Graphics Need help with a new vid card...

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  1. Henry

    Henry Matrix Orbital

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    Hey... I recenly got a 2.8GHz PIV and I need a new vidcard... I'm running a Hercules 3d prophet 2 ti 64mb right now and I think it's time for a small upgrade... I'm selling it for $60CND and here are the options of what I can get (Unless some one wants to sell/trade me :D )

    All prices are in Canadian Dollars!!!

    $99.95 Ati Radeon 7500 64MB w DVI/TV-out OEM

    $129.99 Asus V8170 Geforce 4 MX440-SE 64MB DDR 4X AGP w/TV-out

    $149.99 Asus V8170 GeForce 4 MX440 64MB TV out

    (The SE is alittle slower)

    $149.99 MSI G4MX440-T8X 64MB w/TVO, 8X AGP

    or if all comes to the worse...

    $169.99 Ati Radeon 8500LE 128MBDDR

    or (I don't know the difference again)

    $169.99 Ati Radeon 9000 128MB DDR w/ Digital Video Out (OEM)

    ATI to this day has a strike against it for such CRAPPY drivers support (may have been only in the past, but I'm still bitter) and NVidia has a huge strike against it for killing 3dfx.... 3dfx 4 EVER!!!!!!


    So help me out here, please!!! :sigh:
     
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    Henry, 18 Dec 2002
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  2. The Savior

    The Savior What's a Dremel?

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    Don't get any of the nVidia cards that you've listed. The MX series is rubish. I'd say either go the ATI route or save up a bit more and get a TI4200.
     
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  3. Will

    Will Beware the judderman...

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    Agreed :) Ti4200 is an excellent card for the money, and far more future proof than the Gf4 MXs....
     
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  4. Henry

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    I can get a MSI G3 Ti200 128MB w/ TV-Out & DVI out for $199.99.... but that is starting to be more then I wanted to spend... maybe though, maybe...
     
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  6. olv

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    don't get an geforce MX of anything, they suck, will hardly be any better then what you have now. Like the others say get a Geforce 4 ti4200 as they are dirt cheap now, only £100 dunno what that is in canadian dollars.
     
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  7. Henry

    Henry Matrix Orbital

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    $339 Ati RADEON 9500 Pro 128MB DDR 8X AGP

    remeber, I'm in Canada... shipping is a killer...
     
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  8. Henry

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    $270 MSI G4 Ti4200 128MB DDR w/TV-Out DVI-I Dual VGA
     
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  9. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    i used a currency converter and $270 canadian dollars seems about right. Thats very cheap for such a high performance card, right?
     
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  10. Henry

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    <shrug> still more then I was initialy wanting to spend... maybe I'll wait till the new nVidia cards come and hopefully GF4 will drop...
     
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  11. |Jedi|

    |Jedi| What's a Dremel?

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    wait and get the new nv30 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
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  12. Henry

    Henry Matrix Orbital

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    I wonder if I could justify that with th boss somehow... I need it for... LCD testing... ya, that's it...
     
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