Affordable Video card

ToM_E · February 19th, 2002

Its been 3 or more months since I got bought my voodoo 5. And I belive its getting old and my video card is gonna go poof sooner or later. And I want to know which video card is good now days. I guess below $250 I can get. Any good recommendations?

**liquid** · February 19th, 2002

I'm sure going to draw heat from some people for this one..but how about a Geforce 4 (not that MX junk but the real thing

).

Arpanet · February 19th, 2002

$250 would buy you a pretty phat vid card these days. I don't know about a GF4, but definitely a GF3Ti500.

**Shiori** · February 19th, 2002

A GeForce2 Ti, and spend the rest on games.

Ninjaa · February 19th, 2002

At least a Geforce3, if not a 4. $250 will buy you a lot of video.

**Ryos** · February 19th, 2002

This is better suited to the off-topic hardware forum, since you might get better advice there. I'd suggest using a combination of price guides and hardware review sites to determine which card is most suitable for your needs.

SadAngel · February 19th, 2002

well, if you are an ultra Hardcore gamer, you better get the latest NVIDIA card, or better, you can opt for some of those super expensive, for 3d modeling, 3d boards, that only works with OpenGL, I remember one time I saw at a BYTE magazine a review and I saw one with a "glint chip" or something like that, and it costed amost US$3000!

Mr Urt · February 19th, 2002

most games are DirectX tho, so on top of the $3000 for the 'glint chip', u gotta buy another grfx card for all DX applications

ToM_E · February 19th, 2002

Ok...I guess Ill go for a Geforce 3 Ti 500. But how many different kinds of Geforce 3 are there and whats the best one? And the prices of course.

Mr Urt · February 19th, 2002

there's the GeForce Ti 200 and the GeForce Ti 500. as for prices it depends on where u are (u can check out www.pricewatch.com if u really want)

**Kane** · February 19th, 2002

Or run linux with a Silicon Graphics rendering farm, or a cray....
/kane provides a drool flood and sends it back in time, and has it called the great flood.

ToM_E · February 20th, 2002

I decided to get a Geforce 4 MX 440 64mb DDR.

The Verto MX 440 graphics card, part of the hot new GeForce4 MX series, offers phenomenal features never before available in the mainstream market. The Verto MX 440 is a multi-display GPU that contains the performance features traditionally found only on high-end cards such as NVIDIA Accuview Antialiasing, memory-enhancing Lightspeed Memory Architecture (LMA) II and productivity-boosting nView display technology - available for the first time on a mainstream graphics card.

MX 440 Features & Benefits
64MB DDR memory

Lightspeed Memory Architecture (LMA) II

Delivers the industry's best 2D/3D graphics performance in a mainstream graphics card

Unique maroon-colored board

Ultimate 3D Gaming Support

NVIDIA nView display technology

Accuview Antialiasing

Integrated Dual 350MHz DACs

NVIDIA Video Processing Engine (VPE)

Integrated TV Encoder supporting up to 1024 x 768 Resolution

Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Compatibility Designed to WHQL Compatibility Standards
Windows XP, 2000, 98, 95, ME, NT 4.0 display drivers

Microsoft DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectVideo, and ActiveX drivers

OpenGL ICD for Windows XP, 2000, 98, 95, and NT

Complete Linux display and OpenGL drivers support

Fully PC00, PC99 and PC99a compliant

Is this better then a Geforce 3 Ti 500?

**fivefeet8** · February 20th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by ToM_E

Is this better then a Geforce 3 Ti 500?

Actually dude.. Before you do that, take a look at this article.. The geforce Ti 500 is actually faster than the geforce 4 mx 440... I think the G4 mx's are too crippled.. Either get a geforce 4 ti 4400 or the Mx 460..

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1583

I am planning on getting myself a Geforce4 ti 4600 soon..

I am gonna keep my voodoo 5 and install it on another computer I will be building.. hehe..

Fou-lu · February 20th, 2002

You really love that V5 eh fivefeet?

It's true, there's no need of charts to see that the GF3ti500 is faster and cheaper than the GF4MX440, they crippled the chip too much...

ToM_E · February 20th, 2002

Wait...then....Geforce 3 Ti 500 is better then Geforce 4 mx 440 and Its fast and more expensive? I wanted an affordable video card. :P Under $300 over $200 there you go. Thx...any more recommendations?

Currently for me its Geforce 4 440mx

ToM_E · February 20th, 2002

Is a Geforce 3 Ti 200 good enough? Is it better then The cripped Geforce 4 mx 440?

Fou-lu · February 20th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by ToM_E
Is a Geforce 3 Ti 200 good enough? Is it better then The cripped Geforce 4 mx 440?

That's a crippled version of the original geforce3, it's slower than the geforce2 gts or the ultra versions...

ToM_E · February 20th, 2002

ARGH! F*@& THE GEFORCE 4!!!! THEY CAN GEFORCE 4 MY @$$!!!

okok....
hrm...
So....
Ill go with a geforce 3...
All I know is these
Geforce 3 ti 500 $399.99
Geforce 3 ti 200 $299.99
Geforce 3 (OG) $200?
Eh?
Whichs geforce 3 is the most cheapist and that will last at least a year or so?

**fivefeet8** · February 20th, 2002

The geforce4 ti 4600 is $399.. The G4 ti 4400 is $299(performs better than either the Geforce3 ti 500 and the Radion 8500).. The G4 ti 4200 is gonna be available in 8 weeks.. It's only gonna be $199.. I would either get this one or the 4400 if I were you.. It performs slightly better than the G3 ti 500.. If your thinking about the G4 mx's then get the mx 460.. It should be about $180 and has similar performance to a Geforce3 ti 200.. But remember the G4 mx's are crippled and benchmarks have proven that they are actually slower than the Geforce3 ti 500 and even the Geforce 3 non ti.. They are even slower than the Radion 8500 in most benchmarks..

Fou-lu · February 20th, 2002

Holy lord, that prices are too steep, wait for a month and the prices should drop for the gf3 line.

February 19th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
ToM_E Do the Monkey Dance /w me Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Doing the Monkey Dance! Posts: 2,755	Affordable Video card Its been 3 or more months since I got bought my voodoo 5. And I belive its getting old and my video card is gonna go poof sooner or later. And I want to know which video card is good now days. I guess below $250 I can get. Any good recommendations? __________________ CPUPentium 4 3.00 Ghz Ram2GB DDR2 PC4200 Video CardRadeon X1600 Pro

February 19th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	A GeForce2 Ti, and spend the rest on games. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

February 19th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	This is better suited to the off-topic hardware forum, since you might get better advice there. I'd suggest using a combination of price guides and hardware review sites to determine which card is most suitable for your needs. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

February 19th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
ToM_E Do the Monkey Dance /w me Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Doing the Monkey Dance! Posts: 2,755	Ok...I guess Ill go for a Geforce 3 Ti 500. But how many different kinds of Geforce 3 are there and whats the best one? And the prices of course. __________________ CPUPentium 4 3.00 Ghz Ram2GB DDR2 PC4200 Video CardRadeon X1600 Pro

February 19th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Or run linux with a Silicon Graphics rendering farm, or a cray.... /kane provides a drool flood and sends it back in time, and has it called the great flood. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

February 19th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
liquid Ebichu! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Posts: 2,089	I'm sure going to draw heat from some people for this one..but how about a Geforce 4 (not that MX junk but the real thing ).

February 19th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Arpanet Powerslave Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The eyes of the night Posts: 1,812	$250 would buy you a pretty phat vid card these days. I don't know about a GF4, but definitely a GF3Ti500.

February 19th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	At least a Geforce3, if not a 4. $250 will buy you a lot of video.

February 19th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
SadAngel Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Dominican Republic Posts: 624	well, if you are an ultra Hardcore gamer, you better get the latest NVIDIA card, or better, you can opt for some of those super expensive, for 3d modeling, 3d boards, that only works with OpenGL, I remember one time I saw at a BYTE magazine a review and I saw one with a "glint chip" or something like that, and it costed amost US$3000!

February 19th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Mr Urt gone postal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,569	most games are DirectX tho, so on top of the $3000 for the 'glint chip', u gotta buy another grfx card for all DX applications

February 19th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Mr Urt gone postal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,569	there's the GeForce Ti 200 and the GeForce Ti 500. as for prices it depends on where u are (u can check out www.pricewatch.com if u really want)

February 20th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Fou-lu Junker daughter Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,289	You really love that V5 eh fivefeet? It's true, there's no need of charts to see that the GF3ti500 is faster and cheaper than the GF4MX440, they crippled the chip too much...

February 20th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
ToM_E Do the Monkey Dance /w me Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Doing the Monkey Dance! Posts: 2,755	Wait...then....Geforce 3 Ti 500 is better then Geforce 4 mx 440 and Its fast and more expensive? I wanted an affordable video card. :P Under $300 over $200 there you go. Thx...any more recommendations? Currently for me its Geforce 4 440mx __________________ CPUPentium 4 3.00 Ghz Ram2GB DDR2 PC4200 Video CardRadeon X1600 Pro

February 20th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
ToM_E Do the Monkey Dance /w me Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Doing the Monkey Dance! Posts: 2,755	Is a Geforce 3 Ti 200 good enough? Is it better then The cripped Geforce 4 mx 440? __________________ CPUPentium 4 3.00 Ghz Ram2GB DDR2 PC4200 Video CardRadeon X1600 Pro

February 20th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
ToM_E Do the Monkey Dance /w me Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Doing the Monkey Dance! Posts: 2,755	ARGH! F*@& THE GEFORCE 4!!!! THEY CAN GEFORCE 4 MY @$$!!! okok.... hrm... So.... Ill go with a geforce 3... All I know is these Geforce 3 ti 500 $399.99 Geforce 3 ti 200 $299.99 Geforce 3 (OG) $200? Eh? Whichs geforce 3 is the most cheapist and that will last at least a year or so? __________________ CPUPentium 4 3.00 Ghz Ram2GB DDR2 PC4200 Video CardRadeon X1600 Pro

February 20th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,582	The geforce4 ti 4600 is $399.. The G4 ti 4400 is $299(performs better than either the Geforce3 ti 500 and the Radion 8500).. The G4 ti 4200 is gonna be available in 8 weeks.. It's only gonna be $199.. I would either get this one or the 4400 if I were you.. It performs slightly better than the G3 ti 500.. If your thinking about the G4 mx's then get the mx 460.. It should be about $180 and has similar performance to a Geforce3 ti 200.. But remember the G4 mx's are crippled and benchmarks have proven that they are actually slower than the Geforce3 ti 500 and even the Geforce 3 non ti.. They are even slower than the Radion 8500 in most benchmarks.. __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel Q6600@3.2 ghertz\|4x1gb DDR2 1066\|Asrock 1600sli 110db LGA 775\|EVGA 8800gtx@620/1450/975\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\|Seagate 7000.10 500gb HD\|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Antec TP 650 watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|20.1" 5ms LCD 1680x1050 Native\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/15" Sub\|Dual Boot Winows XP Pro/Vista 64bit\|\| 2nd Rig\|\|Athlon64 x2 3800+\|2x1 gig PC3200\|BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra OC @450/1250 agp\|60 gig Maxtor IDE HD 7200 RPM\|40 gig Maxtor IDE HD\|Asrock Dual SATA2\|Silver Aluminum ATX\|17" LCD\|\| 3rd Rig\|\|Athlon Xp 2800+\|1.5 gig PC2700\|BFG GeforceFx 5900 Ultra OC agp\|100 gig Maxtor SATA HD\|NF7-s rev2.0\|Nvidia Soundstorm MCP\|19" CRT\|\| Last edited by fivefeet8; February 20th, 2002 at 04:13.

February 20th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Fou-lu Junker daughter Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,289	Holy lord, that prices are too steep, wait for a month and the prices should drop for the gf3 line.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode