Whats a good Video Card costing $50-$100???

DaFunkyUnit · 07-10-2002, 01:55 PM

I'm looking into a "half-assed upgrade." I'll probably go balls out new comp when Doom 3 comes out. But until then, I'll need to see what I can do to my aging P3-450 machine. Anyway, what video card should I get? Its probably gonna be some hi-end Geforce 2 or low to mid range Geforce 3, OR, the really really low end Geforce 4

~~DoPeY5007~~ · 07-10-2002, 02:02 PM

well a GF4MX is really like a good GF2...

but your CPU is going to hold back anything you get....

what card do you have now?

DaFunkyUnit · 07-10-2002, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DoPeY5007
well a GF4MX is really like a good GF2...

but your CPU is going to hold back anything you get....

what card do you have now?

TNT2 baby! ahhhh yea!

yea i know my cpu is slow. i might end up getting a "temporary" new board and cpu as well. Maybe an ECS board with an Athlon XP 1600 chip.

I'm just debating whether its even worth it to do a slight upgrade now. If i were to invest in a brand spankin' new system today, would it be able to play future games such as Doom3 or the next Unreal?

ribitch · 07-10-2002, 02:23 PM

i tired doing a halfass upgrade last summer. ended up with a new system. I ordered a t-bird 1.2 GHz & mobo, and a DVD drive. 2 weeks later I was ordering 512 MB more ram, and a Geforce 2 Pro. I found out that my TNT2 Ultra was a huge bottleneck (more than I thought it would be), so i wasnt happy.my small upgarde turned out to be fairly expensive.

I ould wait until you do an all out upgrade. Save the money and invest it into the new system.

~~DoPeY5007~~ · 07-11-2002, 01:39 AM

look @ todays deals, some good cards, cheap

Jeffbx · 07-11-2002, 06:06 AM

Stay away from the geForce MX cards - they are the low end of nVidia's offering. Go for a Ti instead. The geForce 3Ti is a great choice.

07-10-2002, 01:55 PM	#1
DaFunkyUnit Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: the peanut gallery Posts: 3,909	Whats a good Video Card costing $50-$100??? I'm looking into a "half-assed upgrade." I'll probably go balls out new comp when Doom 3 comes out. But until then, I'll need to see what I can do to my aging P3-450 machine. Anyway, what video card should I get? Its probably gonna be some hi-end Geforce 2 or low to mid range Geforce 3, OR, the really really low end Geforce 4

07-10-2002, 02:23 PM	#4
ribitch Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,672	i tired doing a halfass upgrade last summer. ended up with a new system. I ordered a t-bird 1.2 GHz & mobo, and a DVD drive. 2 weeks later I was ordering 512 MB more ram, and a Geforce 2 Pro. I found out that my TNT2 Ultra was a huge bottleneck (more than I thought it would be), so i wasnt happy.my small upgarde turned out to be fairly expensive. I ould wait until you do an all out upgrade. Save the money and invest it into the new system. __________________ http://ribitch.com/ipod.html

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07-10-2002, 02:02 PM	#2
~~DoPeY5007~~ court-martialled Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Brig Posts: 0	well a GF4MX is really like a good GF2... but your CPU is going to hold back anything you get.... what card do you have now?

07-11-2002, 01:39 AM	#5
~~DoPeY5007~~ court-martialled Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Brig Posts: 0	look @ todays deals, some good cards, cheap

07-11-2002, 06:06 AM	#6
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	Stay away from the geForce MX cards - they are the low end of nVidia's offering. Go for a Ti instead. The geForce 3Ti is a great choice.

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