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02-08-2002, 10:31 PM
I have been spending a lot of time on pricewatch, if you can't tell… which of these these cards do you think offers the best value? Best performance? Best 3dgaming performance? Which one would you buy? Please mention the brand name and why you think so.
-RADEON 8500 oem (is this really that much slower than the retail 8500?)
will cost aprox. $180
Retail RADEON 8500 will cost aprox. $195
-GEFORCE 2 TI w/ TV Out
Apollo, Chaintech, Pine Technology, Eagle, Aopen, Inno3d, MSI- Will cost $90-$100
Gainward, Palit Daytona, eVGA, Powercolor, Sparkle, Galaxy Will cost $105-$115
PNY, Leadtek, Visiontek Will cost $115-$125
Asustek AGP-V7700 Ti Pure will cost $135-$140
MSI G2TI PRO-VTG GEFORCE2 (with 3d glasses!) will cost $135-145
Asustek V7700TIVX Deluxe (with 3d glasses!) will cost $160-$175
-GEFORCE 3 Ti200 64MB DDR w/ TV Out
Apollo, Chaintech, Palit Daytona, Aopen, Inno3d, MSI-
Will cost $145-$155
PNY, Leadtek Will cost $160-$170
Jaton, Abit, Visiontek Will cost $175-$180
Asus V8200 T2 Pure Will cost $190
Hercules 3D Prophet III will cost $195
-GEFORCE3 Ti200 128MB DDR w/ TV Out
Aopen, Gainward, Palit Daytona-
Will cost $175-$195
-GEFORCE4 MX440 64MB DDR w/ TV Out
Aopen, Gainward, MSI, eVGA, Leadtek, Inno3d - will cost $125-$135
By the way, My system specs:
1.4Ghz AMD Athlon processor
768 2100 DDR ram
Windows XP Pro
MSI VIA K7T266 Pro Motherboard
SB Live 5.1 sound card
5.1 surround speakers (Cambridge Soundworks DTT2500)
AVerTv Studio tv tuner card
7200 40 GB primary western Digital HD (o/s installed on this one)
5400 60 GB secondary western Digital HD
Tosiba 16x DVD drive
Cendyne 16x10x40 cd-rw drive
P.O.S. video card that is in desperate need of replacement- to be replaced with one of the above cards... advice from replys for this post will influence my decision
Thanks for your opinion!
-RADEON 8500 oem (is this really that much slower than the retail 8500?)
will cost aprox. $180
Retail RADEON 8500 will cost aprox. $195
-GEFORCE 2 TI w/ TV Out
Apollo, Chaintech, Pine Technology, Eagle, Aopen, Inno3d, MSI- Will cost $90-$100
Gainward, Palit Daytona, eVGA, Powercolor, Sparkle, Galaxy Will cost $105-$115
PNY, Leadtek, Visiontek Will cost $115-$125
Asustek AGP-V7700 Ti Pure will cost $135-$140
MSI G2TI PRO-VTG GEFORCE2 (with 3d glasses!) will cost $135-145
Asustek V7700TIVX Deluxe (with 3d glasses!) will cost $160-$175
-GEFORCE 3 Ti200 64MB DDR w/ TV Out
Apollo, Chaintech, Palit Daytona, Aopen, Inno3d, MSI-
Will cost $145-$155
PNY, Leadtek Will cost $160-$170
Jaton, Abit, Visiontek Will cost $175-$180
Asus V8200 T2 Pure Will cost $190
Hercules 3D Prophet III will cost $195
-GEFORCE3 Ti200 128MB DDR w/ TV Out
Aopen, Gainward, Palit Daytona-
Will cost $175-$195
-GEFORCE4 MX440 64MB DDR w/ TV Out
Aopen, Gainward, MSI, eVGA, Leadtek, Inno3d - will cost $125-$135
By the way, My system specs:
1.4Ghz AMD Athlon processor
768 2100 DDR ram
Windows XP Pro
MSI VIA K7T266 Pro Motherboard
SB Live 5.1 sound card
5.1 surround speakers (Cambridge Soundworks DTT2500)
AVerTv Studio tv tuner card
7200 40 GB primary western Digital HD (o/s installed on this one)
5400 60 GB secondary western Digital HD
Tosiba 16x DVD drive
Cendyne 16x10x40 cd-rw drive
P.O.S. video card that is in desperate need of replacement- to be replaced with one of the above cards... advice from replys for this post will influence my decision
Thanks for your opinion!