PCIe Video Cards
KWORLD VS-L883D PCI Interface X-Pert DVD Maker PCI Card (S-video capture card), available from newegg $10
got a camcorder or video camera and want to put the video on your PC? comes with conversion cables, I don't know if that means to RCA or not - I hope so. if not, cables can me made with solder and a capacitor. Or you can just get a rca-to-svideo or svideo-to-rca converter (not the same thing) for $8-25.
PNY VCQUADRO-CX Quadro CX Accelerator for Adobe Creative Suite 4 with CUDA-enabled H.264 Video Encoding - Retail, available at newegg <$1800
Capable of native 30-bit color DisplayPort output. meant for video editing and 3d applications, not for gaming. for gaming get an 8000 series card. not meant for SLI. one of the few cards I could find that Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 ($799) supports. requires a Xeon or Opteron processor. this is for workstations, not regular PC's. requires 350W PSU. OpenGL 2.1. DirectX 10. Full Shader Model 4.0 support. PCIe 2.0. Dual display port 2560x1600. dual-link TDMS transmitter supports hi-res panels up to 3840x2400. frame sync for multiple workstations. lots of nice features.
PNY VCQFX5500-PCIE-PB Quadro FX5500 1GB 256-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Workstation Video Card - Retail, available at newegg $2300+8
meant for video editing and 3d applications, not for gaming. for gaming get an 8000 series card. not meant for SLI. one of the few cards I could find that Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 ($799) supports. requires a Xeon or Opteron processor. this is for workstations, not regular PC's. requires 350W PSU.
PNY VCQFX1500-PCIE-PB-V Quadro FX1500 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Workstation Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $490+7
scaled down model for maybe regular PC's? one of the few cards I could find that Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 ($799) supports. requires 350W PSU.
HIS Hightech H165PRF512N-R Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $60
56% of people gave this card a 5 out of 5 review. this is a good basic video card. Works with Vista, but not sure if vista-certified. D-SUB, DVI, HDTV / S-Video Out.
HIS Hightech H365F1GNP Radeon HD 3650 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $90
Vista-only, DirectX 10.1. OpenGL 2.0. 2xDVI (1 can be used for HDMI via adapter), HDTV/S-Video out. 120 stream processing units, RAMDAC: 400 MHz
HIS Hightech H467QS1GP Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $123-$10mailinrebate
Vista-only, DirectX 10.1. OpenGL 2.0. 2xDVI (1 can be used for HDMI via adapter), HDTV/S-Video out. 320 stream processing units, RAMDAC: 400 MHz
HIS Hightech H487F512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $123-$10mailinrebate
Vista-only, DirectX 10.1. OpenGL 2.1. 2xDVI (1 can be used for HDMI via adapter), HDTV/S-Video out. 800 stream processing units, Core clock: 750MHz, Memory Clock: 1800MHz
EVGA 256-P2-N732-LR GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $80-$40mailinrebate
Vista-only, DirectX 10. OpenGL 2.0. D-SUB, DVI, HDTV/S-Video Out, Core clock: 450MHz, Memory Clock: 800MHz
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $80-$40mailinrebate
Vista-only, DirectX 10. OpenGL 2.0. 2xDVI, HDTV/S-Video out. Core clock: 540MHz, Stream Processors: 32, Memory Clock: 1400MHz
SPARKLE SFPX98GTX+512D3H GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $180
Vista-only, DirectX 10. OpenGL 2.1. HDMI, D-SUB, DVI. Core clock: 738MHz, Stream Processors: 128. big card. big heat sink.
AGP Video Cards
HIS Hightech H925H128E1TOAN Radeon 9250 128MB 64-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $31
lo-profile card. DirectX 8. D-SUB, DVI, S-Video-out
EVGA 128-A8-N303-L2 GeForce FX 5200 128MB 64-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail, available from newegg $30+7
basic AGP card. 250W PSU requirement. fanless - heat sink. half-height - you can get replacement brackets if you have tight case requirements.
Nvidia 7600GS Geforce AGP 4X/8X Video Card, available from nextag $80
has small open fan, requires 400W PS (550W for SLI). VGA, DVI, S-video out. Vista-compatible: has 256M so should work with Aero fine. Nvidia. OpenGL 2.0, DX9. Good basic Vista card. pci-e version. just search for geforce 7600. there is also the 7800 series, the 8800 series (some of which takes 12V@26A), the 6800 series.
ATI 100-437602 Radeon X1300PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card, available from nextag $39
has small open fan, requires 400W PS (550W for SLI). VGA, DVI, S-video out. Vista-compatible? OpenGL 2.0. an owner stated (edited):
If you don't understand the airflow of your system, you will have overheating issues. This is the one downfall to all manufactured PC's. I installed this in a Dell Deminsion, and I was able to change the air [flow] to compensate for the heat. PLEASE make sure you are carful with updating drivers and redirect the air in your system in order to keep from thinking this card is bad. ALSO, check your clock speed settings for AGP in the BIOS/CMOS if you don't, you may only be running in 4x mode and will probably dislike the card. won't work with native resolutions greater than 1280x1024 until the "next ATI update" (probably already happened - card is discontinued).
If you don't understand the airflow of your system, you will have overheating issues. This is the one downfall to all manufactured PC's. I installed this in a Dell Deminsion, and I was able to change the air [flow] to compensate for the heat. PLEASE make sure you are carful with updating drivers and redirect the air in your system in order to keep from thinking this card is bad. ALSO, check your clock speed settings for AGP in the BIOS/CMOS if you don't, you may only be running in 4x mode and will probably dislike the card. won't work with native resolutions greater than 1280x1024 until the "next ATI update" (probably already happened - card is discontinued).