How does a GEForce 3 TI 64mb video card sound to everyone?

February 28th, 2002

Fry's Electronics, near where i live has this card on sale for $219 US.
What do you all think? Is this a good deal and does anyone know if this card is good? I'd like to upgrade my video card and I want to make the right choice. Thanks for any help.

sincerely.
sx/amiga

**Shiori** · February 28th, 2002

Is it a Ti 500? it's $249 right now at pricewatch, so i think it's a good deal.

amdmb review:
http://www.amdmb.com/article-display.php?ArticleID=142

Sylvan Sorrow · February 28th, 2002

Ohhh, for me? You shouldn't have, finally Ill be able to upgrade my regular Geforce3 64meg.

EDIT. WOOHOOOO, POST NUMBER 100, right here.

February 28th, 2002

Thanks Shiori. I'll go check it out.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

**fivefeet8** · February 28th, 2002

Well.. You can get the Geforce4 ti 4200 for $199 in 7 more weeks..

**liquid** · February 28th, 2002

I concur with Fivefeet8,
A geforce 4 ti 4200 would be a better upgrade than a GF3ti 500.
The extra vertx shader definately an added bonus, and not to mention the dual RAMDAC's which allows you to run 2 monitors at once (something which I envyed about my old GF2MX card).

Auri87 · February 28th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by sxamiga
Fry's Electronics, near where i live has this card on sale for $219 US.
What do you all think? Is this a good deal and does anyone know if this card is good? I'd like to upgrade my video card and I want to make the right choice. Thanks for any help.
sincerely.
sx/amiga

well here in canada i can get a geforce 3 ti500 64mb for 280 canadain

**Demigod** · February 28th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Kr0nic_2000

well here in canada i can get a geforce 3 ti500 64mb for 280 canadain

Wow, that's pretty darn cheap!:eek: Most places I know sell them for over $500. Where does it sell for that cheap?

Auri87 · February 28th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Demigod79

Wow, that's pretty darn cheap!:eek: Most places I know sell them for over $500. Where does it sell for that cheap?

well i did say I can get one for 280 cuz my uncle is working at his own computershop in guelph but 500 is sill expensive i can get one for about 450 at a normal store

SadAngel · February 28th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by sxamiga
Fry's Electronics, near where i live has this card on sale for $219 US.
What do you all think? Is this a good deal and does anyone know if this card is good? I'd like to upgrade my video card and I want to make the right choice. Thanks for any help.
sincerely.
sx/amiga

hey man, and what you'll going to do with your old GF2???? maybe you do a charity and could help me get rid of my old TNT2 M64

March 1st, 2002

Well, I got me a new video card last night. What I got is GeForce4 MX 440. It is called the Verto and is made by PNY. I installed it and tried it out last night and I saw immediate improvement in performance. I just downloaded the lastest VIA 4-in-1 drivers and I am going to install those tonight. Imagine, a GeForce4. It may be only an MX, but it is a GeForce4. Anyone interested in a nice used Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2 GTS card?

sincerely,
sx/amiga

dukenukem · March 1st, 2002

i'll love a used elsa gladiac geforcegts

let the charity begin

**kairi00** · March 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by sxamiga
Well, I got me a new video card last night. What I got is GeForce4 MX 440. It is called the Verto and is made by PNY. I installed it and tried it out last night and I saw immediate improvement in performance. I just downloaded the lastest VIA 4-in-1 drivers and I am going to install those tonight. Imagine, a GeForce4. It may be only an MX, but it is a GeForce4. Anyone interested in a nice used Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2 GTS card?
sincerely,
sx/amiga

sxamiga, I don't want to disappoint you, but a GF4MX is not really a GF4... from a technical perspective, it's only a GF2.5 ... somewhere between a GF2 and a GF3.

I mean if you're happy with the performance gains, then by all means keep the card... however, I'd rather get a 'real' GeForce4 rather than the GF4MX... because it's too crippled to be called a GeForce4.

**Demigod** · March 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by kairi00

sxamiga, I don't want to disappoint you, but a GF4MX is not really a GF4... from a technical perspective, it's only a GF2.5 ... somewhere between a GF2 and a GF3.

I mean if you're happy with the performance gains, then by all means keep the card... however, I'd rather get a 'real' GeForce4 rather than the GF4MX... because it's too crippled to be called a GeForce4.

Well, the GF4 MX is a pretty fast card, and has the new Accuview AA feature, as well as LMA II which vastly improves memory performance (which was what had limited the performance of the GF2 MX cards). It's a decent value card, but I'd still rather settle for a GeForce 3 Ti 200. I just don't understand why they would take out the nfiniteFX shader engine from the GF4 MX. It may not be used that much right now but I want pixel shaders dammit!

**kairi00** · March 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Demigod79

I just don't understand why they would take out the nfiniteFX shader engine from the GF4 MX. It may not be used that much right now but I want pixel shaders dammit!

Hence why I called it a GeForce2.5

March 1st, 2002

I could exchange this card for a GeForce 3 TI 200. What do you guys have to say about that card? Is it a faster better card than what I now have? I'll await your replies and then decide what do.
If I do exchange it, I'll be exchanging it tomorrow. Thanks for your help.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

**fivefeet8** · March 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by sxamiga
I could exchange this card for a GeForce 3 TI 200. What do you guys have to say about that card? Is it a faster better card than what I now have? I'll await your replies and then decide what do.
If I do exchange it, I'll be exchanging it tomorrow. Thanks for your help.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Yeah.. The benchmarks prove it.. The geforce4 mx's are too crippled and are easily beaten by the Geforce 3 ti 500, 200, and the original geforce3 in most benchmarks.. Without the vertex shaders, next gen games will crawl on the Geforce4 mx's..

The geforce4 ti 4200 is a better choice.. It's only a bit more expensive than the G4 Mx 460.. and can beat all the geforce3's in most benchmarks.. Especially in next gen games because of it's extra vertex shader and faster mem and core speed..

I probably will get myself a geforce4 ti 4400 or 4600..

A geforce 3 ti 200 is not as fast as a geforce2 ultra but next gen games will benefit from it's extra hardware features.. In older games, the geforce2 ultra is actually faster..

Fou-lu · March 1st, 2002

Those crippled up chips...
Better try to get a GF3 or a GF4, no Ti200's or MX's.

Particleman · March 1st, 2002

The GF4MX isn't bad at playing most of today's games, but in terms of benchmark programs such as 3Dmark and newer directX games it's slow. The GF4MX doesn't feature a full DirectX8 feature set like the GeForce 3 does. It's still pretty fast in DirectX7 games and Quake 3 and for ePSXe it shouldn't be too bad either. But if you want bragging rights in 3Dmark and want better peformance in future games then it's a bad choice.

**Shiori** · March 1st, 2002

Yup... should've gotten that GF Ti 500.

How much did you get that MX for anyway?

February 28th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	How does a GEForce 3 TI 64mb video card sound to everyone? Fry's Electronics, near where i live has this card on sale for $219 US. What do you all think? Is this a good deal and does anyone know if this card is good? I'd like to upgrade my video card and I want to make the right choice. Thanks for any help. sincerely. sx/amiga Last edited by sxamiga; February 28th, 2002 at 01:01.

February 28th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Is it a Ti 500? it's $249 right now at pricewatch, so i think it's a good deal. amdmb review: http://www.amdmb.com/article-display.php?ArticleID=142 __________________ "...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 28th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Sylvan Sorrow The weeping forest Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: not sure, lost Posts: 1,083	Ohhh, for me? You shouldn't have, finally Ill be able to upgrade my regular Geforce3 64meg. EDIT. WOOHOOOO, POST NUMBER 100, right here. __________________ "Death isn't the handicap it used to be" -Lister, "Red Dwarf" "I can live through anything, even death, but Ill never get out of life alive." Thanks to Philia for her really talented drawing of Cecil (past avatar), vister her art thread Here Check out www.slightlydark.com good non-liscenced game music. formerly known as Ryoga. Last edited by Sylvan Sorrow; February 28th, 2002 at 01:13.

February 28th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,582	Well.. You can get the Geforce4 ti 4200 for $199 in 7 more weeks.. __________________ 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\|\|

March 1st, 2002	#12 (permalink)
dukenukem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: tucson Posts: 1,764	i'll love a used elsa gladiac geforcegts let the charity begin __________________ new pc=pentiumd 820 dualcore,250gb sata hdd,intel gma 950,19 inch lcd,lexmark printer,8in1 media card reader.

February 28th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks Shiori. I'll go check it out. sincerely, sx/amiga

February 28th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
liquid Ebichu! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Posts: 2,089	I concur with Fivefeet8, A geforce 4 ti 4200 would be a better upgrade than a GF3ti 500. The extra vertx shader definately an added bonus, and not to mention the dual RAMDAC's which allows you to run 2 monitors at once (something which I envyed about my old GF2MX card).

March 1st, 2002	#11 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Well, I got me a new video card last night. What I got is GeForce4 MX 440. It is called the Verto and is made by PNY. I installed it and tried it out last night and I saw immediate improvement in performance. I just downloaded the lastest VIA 4-in-1 drivers and I am going to install those tonight. Imagine, a GeForce4. It may be only an MX, but it is a GeForce4. Anyone interested in a nice used Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2 GTS card? sincerely, sx/amiga

March 1st, 2002	#16 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	I could exchange this card for a GeForce 3 TI 200. What do you guys have to say about that card? Is it a faster better card than what I now have? I'll await your replies and then decide what do. If I do exchange it, I'll be exchanging it tomorrow. Thanks for your help. sincerely, sx/amiga

March 1st, 2002	#18 (permalink)
Fou-lu Junker daughter Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,289	Those crippled up chips... Better try to get a GF3 or a GF4, no Ti200's or MX's.

March 1st, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Particleman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 462	The GF4MX isn't bad at playing most of today's games, but in terms of benchmark programs such as 3Dmark and newer directX games it's slow. The GF4MX doesn't feature a full DirectX8 feature set like the GeForce 3 does. It's still pretty fast in DirectX7 games and Quake 3 and for ePSXe it shouldn't be too bad either. But if you want bragging rights in 3Dmark and want better peformance in future games then it's a bad choice.

March 1st, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Yup... should've gotten that GF Ti 500. How much did you get that MX for anyway? __________________ "...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..."

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