# Need help picking out a video card

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-picking-out-a-video-card/207609>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 27, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-picking-out-a-video-card/207609 "2010-12-27T19:33:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-picking-out-a-video-card/207609/1 "2010-12-27T19:33:36Z")

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So I got a new computer for Christmas and it doesn’t have an HDMI out so I want to add one. Can anyone recommend a video card? I have a 50" Panasonic Plasma I want to hook it up to for occasional videos off of the internet and off the Hard Drive. It will be used for minimal HTPC functions. I would like it to have 2 outputs too, 1 for the TV and one for my monitor so I can just leave them both hooked up. The monitor is a VGA cable. Here are the available ports:  
PCI One (One available)  
PCI Express x16 One (One available)  
PCI Express x1 Two (One available)

Here’s a link to the actual machine if it helps.  
[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02575965〈=en&cc=us&taskId=120&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=4269976&prodTypeId=12454](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02575965&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=120&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=4269976&prodTypeId=12454)

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Omerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Joe\_Omerta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe_Omerta)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-picking-out-a-video-card/207609/2 "2010-12-27T19:58:45Z")

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to run a decent gfx card you’d need to upgrade the psu. Not sure on case design but i believe a 9600gt or gts450 should get you where you wanna be with what you have. Wait for others to chime in though.

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**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-picking-out-a-video-card/207609/3 "2010-12-27T20:20:46Z")

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it doesn’t sound like you need much you should be able to get a low end card, and keep your current power supply as long as you don’t want to game.

this should do what you want. [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102896](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102896)

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**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-picking-out-a-video-card/207609/4 "2011-01-04T09:06:51Z")

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I know how HDMI works but it looks like on some cards the audio doesn’t come through the HDMI. How can I tell if it definitely does? Or do they pretty much all come through the HDMI now? The stuff I was reading was like a year old so I don’t know if that’s since changed to be standard.