yet another Vid card choice

[tricktx]

Hey guys. My bro is coming home tomorrow, and i promiced him he could have my Radeon VE card as he wants a good tv picture.

So tommow at Am i will have no graphics card. AHHHHHHH.lol

So my imediate options as im on a small budget of £60 is
Radeon 7500 64MB DDR Tv-out @ £55
Geforce 2 Ti200 64MB @£60

I really want a card with more GRRR than the VE had. I dont play Mega games but when one comes along in say 3 months i want to be able to play it

Of the two which do you lot think is best (of another in that price range, bare in mind i live in the UK)




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[BipolarBill]

I've see the 7500 All in Wonder in action and it was nice, but was not impressed with gameplay. I would recommend the GF2.

[NDD]

GeForce2 Ti would perform on par with Radeon 7500 most of times, but I prefer nVIDIA for its drivers. There're simply too much patches, fixes and updates for a newest games for ATI cards nowdays :(

[grimfandango]

The gf2ti...
:t

[tricktx]

Thanks guys. Ive been looking in to the GF2ti200. and its seems as good buy, but as im now running with the Trident cards which had RTCW running like a slug (actually not atall). Ive noticed on the way to the purchase button a Geforce 3 TDH??? these are the specs...

"Third Generation Nvidia GeForce3 nfinite FX (tm) GPU.
On Board 64MB -3.8ns DDR Memory
Lightspeed Memory Architecture
High-Performance Hardware Anti-Aliasing
350 MHz RAMDAC
On-board TV-out support up to 1024x768 resolution
DVD software included
AGP 4X/2X, AGP texturing and Fast Write supports Microsoft DirectX 8 and OpenGL 1.2 Optimizations and support
Programmable Vertex Shader
on-board DVI support
Second Generation Integrated Transform and Lighting (T&L) Engines

Ive looked it up on the net and have got mixed views. As it is the same price as the GF2ti200 is it a good card and not just a cutdown version Games wise o the Geforce3. it has TV/DVI which i want so i was just wondering what kind of games card it was


Richard

[grimfandango]

There is no Gf2 ti 200!!!!

Only the gf2ti
THese are the Gf3 cards and their speeds..

Gf3 ti200
core= 175/memory =400

GF3
core=200/memory= 460

Gf4 ti 500
core=240/memory= 500

The gf3 ti 200 is the slowest version in the Gf3 line of cards!
GF3 is better than the Gf3 ti 200
your choice of the Gf3 is good go and get it!!

:t

[Optimus Prime]

wha? is the GF4 ti line of cards slower than the crusty original?

:(

[grimfandango]

NOOOOOO :eek:
I didnt say that...
What I said was the Gf3 original is faster than the Gf3ti200!!!


The Gf4 ti series is the fastest!!



:)

[tricktx]

cheers grim. Theres so many graphics cards and variations of graphics card out there today that i cant make heads or tails of them all. But that GF3 TDH looks like its based upton Ti500 specs and for the price its at £70 looks a cracking deal for the UK.

[grimfandango]

Yep I must say so. Its a very nice price for you in UK!! Nice card too
ANd it will run all games ,

SO are you going to get the GF3???


:)

[tricktx]

im getting (hopefully) the Gf3 TDH which on futher research looks like a GF3TI500 but with DVI/TV/VGA ouu. But the card is cheaper than a Ti200 or an original GF3?? ANYWAY i dont care it will still make the old radeon VE card cough up its dust.

Thanks for ya help evryone especially grim :-@

[grimfandango]

Thank you :)

by the way why is it called a Gf3 TDH ??
IS this same as the original Gf3?
do you have any link for this.

thanks
:-@

[Optimus Prime]

you a girl grim? i know from the avatar and all, but hey people have weird minds ;)

And what i meant grimmy was that:

Is a GF4 ti 4200 better than the GF4 original

cos if a GF 3 Ti is better than a GF 3 original then 2+2 is... :)

[grimfandango]

Originally posted by Optimus Prime
you a girl grim? i know from the avatar and all, but hey people have weird minds ;)

And what i meant grimmy was that:

Is a GF4 ti 4200 better than the GF4 original

cos if a GF 3 Ti is better than a GF 3 original then 2+2 is... :)

what did you think I was??? a ALien
:p

There is no Gf4 original...
There is only Gfti4200, GF4 ti4400, Gf4 ti4600
Gf4mx420, Gf4 mx 440, GF4 mx460......!

The Gf3 original is better than the Gf3ti 200,
The GF3 original is not better than the Gf3ti500..:
I hope you understood. Optimus Prime


:)

[tricktx]

sorry grim it is a geforce 3 original. The review was comparing it to the Geforce3 TI500 and i got a little confused.

And optimus. you leave my grimmi alone or i'll get megatron to dome kiss your a**

[grimfandango]

Well if its a Gf3 original it is real nice..
;)
:p

[Optimus Prime]

ah i see, thanks grimmy.

And megatron couldn't kick my *** even if he was 1 cm away from me, the guy has bad eyes... trust me, his aiming is off! ;)

[tricktx]

hey optimus dont tempt me i only live 25 miles away from manchester ya know. Then we will see who's the greatest

[grimfandango]

Originally posted by tricktx
hey optimus dont tempt me i only live 25 miles away from manchester ya know. Then we will see who's the greatest

:D :D

[BipolarBill]

I don't get it. :confused:

[grimfandango]

Originally posted by BipolarBill
I don't get it. :confused:

Get what???

[tricktx]

wow i know somthing bill doesnt. By the way congrats on the 7000 mark. Thats more than i can get on 3dmark.

Dont worry bill its just a little english transformer humour. Stay Clear its contagious

[grimfandango]

WHAT WHAT please tell meeee!!!????

:confused:
:(

[BipolarBill]

No - I grok all of that. I don't get the GF2/3/4/Ti/[null]/200/400/THD ****! :p

[grimfandango]

Good for you!!!
:p

[NDD]

I guess this is your to-be card : Leadtek WinFast GeForce3 TDH
http://www.leadtek.com/geforce3/images/gf3tdh-LED.jpg (http://www.leadtek.com/geforce3/gf3tdh.htm)
(the image is clickable and will bring you to a product's page)
3.8ns memory should easily give you the (default) 526MHz, and maybe even more :rolleyes:
Great card. Good luck :)

[BipolarBill]

Looking at that, I can almost understand why it costs as much as a CPU/motherboard/memory bundle. Almost. :eek:

[grimfandango]

WOW!!
It is indeed a great card!!!

[tricktx]

a great card indeed (hopefully), thanks for the help guys.

Dont worry i'll be back though i bet i wont be able to get the **** thing to install.lol :r


Richard

[Paco103]

I upgraded from the GF2 T200 (32MB) to the ATI Radeon 7500 AIW 64MB DDR. Personally, I know the Radeon is not as good of a gamers card, and the GF2 is a VERY nice card, especially when you consider its age and price, but I prefer my Radeon. I think it gives better picture and definitely features. If you're not a hardcore gamer, I think it's a great choice for great picture and wide range of possibilities. However if gaming is your main concern, I would say GF3 or 4 hands down. I still prefer my Radeon over the GF2, but if yours has 64MB, it might make up for the difference I noticed with my 32, I'm not sure. The remote for the Radeon AIW is cool though:D Works for me no problem from 50 feet away through walls!!