which VC to buy for vista support only?

[t73]

I'm doing an upgrade for my brother (CPU, MB, RAM, VC).

since there are no entering level DX10 card yet,
I do not know which card should I pick for running vista - no gaming or OC- 7300LE/GS ???.

Maybe I better go for the on-board solution for the meantime (like Asus P5B-VM)?

 

[Nightmare225]

Yes, that's a fine choice. Will run vista fine, and games at medium-low settings for the next year or so.

 

[Piuc2020]

Remember Vista likes VRAM more than speed or anything, so if you are lucky enough to snatch a 256MB (even if its lowend) the better, avoid turbocache and hypermemory cards.

 

[t73]

Does vista requires a DX10 card or is it DX9 card will run vista as good?

 

[CrimsonWolf]

Originally posted by: t73
Does vista requires a DX10 card or is it DX9 card will run vista as good?

A DX9 card is all you need to run the Aero interface in Vista.

 

[t73]

so maybe the 965G is not a good Idea then, (the reason was to later buy a cheap DX10 to better a support of vista)

What does the OB x3000 compared too? Is it on a par with 7300Le or GS?