Possibly a dumb question, but can a TV tuner card serve as a video car

[jlaavenger]

Possibly a dumb question, but can a TV tuner card serve as a video card till my HD-5870 comes in? And if so which TV Tuner card would you recommend? I'd like to see if my PC parts are working (new CPU, MOBO, Ram and etc.) but I have no idea when my backordered HD-5870 card will arrive.

 

[hunter315]

Nope, a tuner card simply has a tuner in it, you need a video card to display stuff on the monitor sorry. What system did you get? You could also get a cheap video card to hold you over until your 5870 arrives, a 4650 should be enough as long as you turn down the settings and resolution when you game. Its also only $35 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121338

 

[jlaavenger]

Good idea. But now I have another question. Is there a way to eventually ad PhysX to a system that has 2 HD 5870's in Crossfire?

 

[hunter315]

PhysX requires an nVidia card, and physx really wont be worth it once programmers switch their physics calculations over to OpenCL rather than via CUDA as it will provide a far larger support base.

 

[Paperdoc]

As you wait for your 5870 to arrive, any chance you mobo has built-in video to use temporarily?