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Originally posted by DJKAL
i don't often play games - years since i last did! but still want a good graphics card as i have a TV tuner card now, i just want a decent card really that wont cost me too much
If you don't play games (at least for now) and don't do anything else specialized, then you might want to consider a motherboard that has integrated graphics onboard as well as a slot for a graphics card. That will only add a small amount to the cost of the board and work fine for general use. Of course, if your current graphics card fits the new motherboard you want, you can keep it.
Buy a nice graphics card when your needs change (you want to play games, upgrade to Vista, or get a high resolution LCD display you want to connect using DVI) -- they only keep getting cheaper and better as time goes by.
The TV tuner card should work fine with anything today, including integrated graphics. Video overlay, the only special graphics card feature TV tuners make use of, has been standard on everything made in the last 5 years.
