Is the 9500GT the ultimate HTPC video card?

The new NVidea 9500gt was released the other day, and on the outside it seems like the perfect HTPC video card. But how does it really compare to what is currently available?

This video card is basically a revamped 8600gt card, is doesn’t really provide much better performance (only about 20% improvement), but it has PCIe 2.0 compatibility, lower power consumption and better PureVideo Hd decoding, making it great for a HTPC. Read more

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