HD video cards = what numbers compared to non HD cards

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thanks for the advice on integrated video cards.

With integrated would it be solved if you added another video card? Also what is HD 3200 or 3400 or 3600 = to? Is it = to 8800 or to 8900 or to 9800 or am i way off?

HD is just a model label that ATI uses for their new series of videocards, and it means nothing with respect to High Definition as used in HDTVs.

I can't think of any modern integrated graphics (ATI HD or not) that can compare with even the cheap dedicated graphics cards (ATI or nVidia).

8800GT (and even very cheap 8600GT) will be faster than the integrated HD 3200. Yes, you can *usually* install a dedicated graphics card and disable the integrated graphics for improved performance, but if you want a box for gaming, why not just start with dedicated graphics in the beginning?