I am going to purchace a video card soon and I am looking for a new video card to get... Preferably AGP because thats better i hear, right now I am running off of a voodo 2 1000 PCI ... Can u TA's help me out on the best card to buy, (include the price next to it pleeease)... Thanks
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May-02-2001 03:00
DJ Guangzhou
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2000
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instead of taking the advice of rather unqualified people why dont you hit up a review site?
Geforce 2 GTS, 64 mb, TV-out, defeniteley !
I don't have one myself, but your pc shouldn't have any problems with running games any more...
You could also wait for the Geforce 3 to come out, but i've heard it's gonna cost about fl 1000,- (=$300 (?))
May-02-2001 13:23
eXos
The Delight
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Breathtaking!
I've got a HERCULES 3D PROTHET II GeForce II 32 MB. Fine card, and not to expansive...
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May-02-2001 14:00
Linx_da_cat
trancEaddict kitkat
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: in a nutshell
yes the geforce2 GTS will do virtually anything you need it to. games, graphics, etc. or your can wait till the geforce3 like Boss said. but the thing is with the Geforce3 is that it'll take a while for software to curve towards the technology available on the GF3 (the vertex engine, etc. etc.)
if money is an issue, go for the Geforce2 MX. a toned down version of it's GTS brother. still a great card.
Hercules makes some serious quality shit. but they're beginning to run into financial problems with a past debt that they still have not paid off. their company nearly went bankrupt last year...i'm not certain how they stayed in business but the point is they have. but to avoid any problems in the NEAR future, i wouldn't buy a hercules card simply because if they do end up going out of business...then future software won't support their cards and new drivers will not be available.
peace
May-02-2001 14:34
Aviston
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Geforce MX cards will run around $100, great cards for the money. The GTS cards are near $200 I think now. The Ultras are just over $300. And if you are a serious gamer, and want to spend serious money, the Geforce 3 cards have just come onto the market. My favorite brands are Hercules, Elsa, and Asus.
May-02-2001 15:39
Linx_da_cat
trancEaddict kitkat
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: in a nutshell
Asus is the brand i'd stick with. quality cards they put out.
May-02-2001 20:39
Bellie
Techno ofcourse!
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Amsterdam
Creative GeForce 32MB Annihilator Pro DDR
Super card(because i've got it )
GREETZ!!
May-02-2001 22:00
Henkie_henk
Almighty Trance Addict
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Viva Hollanda
Find some info on the geforce 3.. and also find yourself that winning lottery ticket!
I agree the geforce 2 64 mb card is the way to go. I have the voodoo 5000 and wish i got the geforce instead. The Geforce 3 is looking really cool, but the amount of money it costs isnt really worth it. It's not much better than the geforce 2. at least in tests.
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May-02-2001 22:32
Linx_da_cat
trancEaddict kitkat
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: in a nutshell
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Originally posted by Hitpuree I agree the geforce 2 64 mb card is the way to go. I have the voodoo 5000 and wish i got the geforce instead. The Geforce 3 is looking really cool, but the amount of money it costs isnt really worth it. It's not much better than the geforce 2. at least in tests.
for games, no, the tests aren't that far off. but it's not the benchmarks that make it such an amazing piece of hardware. it's the features and the technology on it.
it's every graphic artist and animators dream.
May-02-2001 22:52
wasmario
1st Austrian TrancEaddict
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Vienna- Austria- Europe
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Originally posted by Lynx ...it's every graphic artist and animators dream.
LOL lynx in his element!!
btw, got a crapy --ATI Rage 128-- which pukes out the single pics of the ATI-DEMO-Vid instead of an fluent animation!!! Horrible!!!