Is this a good AGP card? ATI..............

[T-Bird]

ATI EXPERT 2000
32MB
AGP
3D Rage
128bit
hardware DVD
DVD software

price 55.00 with free two day shipping.

[SoopaStar]

I personally don't think so. You can get a video card with an Nvidia TNT2 chip and 32 megs ram for a similar price. Go look on pricewatch.com for 32mb video cards...you will be surprised http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Paul

[jak]

ive got the ati all in wonder 128 which uses the rage 128 3d graphics. i like it, it saves u from buying a dvd decoder. though im not that muchof an intense gamer i hear that its not the best for 3d games but it'll still work. i use it on quake w/ no prob. im think bout getting the all in wonder radeon and maybe you should consider getting just the radeon card too instead but all the luck to ya.
jack

[T-Bird]

Im not into gaming THAT much, just a few hours a week maybe. It HAS to be better than what I got now(2X AGP Savage 4 16MB)!

[Nighthawk]

It'll be much better than your Savage.

I agree with Soopa on the price. GeForce2 cards are dirt cheap now and do some hardware accelleration of DVD. A 64mb Radeon VIVO is running about $200 after rebates at many places, including CompUSA and either OfficeMax or Office Depot (I don't remember which).

Check out the PC Steals and Deals list for cheap video cards.

[ragtop]

If your looking for high performance in 3D gaming applications go with the GE Force 2 cards. But if you just want decent all around performance at an affordable price, the ATI Xpert 2000 at $55 is a safe bet.

[farmcos]

agreeing with Nighthawk and ragtop, I'd heartily recommend a GeForce2Mx based card.(Asus V7100 has good reviews)

Costas

[Wilan Wong]

If you are into DVD stuff, ATI is the way to go, since their DVD performance and decoding is excellent. For gaming, I would rather get a TNT2 chip at least, why not save up a few money and spend it on a GeForce2 MX?? Put if you want DVD + performance.. get the RadeonLE and enable the HyperZ using registry hack, and overclock it to a normal Radeon default speeds, and it should be an excellent card.

[This message has been edited by Wilan Wong (edited 03-07-2001).]

[Variable]

Also you might want to think about getting a card that supports TV-In/-Out since this is a nice feature to have and lots of cards have it nowadays! And it is very nice to have TV-Out when you have a DVD-drive!!!

[T-Bird]

What Video card has TV out for less than 120.00? Im confused now also... I am looking at (I think) TWO Ati Radeons, the 32MB DDR, and the Radeon LE. What is the difference?

[Variable]

check out pricewatch and do a search for "video card TV-Out" i found hundreds or thousands!! starting at 26$!!
Almost all have it now! Tv-In is more rare.