Best Card for Non Gamer

risingpheonix

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I'm a Radiologist so I sometimes view Images on my computer. I'm aslo a heavy DVD editor and viewer. Don't play Games. Whats the best Video Card for me? Price point is between $200- $300.

ATI Sent my 9800 pro back without fixing Saying I voided my Warranty because I installed a cooler. On the way back FEdex Cracked the board. So Now I have no card.

Appreciate any input

RAD MAN
 

2Xtreme21

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Meh, pretty much anything will do I think. Go with a 9600 Pro. That'd probably even be too much, eh?
 

MisterChief

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I was very pleased with my 9600Pro. I'm still able to play Doom 3 on my second system at High Quality 800x600 UBER SMOOTH. Work's for me!:beer:
 

Creig

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Hmmm.... Which card currently has the best dvd decoding/2D image? I wonder if an old Matrox G200 would work well for him. They were supposed have a pretty crisp output. Or has a more current card caught up and surpassed it?
 

MisterChief

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Originally posted by: Creig
Hmmm.... Which card currently has the best dvd decoding/2D image? I wonder if an old Matrox G200 would work well for him. They were supposed have a pretty crisp output. Or has a more current card caught up and surpassed it?

Most of the newer Radeon AIW cards or Nvidia VIVO cards will do just fine.
 

mwmorph

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go nv 6800 nu. i believe it has some of the core's transistors dedicated to video.

nvidia calls it pure video.
 

ponyo

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Originally posted by: mwmorph
go nv 6800 nu. i believe it has some of the core's transistors dedicated to video.

nvidia calls it pure video.


lol.
 

mwmorph

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hey, at least theyve got it running now(sorta.) and the results are suprisingly good. not a total waste of gpu die space. beside any small improvment is wort it for videophiles.
 

mwmorph

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i dont think 6600gt supports purevideo. i think it's only on the 68xx cards.

gigabyte 6800gt-269- not the cheapest brand, but better quality than say, pny or xfx.-no fan so it's silent.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-125-142&depa=1

evga 6800-244-good brand, reference(fanned) nvidia cooling solution
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-202&depa=1

Apollo 6800le-229-slower version of 6800 but why do you care if you dont game?-stock nvidia reference cooling solution
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-140-044&depa=1
 

ponyo

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I would get a passive cooled card like Radeon 9550. You can get something cheap like this Gigabyte one. Gigabyte Radeon 9550

If you don't game, this card is plenty for your needs. If you need dual DVI, I recommend Nvidia 6600GT or Matrox P650.
 

risingpheonix

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WOW thanks for the suggestions. So far I really like the

GIGA-BYTE nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, 8X AGP, Model "GV-N68128DH" -RETAIL $269 from Newegg

Should do real fine. I like the fanless Idea. I have a 400SC Dell Server which is really quite the fan allways seemed to be the loadest component.

Had it with ATI though after this whole fiasco with the 9800 Pro. Trying to get FEd Ex to reimburse me for the damage
 

MisterChief

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Originally posted by: risingpheonix
WOW thanks for the suggestions. So far I really like the

GIGA-BYTE nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, 8X AGP, Model "GV-N68128DH" -RETAIL $269 from Newegg

Should do real fine. I like the fanless Idea. I have a 400SC Dell Server which is really quite the fan allways seemed to be the loadest component.

Had it with ATI though after this whole fiasco with the 9800 Pro. Trying to get FEd Ex to reimburse me for the damage

Good choice! If you ever change your mind, that card'll be great for games.
 

ponyo

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You want to spend $269 when $67 card will serve your needs just as well? It's your money.
 

risingpheonix

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I have a professional fund I can use to buy this. Basically Its pre tax dollars and for me My Tax bracket is 40%.

My Musts are:

Dual DVI
NON ATI
Great for DVD and overall video editing.

 

ponyo

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Originally posted by: risingpheonix
I have a professional fund I can use to buy this. Basically Its pre tax dollars and for me My Tax bracket is 40%.

My Musts are:

Dual DVI
NON ATI
Great for DVD and overall video editing.


You should've listed this in your initial requirements. BTW, that passive Gigabyte 6800 for $269 is not dual DVI card.

Check out Nvidia 6600GT or Matrox P650 if you want dual DVI and non ATI card.
 

mwmorph

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im sorry but the only dual dvi 6600gt/6800 nu cards are form xfx or pny.
i wouldnt give these cards to my worst enemy, or touch them with a 10 foot pole(pny and xfx are considered almost by all to be the lowest tier of gfx card manufacturers and their service sucks too.)

 

kylebisme

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If you are opposed to ATI just because they considered your warranty viod, that is a foolish reason. Any card manufacture will viod your warranty if you return it to them in anything but stock form.
 

mwmorph

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MATROX P650 Video Card, 64MB DDR, 128-bit, Dual DVI
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-106-153&depa=1
that legendary matrox 2d gfx image quality.

MATROX Parhelia Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, Dual DVI
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-106-162&depa=1
faster than 650, still legendary image quality.

not sure how good matrox is for video editing though, but for 2d, matrox is the undisputed champ.

edit: everyting inbetween is crappy xfx brand or that ati radeon9800pro mac edition.
 

risingpheonix

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Its not only the warranty issue its also because I've had problems with ATI before. I think Nvidia drivers are better and the picture is overall smoother. I have a Nvidia card in my Laptop.

ATI drivers have allways given me some problems. The 9800 Pro I had I paid $238 for in July 2003 and The picture was never perfect. Then I started getting Color Banding and pixillation. Which goes away after I put in the stock Video card.

Why do allot of people add Coolers to the card if it voids the warranty? I didn't know it when I did it.

 

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I have a 400SC that at one time had a BFG 6800oc(nu) and if noise is an issue, I would recomend something else-the noise of the machine will probably be tripled. I am currently using a Rosewill ATI 9600 that is passively cooled and the machine is nearlly silent. I use it for an HTPC with absolutely no problems. GP
 

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I would recommend a passively cooled Radeon 9550 or 9600 for you if you would consider ATI cards. As it is, my main advice is to look for a passively cooled card, as that's one less fan to make noise in your case and fail. The 6800 actually uses less power than a 9800P, so that's a bonus in terms of a cooler case and less-stressed power supply. Any current video card will look good playing DVDs, so that's not really an issue. If you can afford it, though, I'd get a passively-cooled 6800 over an actively-cooled 6600GT: it'll be quieter and faster in games. For your use, either card is sheer overkill. The vast majority of the cost of either card goes to features you won't use: namely, the 3D core and lots of fast memory, both of which are essential to 3D gaming. You could always just buy two el-cheapo PCI cards (or an AGP and a PCI card) with a single DVI output each and drive your LCDs just as well.

One more note, tho I don't know how big of a deal it is: both ExtremeTech and TomsHardware have conducted DVI Compliance tests showing that nVidia's integrated TDMS (read: digital DVI output) is subpar to ATi's at above 1280x1024. Now, I don't think this translates into a glaringly or even noticably inferior picture, but you might want to know. In any case, I don't think nV has two TDMS transmitters integrated on-die, so at least one of the DVI outputs on a dual-DVI card (which would be a Silicon Image--not nV--TDMS) should be fine (at least, according to an oscillosope) at high res.

In short, the simplest--but not necessarily the cheapest--solution would be to buy a passively-cooled nVidia card with dual DVI outputs. On the plus side, a passively-cooled 6800 should hold its resale value pretty well, so you could always sell it later to buy a lower-powered, more mainstream card once dual DVI becomes more mainstream.
 
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