Cheap Vid Card

[Gimlin]

I want to buy a good CHEAP Video Card, for my other computer. Is this decent?

Visiontek Xtasy 5332 32Mb 64Bit AGP 2D/3D Nvidia for $68.99 CND

:confused:

[JungleMan]

Other computer being the old one right?

Well that card is pretty low end, about equivalent to a TNT2 or a Voodoo3.

[Gimlin]

Meh, It doesnt have to be great just aslong as it works ;)

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Gimlin
Meh, It doesnt have to be great just aslong as it works ;)

OK well just get any old card, a TNT2 or something

If you can get your hands on an ATI card, get one, as they aren't bad for DVD playback, if this thing has a DVD player

[Gimlin]

Pine TNT2 PCI Graphics Card $89.99 CND

Better?

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Gimlin
Pine TNT2 PCI Graphics Card $89.99 CND

Better?

Hehe, no stupid, it's MORE money :p

Just get the cheapest thing you can find, that GF2 MX200 is fine

[Gimlin]

OKOK :p

which is better ?

ATI RADEON 7000 32MB DDR 32-BIT,3D,PCI 2X/4X MPEG-2

VS

ATI RADEON 7200 64MB SDR 32-BIT 3D,AGP 2X/4X MPEG-2

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Gimlin
OKOK :p

which is better ?

ATI RADEON 7000 32MB DDR 32-BIT,3D,PCI 2X/4X MPEG-2

VS

ATI RADEON 7200 64MB SDR 32-BIT 3D,AGP 2X/4X MPEG-2

The Radeon 7000 is PCI, just telling you

The 7200 I think would be better, although it's discontinued now and not many people have it, so I'm not awfully sure

Is there a possibility you can just get a Radeon 7500 for your main PC and put your 7000 in your old PC? You're going to want an upgrade anyway. And the 7500 would blow away the 7000 :)

[Gimlin]

Is this a mistake?


ATI RADEON 7000 64MB AGP DDR 32-BIT,3D, 2X/4X MPEG-2

I didnt know the 7000 came in 64 DDR?

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Gimlin
Is this a mistake?


ATI RADEON 7000 64MB AGP DDR 32-BIT,3D, 2X/4X MPEG-2

I didnt know the 7000 came in 64 DDR?

It's not a mistake, but the 7000 is a slow chip

And unlike most DDR video cards, it uses 64 bit DDR as opposed to 128 bit DDR. which basically puts us back where we started :p

Have you considered my idea about buying a good card now for your Soltek rig? Because you're going to want one anyway and there's no point having 3 video cards.

[Gimlin]

I just dont have that sort of cash, mabye later i'll check the prices of the 7500

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Gimlin
I just dont have that sort of cash, mabye later i'll check the prices of the 7500

OK then whatever floats your boat. You can probably always take out a loan from your parents :)

But yeah the MX200 should be fine.

[Gimlin]

this isnt too bad

ATI RADEON 7500 64MB DDR AGP4X 2D/3D OEM $146.90

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Gimlin
this isnt too bad

ATI RADEON 7500 64MB DDR AGP4X 2D/3D OEM $146.90

Yep, you can get that for your XP and put the 7000 in your P3 :p

It's marginally better than GeForce2 Ti and GeForce4 MX440 (which are equivalent in performance). It doesn't have pixel/vertex shaders like the GeForce3 series but oh well.

You might see the high 5000s in 3dmark. :)

3DRealms has a motto "framerate is life" so at least they won't be using those for a while. :p

[Gimlin]

What is OEM ?

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Gimlin
What is OEM ?

OEM means you don't get the pretty box and the warranty. ;) :D

The Radeon 8500 OEM cards are actually clocked lower than the retail editions, haven't heard of a similar phenomena with the 7500 though.

[Gandalf_Grey_]

i have a geforge MX 200, it suits me fine, plays DVD's fine, plays quake fine, it isn't a top of the line card but i am eventually going to upgrade it to an ATI .... eventually :)

[CyberSurfer]

OEM stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer", and means exactly what Justin said it does :)

I have an ATi Xpert 2000 Pro 32MB, which although not particularly high end, is cheap and reliable, and performs reasonably well even on new games like SS:TSE and C&C Renegade.

[Gimlin]

JB look at your PMs

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Gimlin
JB look at your PMs

Thanks for being honest :)

[Gimlin]

Is everything good now?

[JungleMan]

Yes...back on topic with your video card...are you getting the 7500? :)

[Gimlin]

Mabye going to see how many funds I can raise :)

[meander]

go to tigerdirect and get an 8MB S3 vid card for like $10

[Pino]

:lol:

[BodwadUK]

AVOID S3 CARDS :lol:

I have a geforce 4 64mb i need to sell :D :D

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

The ATI Radeon 9000 is cheap, and decent.

[dsheller]

Go with what Digital suggested if you can, my brother got one for a little under $100.00 at Tiger Direct, 128 mb version. Works fine for every game we play, and Id say most intense game we have is either Halo PC or BF1942.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Originally posted by dsheller
Go with what Digital suggested if you can, my brother got one for a little under $100.00 at Tiger Direct, 128 mb version. Works fine for every game we play, and Id say most intense game we have is either Halo PC or BF1942.

I got mine for ~90.

They resell currently for ~60 USD. Pretty good(with AGP gart, very good) aslong as you don't run any hardcore DX9 games.