Ok so I'm in the process of buying a new PC and want to hook it up to a new Sony 46" screen for HD and Blu-ray playback.
First thing to say is that the LCD will playback at 24fps, so my first question is that something all the new GPU's can do or will I need a specific card ?
I'm looking to buy my PC from the computerplanet website (so if anyone's got any experiences with these guys let me know) and below is the list of cards I can have from them:
ASUS 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT SILENT HDCP PCI-E SLI + £ 69.00
XpertVision 256MB RADEON HD 3850 HDMI PCI-E 2.0 + £ 71.00
ASUS 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT OC GEAR PCI-E SLI + £ 74.00
ASUS 256MB RADEON X1950PRO TV/DVI PCI-E RET + £ 78.00
XpertVision 384MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GS PCI-E 2.0 HDMI + £ 80.00
XpertVision 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS SUPER HDMI PCI-E + £ 86.00
ASUS 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT PCI-E 2.0 GLACIATOR + £ 91.00
ASUS 512MB RADEON HD 3850 COMPANY OF HEROES + £ 96.00
XpertVision NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT SONIC 512MB PCI-E 2.0 + £ 97.00
XpertVision 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT SONIC PCI-E 2.0 + £ 100.00ASUS 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT GLACIATOR FAN + £ 108.00XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB DDR3 XT 2xDVI/HDMI + £ 109.00
So should I choose one of these or go for something else, I can choose not to purchase the card from them and buy one elsewhere.
As said my primary use will be for movie playback but I would like to have the option to have good quality gaming.
Also if the GPU uses DDR3 RAM do I need a motherboard that supports DDR3 ?
Thanks for your replies.
First thing to say is that the LCD will playback at 24fps, so my first question is that something all the new GPU's can do or will I need a specific card ?
I'm looking to buy my PC from the computerplanet website (so if anyone's got any experiences with these guys let me know) and below is the list of cards I can have from them:
ASUS 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT SILENT HDCP PCI-E SLI + £ 69.00
XpertVision 256MB RADEON HD 3850 HDMI PCI-E 2.0 + £ 71.00
ASUS 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT OC GEAR PCI-E SLI + £ 74.00
ASUS 256MB RADEON X1950PRO TV/DVI PCI-E RET + £ 78.00
XpertVision 384MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GS PCI-E 2.0 HDMI + £ 80.00
XpertVision 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS SUPER HDMI PCI-E + £ 86.00
ASUS 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT PCI-E 2.0 GLACIATOR + £ 91.00
ASUS 512MB RADEON HD 3850 COMPANY OF HEROES + £ 96.00
XpertVision NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT SONIC 512MB PCI-E 2.0 + £ 97.00
XpertVision 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT SONIC PCI-E 2.0 + £ 100.00ASUS 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT GLACIATOR FAN + £ 108.00XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB DDR3 XT 2xDVI/HDMI + £ 109.00
So should I choose one of these or go for something else, I can choose not to purchase the card from them and buy one elsewhere.
As said my primary use will be for movie playback but I would like to have the option to have good quality gaming.
Also if the GPU uses DDR3 RAM do I need a motherboard that supports DDR3 ?
Thanks for your replies.