magnethead

I've got a good $500 in handy cash right now...I want to get a 9600GT ($124 after rebate till 7/31/08) and a capture card.

I have a GA-P965-DS3 (PCI-e 1.0) motherboard and 7800 GT (which i bought for 60ish dollars after being used for 2 years by the previous owner, who got a 8800GTX), using the VIVO part to record TV off the satelite box.

So I'm going to store the 7800, and put it in a new mobo for hybrid twist (when i feel like doing that), and use a real capture card to capture TV from the coax line, as well as listening to FM radio (my stereo is losing the amp in it, slowly dying).

So what's a good capture card for under $100 that has ATSC, NTSC, and FM bands, and will work with a 9600GT? PCI or PCI x1.

magnethead

Here's what I have in mind, critique me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130334
EVGA 512-P3-N861-AR GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116015
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 MCE Kit 1128 NTSC/ATSC/QAM/FM TV Tuner Card w/MCE Remote ($99)


If there's a better/cheaper QAM/ATSC/NTSC/FM tuner out there, let me know.

magnethead

Also, add to the list of items a pair of 1 GB sticks (32 bit XP). Crucial ballistix (matching the 2GB I have). DDR2-SDRAM PC2-6400 (400 MHz). I know it would be a waste, but they dont have ballistix 512's. http://crucial.com/store/mpartspecs....7F59B1A5CA7304

So

GA-965P-DS3 3.3 F12
E6750 OC's to 3.0
9600 GT (512 MB) $144
TV tuner $100
DDR2 PC2-6400 (4 GB) $62

does that sound like a potent combination from what I have now (7800GT and 2 GB RAM)? And it would all work together? Would it be worth the $300?

emosun

I don't know. For 300$ I would get a 9800 gtx. Skip the ram because 2gb is plenty.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-9802

And you'll have enough for the capture card too.

magnethead

I'm still trying to find the memory leak, i pull between 1.90 and 2.11 GB when gaming n page file.

emosun

Hmm then I would go for a cheaper capture card. Or you could also use a tv tuner card. Just dont go for the 9600 when you could get the 9800.

magnethead

cpture card, tuner card, same thing.

When did a GTX card go under $200???!!!!!

I'm sold.

emosun

I know me too. I scanned that whole page trying to figure out what's wrong with that 9800. And its just a 200$ 9800 gtx. Man I wish I had a better psu.

magnethead

Gonna see if I can con my mom into giving me her credit card to get the gfx and tuner card and pay her back when the bill comes. Gonan be alot of modifying in my case going on to fit that monster (gotta move hard drives and find that extension clip antec supplied to support the card)

Deleted090308

Hi,

Maybe this tuner.

I'd get an HD4870 card.

magnethead

thanks for the link.

I'm not an ATI person. Their GUI is better than nvidia, but i'm a little loyal. This'll be my third nvidia chip. 5500 AGP, 7800 GT PCIE, now probably 9800 GTX PCIE 2.0 (even though i'm only a 1.0 board)

Deleted090308

I used to be an nVidia guy too, but decided not to be any more because of their outrageous prices and power consumption.

The reviews I've read say the HD4870 is quite an amazing GPU.

!I am Newb!

the Nvidia 8800 GT 1 GB of ram in it thats what i have anyways

magnethead

ordering tuner and 9800 GTX now

magnethead

got both orders put through.

9800 GTX says PCIE 1.0 compliant, and i've seen reports supporting such.

Now it's a matter of moving hard drives and cables around to fit that huge thing. The fan controller will prove it's worth now, being able to crank up the fans blowing on that card. The back of my 7800 GT nearly hits the hard drive behind it- the power plugs are roughly a inch apart. At least it's a dual slot card- that will help cooling.

I'll have USB, GFX, GFX, empty, empty, tuner, 1394

but the gfx is RIGHT over the soutbridge heatsink..will be interesting how that effects things.