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HELP: Looking for a new video card
I need a new video card badly, my Voodoo3 is outdated and there are no drivers for XP. I'm thinking about either a GeForce3 or a eVGA GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP. Also, I'm trying to stay in the price range of about $100-200. My friend was telling me to get an ATI Radion...what do you think I should get?
im not 'in the know' or anything about video cards, but i would get another geforce if i was buying one. i have the geforce2 with 32mb and it completely satifies my needs. it *could* be faster, but it almost mever lags and usually runs fastest at 1024 res. yes, FASTER than at 640 or 800...i can only imagine how the new ones smoke. it generally gives 45fps on games like serious sam and rtcw. other than that, normal use is fine - plus theres usually a new detanator driver out there...late/
Go for Geforce3, you will not have to upgrade it for ages and its an amazing graphics card.
For those that know something about video cards click this link and check the specs: http://www.compuplus.com/insidepage...id=592#moreinfo
I'm thinking for that price that's a pretty decent card but you tech experts might disagree, lemme know what you think...
Re: HELP: Looking for a new video card
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| Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 I need a new video card badly, my Voodoo3 is outdated and there are no drivers for XP. I'm thinking about either a GeForce3 or a eVGA GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP. Also, I'm trying to stay in the price range of about $100-200. My friend was telling me to get an ATI Radion...what do you think I should get? |
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| Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 For those that know something about video cards click this link and check the specs: http://www.compuplus.com/insidepage...id=592#moreinfo I'm thinking for that price that's a pretty decent card but you tech experts might disagree, lemme know what you think... |
dont get a geforce4MX. it is not advance as the geforce3 and doesnt support directx8. i would recommed a geforce3 ti200/500 or a ati radeon 7500/8500. these 2 are more advanced the the 4MX
do NOT get a Geforce MX.. thats just a waste of money. IMO, if you wanna fork an extra 50 bucks, go onto pricewatch.com, look up the Geforce4 Ti4400 (or 4200, either way itll be one of the best cards on the market) and get one delivered for around 250!!!
Best card, not too bad of a price tag.
BTW, if you really want the MX - WASTE - you can get it for 80 or so online and I saw the same for 50 at my circuit city today...
Heres another thing to think about... My opinions are EXTRERMELY biased and basically when I buy anything for my computer I get the best. Ive found that in doing this I save money by rarely upgrading.. also, you gotta find the deals. My last card, a Matrox G400, has lasted over 3 years, prolly more, and it cost me in the neighborhood of 100 bucks.
-Marc
I would have to suggest the Grainward GeForce3 Ti-550 the geforce4 440mx is basic a renamed geforce 2 in performance wise
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| Originally posted by Trance-Canada I would have to suggest the Grainward GeForce3 Ti-550 the geforce4 440mx is basic a renamed geforce 2 in performance wise |
wait and get a Geforce4 Ti4200. it is under 200 and have everything the geforce4 has.
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| Originally posted by yujie__ wait and get a Geforce4 Ti4200. it is under 200 and have everything the geforce4 has. |
FYI a friend recently bought a G4 MX440 for $180CDN (~110-120USD) and it works very well... blows away anything else ive ever seen, except perhaps the Radeon 8500... but that will cost you twice as much and the difference is minimal considering you will not notice a difference from 110-120 fps
just a little info on the G4 Ti4600...
It has more power in one card than all computing power that existed in the year 1985
Two cards will outpower every single Voodoo grahics card ever manufactured(i think thats the voodoo 1 which was used in comparison)
hmm
If your gonna buy a new vid card I would suggest either a GeForce3 Ti500 (Not a ti200 its worse than a gef2 ultra), or a Geforce4 4400. The GeF2 MX400 64mb is what I have and it does the job, but the cheap end GeForce 3's and 4's are not worth the cash. Obviously the GeForce4 4600 is the God and if you can afford it fire away, since that totally whoops anything else on the market. ELSA do a good model here. Radeon's can hold there own, but in the end nothing beats a good nVidia card these days.
I have a TNT2
I'm about to order a "GAINWARD/CARDEXPERT GeForce 3 Ti200 64MB (NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200 GPU), Power Pack Golden Sample, ( 4ns 64MB DDR. ). TV-Out. Retail Box"
for 139, then 7 dollars shipping so $146 US dollars.
there are so many 64 mb video cards out there that will more than meet your needs. talking about one in particular to look for is ridiculous. just go to any computer outlet and ask them for a list, you'll be amazed.
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| Originally posted by Damo there are so many 64 mb video cards out there that will more than meet your needs. talking about one in particular to look for is ridiculous. just go to any computer outlet and ask them for a list, you'll be amazed. |
Re: HELP: Looking for a new video card
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| Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 I need a new video card badly, my Voodoo3 is outdated and there are no drivers for XP. I'm thinking about either a GeForce3 or a eVGA GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP. Also, I'm trying to stay in the price range of about $100-200. My friend was telling me to get an ATI Radion...what do you think I should get? |
yes Radeon 8500 is very good the fastest ones are as fast as the fastest geoforce4's.
However i believe the radeon 8500 comes in three speeds, so the ones listed on pricewatch might not be as fast as the geoforce4's, but at $125 they are still a good deal.
I almost bought a radeon 8500 at the pricewatch $125 price but instead opted for a geoforce3 ti200 at a similar price. I couldn't find a website that had a comprehensive video card review section so i couldn't really compare them so i just went with my personal preferences.
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| Originally posted by Piet yes Radeon 8500 is very good the fastest ones are as fast as the fastest geoforce4's. However i believe the radeon 8500 comes in three speeds, so the ones listed on pricewatch might not be as fast as the geoforce4's, but at $125 they are still a good deal. I almost bought a radeon 8500 at the pricewatch $125 price but instead opted for a geoforce3 ti200 at a similar price. I couldn't find a website that had a comprehensive video card review section so i couldn't really compare them so i just went with my personal preferences. |
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| Originally posted by yujie__ dont get a geforce4MX. it is not advance as the geforce3 and doesnt support directx8. i would recommed a geforce3 ti200/500 or a ati radeon 7500/8500. these 2 are more advanced the the 4MX |
Cool, I think the wait for the Ti4200 may have been worth it...check out this IGN test article: http://pc.ign.com/articles/357/357504p1.html
Hopefully I'll be able pick one of these up soon
go read these for the ti 4200:
http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/vidc...4200/index.html
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1608 very good comparison of Ati vs nvidia
yes ti4200 looks cool, i wanted that card, but couldn't wait around for it to come out, so i got a geoforce3 ti200...
thanx for the links, useful...
I am looking to buy a processor, i went to planethardware.com and they had a review comparing athlon to intel but it is a year old review, anyone know where i can find a more recent comparison?
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