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)
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.
Apr-04-2002 18:30
Piet
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: billyburg, nyc
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.
Apr-07-2002 03:48
Damo
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Toronto
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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Apr-07-2002 04:41
TeKnoHe@d2025
Derek Howell Addict
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
quote:
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.
Yeah, I know what you mean...that's why I started this thread LoL.
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I need a new video card badly, my Voodoo3 is outdated and there are no drivers for XP.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?
the Radeon 8500 (go to Pricewatch for the cheapest price) is prolly the best deal around.. if you play CS, you will appreciate smoothvision.. I love mine
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Apr-10-2002 05:33
Piet
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: billyburg, nyc
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.
Apr-10-2002 07:08
drizzt81
Professional Lamer
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: GTA #1 - At work
quote:
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.
i must admit, recently i have not really been up to the news on Vid cards, but my roommate, who has been, says that the Radeon8500 is the best deal...
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Apr-10-2002 16:25
tc-fan
dancing galaxy
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Cubaleah , FL USA
quote:
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
yes your right and the MX cards suck big time...thats why they are cheap...my Gforce 2 GTS 64megs is faster then the MX GF 4...and they dont support Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader....so dont buy it if your a hardcore gamer like me..
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Apr-12-2002 19:42
TeKnoHe@d2025
Derek Howell Addict
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
