Rebel
11-12-2002, 04:16 PM
I have an old AOpen 64MB DDR Geforce3 card, and I'm looking to upgrade to a 128MB card for my new Athlon XP processor. I have about $250.00 to spend, and would just like to know what the hot card on the market is. :)
 | View Full Version : What's the hot video card on the market now? IGobyTerry 11-12-2002, 04:20 PM ATI Radeon 9700 Pro bwho 11-12-2002, 04:24 PM the 9700 is sick.. looks neat also. Phrozen 11-12-2002, 04:25 PM Originally posted by inogenius ATI Radeon 9700 Pro He said $250, not $350. For $250 you should be able to pick up a 4600. Rebel 11-12-2002, 04:28 PM How much of a difference will it be from my old card? I found it on Newegg.com for $365.00 with free shipping. I could save up a week or two to make up the difference if it is worth the investment. I could also sell my GeForce 3 card to someone here if they would want it. Nothing wrong with it, just feel like upgrading to 128 from my current 64. bwho 11-12-2002, 04:30 PM the 9000 is no where near the price of the 9700, and 128mb ddr / tv out Phrozen 11-12-2002, 04:42 PM Originally posted by brian-WHT the 9000 is no where near the price of the 9700, and 128mb ddr / tv out It's also no where near teh performance level either. It's actually slower than teh 8500. interactive 11-12-2002, 05:17 PM I'd get a g4-4600 or the radeon 9700 (which you oculd find for around $300 on pricewatch I believe). progex 11-12-2002, 06:03 PM Currently, the hot commodity is the Radeon 9700. http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/radeon9700pro/ But if you can't shell out at that price, go for a GeForce4 ti4200 (or 4400, 4600) Golden Sample. Rebel 11-12-2002, 06:31 PM Will I be able to tell a big difference between my 64mb GF3, and a 128MB GF4? Tazzman 11-12-2002, 06:35 PM I'd maybe lean towards a Geforce card. I have a Radeon 8500 myself and it's a great card, only some games when first released don't seem to rupport ATI hardware. I've had to wait for patches to be released for quite a few games before I could play them with my 8500, which is a shame really. Hopefully this will/has changed as I really like the Radeon cards. Also, seeing as everybody wants a Radeon 9700, you might be able to pick up a second hand geforce 4 at a nicely reduced price. Make sure it's still guarenteed though ;) richy 11-12-2002, 06:53 PM hercules radeon 9700 pro. best there is at the moment. otherwise a 4600 golden sample if you cant afford the 9700 jake712 11-12-2002, 10:07 PM Visiontek/Nvidia Geforce 4 4600 ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Those are currently the best on the market, at your range you'll want to look at a Visiontek/Nvidia Geforce 4 4200/4400. Although, the MX versions work fine, and are extremely underrated. Phrozen 11-12-2002, 10:27 PM Originally posted by jake712 Although, the MX versions work fine, and are extremely underrated. His current Geforce 3 will blow away any Geforce 4 MX card. G4 MX = G2 + a few extras Not to mention you can pick up a G4 MX 400 for about $50. LordLardo 11-12-2002, 10:39 PM ti4200, 1/3 faster then geforce 3 inkhead 11-13-2002, 05:35 PM I heard that the 1992 series SGI with 2mb of RAM will be all the "RAGE" this year ;) viGeek 11-13-2002, 06:17 PM ATI Radeon 9700 PRO, if you can come up witht he money... However the ATI Radeon 9700 & 9500... Are availalbe very soon, and are great choices. FW-Mike 11-13-2002, 06:53 PM heard that the 1992 series SGI with 2mb of RAM will be all the "RAGE" this year Heheh i heard that too! Anyway, everyone i know that has the 9700 pro love it. One of my buddies gets 400 fps on counter strike with it no matter what type of stuff he is in -- smoke etc. If it was me, id go for that. Also, check out this link (http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/products/story/0,24330,3396472,00.html) for more info. BTW, If your interested in selling that gf3, let me know. Rebel 11-14-2002, 09:41 AM Yes I am interested in selling my old card. :) |