First post - built i7 pc and have questions

[cappaj1]

Hi All!

I just joined and hope to be able to get help and provide help when I can, as well as learn a lot along the way!

I just build my tenth pc, and it has both Vista SP1 64 bit and Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit on it, and may soon have linux. It consists of:

Antec Nine Hundred mid tower case
Corsair 650W PSU
Asus P6T motherboard
Intel i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1266 Quad Core CPU
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU cooler
OCZ Gold 3x2GB 1600 DDR3 memory
HIS HD4670 512MB video card with dual dvi outputs
Two Asus 23" 1080p HDMI lcd monitors
Two Samsung 1TB SATA 7200rpm 3gb/sec internal hard drives
Two LG 22x DVD+- internal DVD SATA DVD burners with LightScribe
LG 6X Blu-ray SATA internal Disc Burner
Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 4000 keyboard and mouse
Docked Blackberry Storm
Docked Apple video ipod
Belkin USB 2.0 hub
OCZ ATV 8GB USB thumb drive

I really like Windows 7 so far and think it's better than Vista after only a week!

I plan to add a Hauppauge WinTV dual tuner tv card to the system soon.

I got with my video card and system Stalker Clear Sky and Tom Clancy HAWX and since I'm not into too many games, wondered if they're worth installing.

1) Which hauppauge card would be a good fit for my system?
2) Is my 4670 512mb card good enough for these games?

The only 'game' I really play is RealFlight G4.5 for radio control airplane simulation, which runs very well.

Any questions, suggestions or comments would be most welcome!

Thanks!

cappaj1

[jdeb]

tv card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116015

your video card should be fine

[cappaj1]

Originally Posted by jdeb tv card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116015 your video card should be fine

Thanks, I was looking at that card or the 2250. The 2250 is more expensive but I'm thinking it may gave me compatibility problems as it doesn't specifically state Vista64 or Windows7 64 bit certified. Plus I'm not sure what the extra cost is for but I'm thinking it lets you record two tv pgms while watching a third while the 1800 only does one.

I'm thinking I should save 20 bucks and go with the 1800. What do you think?

[jdeb]

I would agree cappa from the standpoint that I have only experienced the 1800 card and it was flawless. I wish I could give you a logical answer in regards towards the comparison but I have yet to fiddle around with it. I trust it will serve you well sir.

[chuck4456]

1600s are good too.