decent vid/card for decent price?

emurocks · July 16th, 2002

ummm, i've been hearing a lot about how your video card's performance reflect your emulation performance, and i was wondering, that is, does anyone know of a decent vid/card that is good enough to emulate, and also a decent price tag. something under $100? and how much is a geforce 2 right now? and if possible can you tell me where to get it? (nothing with buying online, my folks doesnt trust me with their credit card, lol). for example, has anyone been to fry's electronic store lately? have you seen any good deals on a decent vid/card? please inform me if you have, arigatou gozaimasu!

(if you want, my aol sn is "bluecali916").

**Bgnome** · July 16th, 2002

moved
a g2 mx is about $50

July 17th, 2002

emurocks, where abouts in California do you live? I live in the city of North Highlands, which is a suburb of Sacramento. There is a Fry's Electronics on Northgate Blvd. which is just a little ways down the freeway from me. They regularly carry GF2 mx cards for around $50, just like Bgnome said. GF2s (not the mx) are usually on sale for anywhere from $89 to $139 dollars. Fry's, if you are near one would be your best bet for a GF2 card at a decent price.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Zerthr · July 18th, 2002

radeon 8500le for under $100, but go ahead and get a cheap geforce if you're a nvidia fan

grahf · July 18th, 2002

I got my geforce2 MX400 64DDR for only 30 bucks at Fry's. I actually only paid 20 bucks for it with the mail in rebate. Pretty good deal if I say so myself.

GuardianAli · July 24th, 2002

nvidia drivers are better for emulation sadly..
go for a geforce4mx

god..i cant belive i said that...someone hose me down

Zerthr · July 24th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by GuardianAli
nvidia drivers are better for emulation sadly..
go for a geforce4mx

god..i cant belive i said that...someone hose me down

um ya...

GuardianAli · July 26th, 2002

well their drivers are much more stable and easier and most emulation writers code on geforce cards nowadays too..

**liquid** · July 26th, 2002

GuardianAli supporting a Nvidia card? I'll never let you live this down you know

btw if you can stand using D3D, then a Radeon 8500 will work just fine. Also Radeon 8500's are cheaper than a GF3ti 500, offer better TVout...and I'll let GuardianAli finish this...after all he does own one

GuardianAli · July 26th, 2002

hahaha

veeery true. In most cases I LOVE my 8500 all in wonder...
but some things to go the way of nvidia is easier. didnt say BETTER ..i said easier lol

takes a little more tweking to get the radeons to work properly sometimes.but the end results are worth it ...specially since their 2d is soo much better then older gf2 cards and thus help with the quuality of the way sprites look.

July 16th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
emurocks Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: STATIONED ON MARS Posts: 51	decent vid/card for decent price? ummm, i've been hearing a lot about how your video card's performance reflect your emulation performance, and i was wondering, that is, does anyone know of a decent vid/card that is good enough to emulate, and also a decent price tag. something under $100? and how much is a geforce 2 right now? and if possible can you tell me where to get it? (nothing with buying online, my folks doesnt trust me with their credit card, lol). for example, has anyone been to fry's electronic store lately? have you seen any good deals on a decent vid/card? please inform me if you have, arigatou gozaimasu! (if you want, my aol sn is "bluecali916").

July 16th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	moved a g2 mx is about $50 __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

July 18th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
grahf Weltall Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 458	I got my geforce2 MX400 64DDR for only 30 bucks at Fry's. I actually only paid 20 bucks for it with the mail in rebate. Pretty good deal if I say so myself. __________________ SIS motherboard \| WindowsXP pro \| Athlon XP 2200+(1.8 Ghz) IBM 120gb 7200rpm \| 512Mb DDR PC2100 @133mhz \| C-media 3d sound\| Pixelview geforce4ti4200 64mb\| 12x8x32x CDRW \| 300watt power supply

July 24th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
GuardianAli Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 120	nvidia drivers are better for emulation sadly.. go for a geforce4mx god..i cant belive i said that...someone hose me down __________________

July 26th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
GuardianAli Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 120	well their drivers are much more stable and easier and most emulation writers code on geforce cards nowadays too.. __________________

July 17th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	emurocks, where abouts in California do you live? I live in the city of North Highlands, which is a suburb of Sacramento. There is a Fry's Electronics on Northgate Blvd. which is just a little ways down the freeway from me. They regularly carry GF2 mx cards for around $50, just like Bgnome said. GF2s (not the mx) are usually on sale for anywhere from $89 to $139 dollars. Fry's, if you are near one would be your best bet for a GF2 card at a decent price. sincerely, sx/amiga

July 18th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Zerthr A Wandering Cow Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: {::::> Posts: 415	radeon 8500le for under $100, but go ahead and get a cheap geforce if you're a nvidia fan

July 26th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
liquid Ebichu! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Posts: 2,089	GuardianAli supporting a Nvidia card? I'll never let you live this down you know btw if you can stand using D3D, then a Radeon 8500 will work just fine. Also Radeon 8500's are cheaper than a GF3ti 500, offer better TVout...and I'll let GuardianAli finish this...after all he does own one __________________ ...no sig for now

July 26th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
GuardianAli Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 120	hahaha veeery true. In most cases I LOVE my 8500 all in wonder... but some things to go the way of nvidia is easier. didnt say BETTER ..i said easier lol takes a little more tweking to get the radeons to work properly sometimes.but the end results are worth it ...specially since their 2d is soo much better then older gf2 cards and thus help with the quuality of the way sprites look. __________________

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