MustangMatt302 Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 My computer is at maximum right now, except for the internet speed and the video card. I went to Best Buy today and wrote down their video card in-store stock. 1) VisionTek GeForce4 MX 420 ($119.99) 256-bit VGA & TV-Out/Input 350 MHz RAMDAC 250 MHz Core Clock 166 MHz Memory Clock 64 MB 2) ATI Radeon 8500 ($299.99) 128 MB TV-Out/Input 3) VisionTek Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4600 ($399.99) 128 MB 10.4 GB/sec TV-Out/Input 650 MHz Memory Clock 350 MHz GPU 1.23 trillion operations/sec 136 triangles/sec 256-bit 300 MHz Core Clock I need to buy the BEST video card out there (with TV-Out/In). I want JK2 to perform nothing less than perfect. Any help, suggestions, opinion, etc... would be gladly accepted.
OmegaRad Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 If you dont wanna spend 2 much, buy the first one...
Hoowl Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 I think you can forget the Geforce 4 MX. The other two cards you mention are damn fine. Personally i'd rather get a geforce than a Radeon but the GF4 TI is a lot of money. If you don't want to spend that much money you might see some GF3 cards going cheap now the GF4 are out. I recently managed to pick up a GF3 Ti 200 for a decent price.
MustangMatt302 Posted March 18, 2002 Author Posted March 18, 2002 Would the first one likely let JK2 on my computer run FULL-BLAST? All graphics options set on maximum? I need one that will run JK2 perfect on 100% graphic options, but also a reasonable price.
Nickeleye Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 Just because it says Geforce doesn't mean it's great. For example, a Geforce 4 MX is about on the same par as a low-end standard Geforce 3. Stay away from anything that says MX. There's a reason why it's cheap! Given the fact that the Geforce 4 Ti is so expensive I would probably either go with the Radeon or a nice Geforce 3 card. If you've got the money to burn, get the Geforce 4 Ti. It'll play ANYTHING with the best video options enabled. I wouldn't mind upgrading my video card as well (I have a Voodoo 5 with 64 megs of memory), but I don't have the cash. So in my situation, those are the choices I'd make. p.s. Why do you want TV out so badly?
]SD[MasterYoda Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 Originally posted by UseDaAgression Whats wrong with the MX? the MX is about the same as a geforce 2 ti and the best card out there is the geforce 4 ti 4600, but as stated previously if you dont have the cash, go for the 8500, or a geforce 3 ti 500 but ATI is a canadian company so you prolly dont wanna go with them
+Nimbus+ Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 Use..it doesn't cost enough money so they don't like it
MustangMatt302 Posted March 18, 2002 Author Posted March 18, 2002 1)(MX) http://www.visiontek.com/mx420.shtml http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=geforce4mx 3)(Ti 4600) http://www.visiontek.com/g4_ti46.shtml http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=geforce4ti
]SD[MasterYoda Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 Originally posted by Nickeleye Just because it says Geforce doesn't mean it's great. For example, a Geforce 4 MX is about on the same par as a low-end standard Geforce 3. Stay away from anything that says MX. There's a reason why it's cheap! Given the fact that the Geforce 4 Ti is so expensive I would probably either go with the Radeon or a nice Geforce 3 card. If you've got the money to burn, get the Geforce 4 Ti. It'll play ANYTHING with the best video options enabled. I wouldn't mind upgrading my video card as well (I have a Voodoo 5 with 64 megs of memory), but I don't have the cash. So in my situation, those are the choices I'd make. p.s. Why do you want TV out so badly? the 4 mx is about the same as a 2 ti, not 3
MustangMatt302 Posted March 18, 2002 Author Posted March 18, 2002 Well... 1) DVD player freezes in the home entertainment center 2) Will allow the DVD-ROM on the computer to run on the HUGE TV 3) small 11 year old monitor; big new TV
MustangMatt302 Posted March 18, 2002 Author Posted March 18, 2002 Basically, face-forward. What card would be the absolute best for JK2, but cheap?
Qel Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 What ever you do don't waste your money buying Geforce4 MX... In the long term that card is a waste of money... Read what John Carmack had to say about Geforce4 MX... http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2847063,00.html Qel
Hoowl Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 At some point you'll have to make a trade off between performance and cost. I'd have a look for a geforce 3 Ti500 or if you can afford it get that Radeon 8500.
]SD[MasterYoda Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 Originally posted by MustangMatt302 Basically, face-forward. What card would be the absolute best for JK2, but cheap? ABSOLUTE best would be geforce 4 ti 4600 second: geforce 3 ti 500 third: Radeon 8500 (cheap, but canadian)
JaG|Kaiser Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 If price isn't an obstacle, then go with the GeForce4. Keep in mind that you are paying a premium for the top of the line GPU. I'd encourage you to visit http://www.pricewatch.com You can find the video ards and sort by best price. A personal favorite is http://www.newegg.com They are well-regarded. I bought about $400 worth of equipment from them last week.
Qel Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 Try to find a Radeon 8500LE that costs about $199 or go for a Geforce2 Ultra...if u want something cheap and good;) Or if you want something that can handle games that are coming in the near future go for geforce 3 or 4 or the new Radeons Check this link... http://gamespot.com/gshw/stories/flat/0,12880,2845978-2,00.html Qel
Necro Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 I need to buy the BEST video card out there (with TV-Out/In). I want JK2 to perform nothing less than perfect. Any help, suggestions, opinion, etc... would be gladly accepted. the best of the best is the GF4 Ti 4600. i'd perfer the asus but if they dont have it i'd get that one. if u can afford it that is.
ryudom Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 i have an tnt2/duron 1 gig. i wonder how well/bad it'll run jkii. q3 seems to run fine at 1024x768. hopefully jkii won't be much more demanding... btw, i'd get a radeon 8500 if i had lots of cash. i just bough my system and had to go with the tnt2 cause of lack of funds, only cost me 55$ canadian though. (thats like 35$ american)
MustangMatt302 Posted March 18, 2002 Author Posted March 18, 2002 Present Computer Specs: 1.5GHz 33 GB hard drive DVD-ROM and CD-burner Nvidia Vanta video card (PCI) 512 RAM
MustangMatt302 Posted March 18, 2002 Author Posted March 18, 2002 What about ATI Radeon 8500LE? (@ bestbuy it is $199.99)
Qel Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 The specs on Radeon 8500LE looks good... Personally I'm waiting for Geforce4Ti 4200....its also gonna cost about the same with Radeon 8500LE... Qel
MustangMatt302 Posted March 18, 2002 Author Posted March 18, 2002 http://www.ati.com/products/pc/radeon8500le/specs.html Is this a "MX" version of GeForce or not? I hope not. If not, I'll buy the 8500LE.
Qel Posted March 18, 2002 Posted March 18, 2002 What u mean.....that cards specs are awesome!!! Compare all the latest gfx card specs here... http://gamespot.com/gshw/stories/flat/0,12880,2845978-2,00.html Qel
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