"thA dekMan" Posted September 22, 2002 Posted September 22, 2002 Okay right now I have a GeForce2 MX 200... which is sh*t. Plain and simple. Now I want to upgrade, but we don't have the money to get a GeForce 4 Ti, or the new Radeon card 9700 Pro (which is simply amazing.) Now I am either thinking about a GeForce3 Ti, but I am not sure which one. I think the 500 has 64mb of ram, but the 200 has 128. Which one is better? But I can get a Radeon 8500 LE Pro (lil crappier than 8500) pretty cheap, and was wondering if you guys think its worth it. Or will it get outdated soon. I was thinking on waiting until the NV30 came out, so hopefully GF4 Ti's prices would drop. What do you think? What should I buy? I need some help. thanks.
Ewok Hunter Posted September 22, 2002 Posted September 22, 2002 how much $$$s do you have to spend on the video card?
"thA dekMan" Posted September 22, 2002 Author Posted September 22, 2002 well in canadian we are looking to keep it around $200-250. but basically my question is do you think the radeon 8500 LE will last through the next gameing lvl. IE doom III, swgalaxies etc.
Tall Guy Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 i got a GeForce 4 MX 440 128mb, i dont think they're that expensive and it does everything i need it to do. perhaps that would be a good option.
Darth Evad Posted October 7, 2002 Posted October 7, 2002 Check out the Radeon 9000 at http://www.dealsdirect.com They're a reputable store so don't be worried about buying online from them.
Com Raven Posted October 7, 2002 Posted October 7, 2002 a geForce 3 with 64 ram should be nice too...
Duvan Posted October 16, 2002 Posted October 16, 2002 With those funds you could get a geforce 3 ti or even a geforce 4 mx if you wanted. when i went looking for vid cards a few months ago, my plan was to do something similar to what you did but i ended up getting a geforce 4 4400 ti. at the time it was $400 canadian, now you could probably get one for $340 if you shop around
The Truthful Liar Posted October 17, 2002 Posted October 17, 2002 http://www.pricewatch.com Go for the GeForce 3 ti 500, anything else below is just... kaput. Good luck
"thA dekMan" Posted October 17, 2002 Author Posted October 17, 2002 i've heard geforce 4 mx isn't as good as gf3 ti... because it was based of geforce 2 technology... thats why its helly cheap. Can anyone confirm this?
Boba Rhett Posted October 17, 2002 Posted October 17, 2002 Stay away from mx at all costs. Well..... unless you'd have to cut your hand off or something. Then I suppose it'd be ok.
"thA dekMan" Posted October 17, 2002 Author Posted October 17, 2002 never see ya over here rhett... or am I just missing something? thanks for the input though... thats what my original plan was... well unless I got my hand cut off or something.
Jan Gaarni Posted October 18, 2002 Posted October 18, 2002 I have MX. *looks at stump that used to be his hand*
"thA dekMan" Posted October 19, 2002 Author Posted October 19, 2002 how do u find the mx? its a geforce 4 right? how does it work with certain games... like jkii for example? oh wait I finally got what rhett was saying lol... and it looks like neither of us got it jan... I think he meant don't get mx unless its a choice between mx, or gettin your hand cut off. And for some reason you seem to have an mx AND your hand cut off? but who cares hes just some cRaZy small green token dude.
Jan Gaarni Posted October 19, 2002 Posted October 19, 2002 No, I got my hand chopped off anyway. But seriously, it's a much improvement from what i used to have, and it came with the comp so. I now can play Medal of Honor: Allied Assault with max grafix settings, something I wasn't able to do before, so I'm pleased at the moment. JKII works fine too, I'm replaying it now and the movie cutscenes work perfectly this time. But I am gonna replace it eventually, along with my sound card.
Dengar Posted October 21, 2002 Posted October 21, 2002 Usin a kyroII atm, nice card, but im also lookin to upgrade. Im prolly gonna plumb for a radeon, i like to be different
Dengar Posted October 21, 2002 Posted October 21, 2002 Never listen to my advice btw, im the guy who bought a Sega Saturn instread of a Playstation when they first were released.
"thA dekMan" Posted October 21, 2002 Author Posted October 21, 2002 haha sega saturn... lol I think that was out on the market for like 2 weeks LOL. what radeon you planning on buying? the new one?
Dengar Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 Originally posted by "thA dekMan" haha sega saturn... lol I think that was out on the market for like 2 weeks LOL. what radeon you planning on buying? the new one? not sure yet, gonna wait till swg release date is announced (again ) hoping to get the new kyroII prophet, not released yet (in UK anyway)
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