm actually not looking to o/c the card this time)
2) DVI currently I have a crt but plan to go up to lcd in a few months.
3) Good 3d I'd like to call myself a gamer, but i think occasional gamer is a better description nowadays. but if i'm putting up the money I want awesome 3d (so i can still play games on it in two years)
4) Good 2d I do a lot of web development and gfx, 2d is almost more important than 3d
5) TV out, nice feature also I think a few cards have vid capture also.
now I'm open to all suggestions on cards but I will tell you which card I've been leaning towards.
First i was thinking about the Gainward GF3 ti200, but then I read about the video capture and DVI of the gainward ti550. I recall that video capture kinda stunk on my cheap tv tuner card, but i never really wanted to invest 200 dollars plus into equipment just for video editing (but i don't mind paying for it in a vid card for about 330) But I am also interested in 2d performance which made me think of the radeon 8500 which i've read is a "well rounded" card. Any ideas or selling points (or hot deals
ps I know about the new egg golden gainwards. All opinions welcome and all help appreciated
Thanks (phew that was an essay)
This is what i'm looking for
1) a good mix of stability and speed (I'm actually not looking to o/c the card this time)
2) DVI currently I have a crt but plan to go up to lcd in a few months.
3) Good 3d I'd like to call myself a gamer, but i think occasional gamer is a better description nowadays. but if i'm putting up the money I want awesome 3d (so i can still play games on it in two years)
4) Good 2d I do a lot of web development and gfx, 2d is almost more important than 3d
5) TV out, nice feature also I think a few cards have vid capture also.
now I'm open to all suggestions on cards but I will tell you which card I've been leaning towards.
First i was thinking about the Gainward GF3 ti200, but then I read about the video capture and DVI of the gainward ti550. I recall that video capture kinda stunk on my cheap tv tuner card, but i never really wanted to invest 200 dollars plus into equipment just for video editing (but i don't mind paying for it in a vid card for about 330) But I am also interested in 2d performance which made me think of the radeon 8500 which i've read is a "well rounded" card. Any ideas or selling points (or hot deals
ps I know about the new egg golden gainwards. All opinions welcome and all help appreciatedThanks (phew that was an essay)
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