I need help with a decision for a new videocard

July 20th, 2002

Today I ran into the opportunity to get a Geforce 2 PCI for 49.00 US dollars should I go ahead and buy it to upgrade from my V3 3000?

P.S. I only have this chance today.

**Shiori** · July 20th, 2002

It's the best PCI card on the market afaik. A voodoo 5 is better, but then again you'd be relying on homebrew drivers for it, and it's still a bit over a hundred bucks.

So i say, go for it. A bit on the expensive side assuming it's only an MX, but it's better than a voodoo3 IMHO.

Ali · July 20th, 2002

With Geforce 2 you would be able to play new games at some good speed and quality compared to your V3. Looking at your budget I think this would be a good choice.

Ali

July 20th, 2002

Ok, thank you both VERY much for your help. I will be leaving right now to buy this card.

July 20th, 2002

Hey, I just made it back I wasn't able to get the Geforce 2 but, I was able to spend a little more and got a Geforce 4 Mx 420 PCI. So I am still a happy camper. I am now leaving so that I may install this lovely little card.

Anakin · July 21st, 2002

I was planning on buying a new video card myself, but can't decide either Raydon or Geforce.

Zero MH · July 21st, 2002

I'd go with a Geforce unless you want to wait for the Radeon 9700 and have the $300+ to buy it.

Ali · July 21st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by ShadySaiyan
I was able to spend a little more and got a Geforce 4 Mx 420 PCI.

Thats a way better decision...!

Ali

REi_FoX · July 21st, 2002

how much did you spend on it?

you should have bought a g3 ti 200 at least...

well g4 is alot more better than v3...

i think thats better than the old one...

Zerthr · July 21st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Zero MH
I'd go with a Geforce unless you want to wait for the Radeon 9700 and have the $300+ to buy it.

isn't the geforce quite expensive too? 300+ for gf4 ti 4600.. hmmm....

Eface · July 21st, 2002

in price/speed comparison i think ati has got the advantage over nvidia..... the r2 was designed as competitor for the gf3 and still it can keep up with a gf4ti4200 (not the rest)

and gf4mx are worse than gf3. that's all i know.

Zerthr · July 21st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Eface
in price/speed comparison i think ati has got the advantage over nvidia..... the r2 was designed as competitor for the gf3 and still it can keep up with a gf4ti4200 (not the rest)

and gf4mx are worse than gf3. that's all i know.

the gf4 mx is the fastest pci slot graphics card available

dunno how it compares to radeon pci's though

**Demigod** · July 22nd, 2002

I think the Radeon 7500 PCI is the closest thing to a GF4 MX PCI. It performs on par with a GeForce 2 Ti.

REi_FoX · July 22nd, 2002

you mean that g4 mx runs just like mine?

yakumo fujii · July 22nd, 2002

GeForce 4 MX is just the "upgraded" version of GeForce 2.
You were tricked....-_-;

REi_FoX · July 22nd, 2002

not actually geforce 4 has some features that g2 dosent ave... although some cards are still faster than g4 mx

**Demigod** · July 22nd, 2002

The GeForce 4 MX 420 performs slightly faster than a GeForce 2 MX 400 so he didn't really get a slower card than what he wanted to get.

Zerthr · July 24th, 2002

the gf4 mx is just a GF2 on steroids... besides that...I back down on what i said that GF4 MX is the fastest pci card.... it's actually the:

RADEON 9000 PRO

MWAHAHAHAHA

ahem yea uh.. anyways...

Alias · July 24th, 2002

the geforce 4 mx is like a higher clocked geforce 2. The major difference is LMA II (light speed memory architecure) that has 4 (i think) memory controllers grabbing data from the video memory (geforce 2 has one memory controller) thus making it more efficent than a geforce 2 and a bit faster (geforce 3 still better).

**liquid** · July 24th, 2002

I think i810 & SiS users should have a look at this tread, a geforce 4MX PCI is definately a good buy if your looking for a card to upgrade and you don't have AGP slots :thumbup: at least it's faster & has more memory than a Geforce 2 GTS

not bad eh?

July 20th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
ShadySaiyan Guest Posts: n/a	I need help with a decision for a new videocard Today I ran into the opportunity to get a Geforce 2 PCI for 49.00 US dollars should I go ahead and buy it to upgrade from my V3 3000? P.S. I only have this chance today.

July 20th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	It's the best PCI card on the market afaik. A voodoo 5 is better, but then again you'd be relying on homebrew drivers for it, and it's still a bit over a hundred bucks. So i say, go for it. A bit on the expensive side assuming it's only an MX, but it's better than a voodoo3 IMHO. __________________ "...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..."

July 20th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,613	With Geforce 2 you would be able to play new games at some good speed and quality compared to your V3. Looking at your budget I think this would be a good choice. Ali __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

July 21st, 2002	#7 (permalink)
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July 21st, 2002	#9 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	how much did you spend on it? you should have bought a g3 ti 200 at least... well g4 is alot more better than v3... i think thats better than the old one... __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

July 20th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
ShadySaiyan Guest Posts: n/a	Ok, thank you both VERY much for your help. I will be leaving right now to buy this card.

July 20th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
ShadySaiyan Guest Posts: n/a	Hey, I just made it back I wasn't able to get the Geforce 2 but, I was able to spend a little more and got a Geforce 4 Mx 420 PCI. So I am still a happy camper. I am now leaving so that I may install this lovely little card.

July 21st, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Anakin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: www.lost.com Posts: 6	I was planning on buying a new video card myself, but can't decide either Raydon or Geforce.

July 21st, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Eface The ChinaDude!!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: In my room, with my computer. hey, i saw at another forum that you could dump a lot of info here. Can i do that here too? Yes, i see i can do that. LOL, i love this, how much can i talk more here? STILL MORE? Oh this is so much fun but here it ends. Posts: 3,917	in price/speed comparison i think ati has got the advantage over nvidia..... the r2 was designed as competitor for the gf3 and still it can keep up with a gf4ti4200 (not the rest) and gf4mx are worse than gf3. that's all i know. __________________ "Always fighting for your believes..." "...With fighting, my belief began" --------------------------------- "Like... WTF are you doing with that chair?" "What does it look like, of course i'm going to use it to fly!" My homepage where my drawings are for ur pleasure! really really NOT updated

July 22nd, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	I think the Radeon 7500 PCI is the closest thing to a GF4 MX PCI. It performs on par with a GeForce 2 Ti. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

July 22nd, 2002	#14 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	you mean that g4 mx runs just like mine? __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

July 22nd, 2002	#15 (permalink)
yakumo fujii Nyo! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Home of Micro$$$oft Posts: 561	GeForce 4 MX is just the "upgraded" version of GeForce 2. You were tricked....-_-; __________________ I have no mouth but I must scream .

July 22nd, 2002	#16 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	not actually geforce 4 has some features that g2 dosent ave... although some cards are still faster than g4 mx __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

July 22nd, 2002	#17 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	The GeForce 4 MX 420 performs slightly faster than a GeForce 2 MX 400 so he didn't really get a slower card than what he wanted to get. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

July 24th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
Zerthr A Wandering Cow Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: {::::> Posts: 415	the gf4 mx is just a GF2 on steroids... besides that...I back down on what i said that GF4 MX is the fastest pci card.... it's actually the: RADEON 9000 PRO MWAHAHAHAHA ahem yea uh.. anyways...

July 24th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Alias >_< Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 924	the geforce 4 mx is like a higher clocked geforce 2. The major difference is LMA II (light speed memory architecure) that has 4 (i think) memory controllers grabbing data from the video memory (geforce 2 has one memory controller) thus making it more efficent than a geforce 2 and a bit faster (geforce 3 still better). __________________ >_<

July 24th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
liquid Ebichu! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Posts: 2,089	I think i810 & SiS users should have a look at this tread, a geforce 4MX PCI is definately a good buy if your looking for a card to upgrade and you don't have AGP slots :thumbup: at least it's faster & has more memory than a Geforce 2 GTS not bad eh? __________________ ...no sig for now

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