Jedi Howell1587246488 Posted November 26, 2001 Share Posted November 26, 2001 I am upgrading my older compy, a Dell Dimension XPS M233s. It's gfx card is a Nitro using teh S3 ViRGE chipset, and 4mb memory. I'm considering upgrading to one of these: Pine Vanta 16mb TNT2 Hightech 32mb TNT2 Which of these sounds best? jh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_silvergun Posted November 26, 2001 Share Posted November 26, 2001 The fact that I've never heard of either of them makes me suspect that you'd be advised to steer clear of both. Go for well-known makes (Hercules, Asus, Elsa, etc.) and don't go for cut-down chipsets like Vanta or M64. You don't say whether you have an AGP slot (I'm assuming no) so I'd be tempted to go for something like a Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo 3 or a TNT2 in PCI form. All these cards are so dirt cheap nowadays, you should have no trouble affording any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRAVE Posted November 26, 2001 Share Posted November 26, 2001 Stick to the GeForce range, even the budget ones are better than all the other graphics cards on the market. I myself have a GeForce 2 GTS 64Mb DDR Ram, and when JK2 comes out I intend on getting a GeForce 3 Ti. Even the lowest GeForce range will boost your computer alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Howell1587246488 Posted November 27, 2001 Author Share Posted November 27, 2001 no agp on my too-old compy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 I assume you have a PCI slot? Well, I know you can get some GeForce MX cards for PCI...ELSA does some... ELSA GLADIAC 511 TwinView PCI 32Mb GeForce2 MX TV Out ELSA Synergy II 32MB NVIDIA PCI You can also get a Hercules Kyro card.. Hercules 3D PROPHET 4000XT STMicro Kyro 32MB PCI Or maybe you prefer ATi... ATI Radeon All In Wonder 32MB PCI Retail These cards range anything from £50-130. Hope that gives you food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Howell1587246488 Posted November 27, 2001 Author Share Posted November 27, 2001 hmm...how do u convert pounds to bucks? well, anyways, ed, what do u mean by 'cut-down'? 'cause i think i just got a Vanta or a TNT2 M64 for xmas/hanukah/my birthday... jh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZeroXcape Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 Check www.pricewatch.com for the cheapest listings on the Internet. I'd also agree, upgrading to a TNT2 won't do you any good. You'll barely be able to run most games now, and who knows about JKII. Currently, our minimum specs are as follows: Minimum - PII 300 MHZ With 64 MB RAM And VOODOO3 Accelerator. That's what you'd be looking to fall under. Recently, local Best Buy's were giving away geForce3 ti200's for $99 after rebate. Of course these are AGP, but I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal on a PCI card. Let us know what you decide to go with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 Originally posted by Jedi Howell: hmm...how do u convert pounds to bucks? I believe the current exchange rate is around £1.46 to £1. Anyway, it works out between $70-180. The Geforce 2 MX is one of the cheapest. Or follow ZeroXcape's link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycoglass Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 I just recently bought a PNY Geforce 2 MX 400 for a cheap 99 bucks. cause I have no agp slot.Thats just to hold me over until I can get my new computer put together.My advice to you is get that card or save your money and get a whole new setup.Do it that way and it will be more worth your while. Trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Howell1587246488 Posted December 1, 2001 Author Share Posted December 1, 2001 hmm...how does a GF2 MX200 sound? or possibly a Voodoo5 5500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancor Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 I dunno dude, if you have an older computer and have to go with a PCI vid card, I'd think that a GeForce class card wouldn't be able to be pushed hard enough to be worth having....cause...the computer has to push the tri's through the PCI adapter onto the card. That's going to be the main bottle neck. Can you just save your money and buy a new computer instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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