G4 MX440 or ATI Radeon 7500

[faither]

I'm putting together a new system (AMD XP2100+) and I've got two choices for the video. Which way should I go and why? Any assistance is appreciated.

[bachviet]

Between the 2, I would choose R7500! I has one (made by PowerColor) and I O/C the darn thing up to 315/245 (core/memory)! If I have to do all over again, I would get the R8500!

[Cantacuzene]

Yeah, do yourself a big favor and save 100$ more and get a ti200 or better yet an 8500. If you buy the low end card you will be upgrading in a year, and that sucks bad.

[skynet]

The product code for the Geforce 4MX line is NV17, While the Tis are 25. The 3's however are 20. The higher the NVxx the better of a card it is. That is a simple solution to nVidia's poduct line up.

With that said don't go for a G4MX. I personally like nVidia better, but between those two the R7500 is a better choice.

With such a powerful CPU you should go for a more powerful video card. I think both of those cards will bottle neck your 3D applications. If you are really tight on cash go for the R7500, but I'd try for a G3Ti200 and overclock it to Ti500 speeds or wait for the G4Ti4200.