Up comming Video Card Purchase. Info Needed

Zabador · Post by **Zabador** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 10:32 pm

ello all,
i seriously need a video card, all im using now is the onboard 8mb P.O.S.
and ive been looking at several from ATI since that seems to be the way to go. i was wondering if any of you have any sugestions. it has to have atleasy 128mb ddr ram, tv tuner, and some form of video out (s-vid, TV out)

thanks all

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 10:52 pm

then ull need to go with the ati all in wonder series if u want a tv tuner. i have the regular 9600 and its good heres a link to the aiw 9600 then u could go with one of the aiw 9800 models. thet cost alot more. i think the 9600 should be fine. but heres a link to a lot of the aiw cards. if i were u id go with the aiw 9600 or one of the 9800 if u have the cash for the 9800's. if u want a card w/o a tuner just a video card and svideo out then go for the 9500 if u can find one somewhere if not get the 9600 or 9800. the pro models of those cards just have better core's but not by much.

SpLiF_3d · Post by **SpLiF_3d** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:14 pm

hey zabador & madmag....i am also looking for a new video card....but i have really no knowledge on what means what, like i know i want a card that can capture from tv or vcr since i already have dvd in my pc. i also need something that supports dual monitor...and lastly i do work in 3d so i guess 128mb would be good, right? well, i am just lookin for a little help. reply if you can help or point me to some site that can.

ps. i did try googling info. but kept getting confused.

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:17 pm

i dont know much about 3d editing so i couldnt tell u what u need for that. if u gave a price range u could tell u about more cards. but your best bet would be an ati all in wonder card. go to www.newegg.com and search through the ati cards. anything in the all in wonder series has a capture card and im pretty sure they all have dule moniter support. your best bet would be a 9000 or better.

SpLiF_3d · Post by **SpLiF_3d** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 11:26 am

thanks for the reference, i looked at the site and found almost exactly what i was looking for, now i gotta save up about $400.....also do you know if the "AIW" cards support firewire for my dv camcorder or is that a seperate card altogether....well thanx for the help....i am very much abliged by your courtesy to help this newbie out....laterz

hey if you have a sec. i just finished my 1st amv and am looking for any opinions, i don't think ppl are watching it cuz its plastic little done to linkin park...oh well....no biggie....
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=37191

akicafe · Post by **akicafe** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 12:51 pm

I'd also recommend tom's hardware (tomshardware.com) as a source for honest video card comparison.

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 3:42 pm

akicafe wrote:I'd also recommend tom's hardware (tomshardware.com) as a source for honest video card comparison.

i dont like that site. i heard they lie on there benchmarks. for firewier its a totaly diff card. i think u can get a 2 port pci firewier card for about $20.
:searches:
3 port firewier pci card $14.99

Klicks · Post by **Klicks** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:58 am

I'm also looking to upgrade my video card from my current 64MB ATI Radeon 9000. After researching a little I'm leaning towards an ATI All In Wonder card as well. With 128MB and Capture Card capabilites, I couldn't resist. So, if anyone has tried either 9600 or 9800 AIW just wondering what your opinions on the card are?

NEØ · Post by **NEØ** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 8:29 am

Klicks wrote:I'm also looking to upgrade my video card from my current 64MB ATI Radeon 9000. After researching a little I'm leaning towards an ATI All In Wonder card as well. With 128MB and Capture Card capabilites, I couldn't resist. So, if anyone has tried either 9600 or 9800 AIW just wondering what your opinions on the card are?

Yeah I'm curious too.

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:44 pm

like i said in a previous topic to NEO. i have the ati 9600 and it preforms really well. im damn near positive it has the same clockspeed and memory speed as the aiw 9600. and the ati caputer cards are really good i have the tv wonder pro and am really happy with it