Geforce 2 GTS w/ a Celeron 1ghz

Pestilence3 · February 9th, 2002

I'm planning to buy a Gforce 2 GTS 64mb soon but I hav a question to u ppl:

Does Gforce 2 GTSis compatible w/ my Celeron 1ghz? It will not have any bottleneck right? I mean, like last time, I simply bought the Riva tnt2 pci 32mb w/out knowing that my old celeron 300mhz will have bottleneck. Silly me

But not to worry, my fren agreed to buy it hehehe!

Method_Man · February 9th, 2002

I don't see why its not compatible wiht a Celeron 1ghz.

expert464 · February 9th, 2002

My friend got a 32mb GTS with his new computer last summer, he got WinME with 1Ghz Pentium3 and 256 ram, and it got about a 3800 3DMark3001 score. I also got a 64mb GTS because I liked his computer, but me being anti-Intel, I got myself an AMD Athlon 1700, 512ram, and WinXP. I get around 4300 scores on 3DMark2001, probably would be higher if I didnt have WinXP. I think the 1ghz level is about right for a GTS, processors dont really bottleneck a video card that much, its the video card that will bottleneck you.

**kairi00** · February 10th, 2002

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Originally posted by expert464
I think the 1ghz level is about right for a GTS, processors dont really bottleneck a video card that much, its the video card that will bottleneck you.

That's not quite true... processors can bottleneck video cards as much as video cards can bottleneck processors. Take, for example, a P2-266 with a GeForce3 Ti 500.

expert464 · February 10th, 2002

I doubt it'd bottleneck you as much as a P4 2.2ghz with a 2mb Trident card.

**liquid** · February 10th, 2002

A 1Ghz Celeron + Geforce 2 GTS is a good match, so you shouldn't have any problems.

Pestilence3 · February 10th, 2002

Alright! Liquid, u sure on this? Ok then, I'm going to buy it soon! hehehe! but the problem is who's gonna buy my Geforce 2 mx 32mb???

**liquid** · February 10th, 2002

Wait a sec, I just noticed your specs you already have Geforce 2MX

You "could" upgrade to the GTS...but the performance gain is small, and not really worth the upgrade. If you want more bang for your buck, your better off upgrading to a Geforce 3 Ti 200. They are 64MB and are much more powerfull than a Geforce 2. Also your system will be able to handle it too.

Pestilence3 · February 12th, 2002

Err, I thought Geforce 3 is for DDR m/boards only?:confused:
If Gforce 3 available for non-DDR m/boards like me who uses SDRAM m/boards, I may consider buying Gforce 3 tho. So, which one should I buy? I heard there lots of version of Gforce3. ti,Quadro,????? Which one u recommend me Liquid? Thanks!

Ok, I'll stick to Gforce 2mx for now.

**liquid** · February 12th, 2002

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Err, I thought Geforce 3 is for DDR m/boards only?

no that's not true, as long as your computer's motherboard has an AGP slot you can use a Geforce 3.
I recommend getting a Geforce 3 Ti 200 because they are cheap and more powerfull than a Geforce4 MX.

February 9th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
Pestilence3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 236	Geforce 2 GTS w/ a Celeron 1ghz I'm planning to buy a Gforce 2 GTS 64mb soon but I hav a question to u ppl: Does Gforce 2 GTSis compatible w/ my Celeron 1ghz? It will not have any bottleneck right? I mean, like last time, I simply bought the Riva tnt2 pci 32mb w/out knowing that my old celeron 300mhz will have bottleneck. Silly me But not to worry, my fren agreed to buy it hehehe! __________________ My PC Spec for the next 2 years or more Intel Celeron 1000Mhz 512MB SDRAM Kingston Brand Geforce 2 MX 32MB Creative Vibra 128 PCI Soundcard 40.9 GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD 16x Aopen DVDrom, 8x/4x/32x Sony CDWriter Rockfire USB-PSX adapter + DualShock 2 pad :thumbup: WinXP Pro + Win98SE PS2 rocks! Games currently played: Gran Turismo 3

February 9th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Method_Man Hadoken Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 75	I don't see why its not compatible wiht a Celeron 1ghz. __________________ My computer specs: WinXP HE :: P4(2.0ghz) :: NVIDIA GeForce4 128mg :: 1024MB RDRAM :: 120GB HD :: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 :: Yamaha DVD 16X :: HP CD Burner 40x/12x/48x

February 9th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
expert464 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 275	My friend got a 32mb GTS with his new computer last summer, he got WinME with 1Ghz Pentium3 and 256 ram, and it got about a 3800 3DMark3001 score. I also got a 64mb GTS because I liked his computer, but me being anti-Intel, I got myself an AMD Athlon 1700, 512ram, and WinXP. I get around 4300 scores on 3DMark2001, probably would be higher if I didnt have WinXP. I think the 1ghz level is about right for a GTS, processors dont really bottleneck a video card that much, its the video card that will bottleneck you. __________________ AMD Athlon 1700+ / 512mb DDRam / GeForce2 GTS / Windows XP

February 10th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
expert464 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 275	I doubt it'd bottleneck you as much as a P4 2.2ghz with a 2mb Trident card. __________________ AMD Athlon 1700+ / 512mb DDRam / GeForce2 GTS / Windows XP

February 10th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Pestilence3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 236	Alright! Liquid, u sure on this? Ok then, I'm going to buy it soon! hehehe! but the problem is who's gonna buy my Geforce 2 mx 32mb??? __________________ My PC Spec for the next 2 years or more Intel Celeron 1000Mhz 512MB SDRAM Kingston Brand Geforce 2 MX 32MB Creative Vibra 128 PCI Soundcard 40.9 GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD 16x Aopen DVDrom, 8x/4x/32x Sony CDWriter Rockfire USB-PSX adapter + DualShock 2 pad :thumbup: WinXP Pro + Win98SE PS2 rocks! Games currently played: Gran Turismo 3

February 10th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
liquid Ebichu! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Posts: 2,089	A 1Ghz Celeron + Geforce 2 GTS is a good match, so you shouldn't have any problems.

February 10th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
liquid Ebichu! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Posts: 2,089	Wait a sec, I just noticed your specs you already have Geforce 2MX You "could" upgrade to the GTS...but the performance gain is small, and not really worth the upgrade. If you want more bang for your buck, your better off upgrading to a Geforce 3 Ti 200. They are 64MB and are much more powerfull than a Geforce 2. Also your system will be able to handle it too.

February 12th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Pestilence3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 236	Err, I thought Geforce 3 is for DDR m/boards only?:confused: If Gforce 3 available for non-DDR m/boards like me who uses SDRAM m/boards, I may consider buying Gforce 3 tho. So, which one should I buy? I heard there lots of version of Gforce3. ti,Quadro,????? Which one u recommend me Liquid? Thanks! Ok, I'll stick to Gforce 2mx for now. __________________ My PC Spec for the next 2 years or more Intel Celeron 1000Mhz 512MB SDRAM Kingston Brand Geforce 2 MX 32MB Creative Vibra 128 PCI Soundcard 40.9 GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD 16x Aopen DVDrom, 8x/4x/32x Sony CDWriter Rockfire USB-PSX adapter + DualShock 2 pad :thumbup: WinXP Pro + Win98SE PS2 rocks! Games currently played: Gran Turismo 3

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