tight on money...which vid card???

ji1831 · Post by **ji1831** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 2:34 pm

Well,,,, lets see i have about 70-90$ to spend on a vid card. After i looked over my system, i think that a video card upgrade was needed.
Athlon XP 2000+
Msi KT3 Ultra2
256 2100 DDR
SB Audigy mp3+
Geforce 2 GTS 32MB..........

i am running windows xp and im just wondering wut i could get... im currently looking at..

ATI Radeon 8500LE 64MB
Geforce 3 Ti200
Geforce 3 Ti500.....
Geforce 4mx 440 Vivo

anything that i could get that better for around 90$????

ji1831 · Post by **ji1831** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 2:42 pm

mabye a couple version of ATI's Radeon 9000 pro too........

Post by **sbp** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 2:56 pm

GeForce 3 Ti500 or ATI Radeon 8500LE 64MB.
Generally the Radeon 9000 Pro is slower than Radeon 8500.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 3:11 pm

yea, toss up between the 8500le and ti 500...which 9 out of 10 wil lbe slower.

Greg

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Sat Jan 04, 2003 5:06 am

Preferance for the nvidia if gaming is most important or the radeon 8500 for best all round. Used retail 8500 is the best. I got one, love it.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Thu Jan 23, 2003 11:17 pm

ti500 or gf4 ti4200, most ti4200's can be clocked to speeds of there 250 dollar counterparts

djlightning · Post by **djlightning** » Mon Feb 03, 2003 1:29 am

Best deal I could find for my budget was a Leadtek A180 TDH G4 MX440 64M DDR 8X AGP $75 shipped from newegg.com.

Granted I probably could have got a better but it supported 8X and had DDR so I dont think I did too bad. Last bench scored about 8100....still tweeking.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Mon Feb 03, 2003 2:00 am

you cna pickup a 8500 for that price and have twice the card...

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Mon Feb 03, 2003 1:27 pm

GF3 Ti-500 will probably be slightly over your budget. Shop around. They're getting scarce though - NVidia is phasing out the GF3 line.

GF3 Ti-200 is probably your best bet if money's tight, and the good ones are usually overclockable to nearly Ti-500 speeds.

Here's some listed on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... tion=ti200

The Gainward's a nice card for the money especially with free shipping.

If you can save up a little more, for $125 you'll get a card that will be a better performer and last you longer. The Geforce4 Ti4200 would be a better choice now.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... ion=ti4200

The AOpen card listed there is a nice one. I don't like the cheapie EVGA cards.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Sat Feb 08, 2003 12:59 am

that mx is no better then a geforce 2 gts, shell out a few more clams and go with a ti200 GF3, You wont regret it

videobruce · Post by **videobruce** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 10:32 am

I just picked up a OEM Sapphire 9100 from Newegg deleiverd for $73!

My other choice was the ATI 9500pro, but didn't want to go that high!

I was upgrading from a GeForce2 MX400. It doubled and tripled the FPS rates.

Invisible Evil · Post by **Invisible Evil** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 12:26 am

http://www.tigerdirect.com

Go there look around good prices on 9000 pro and gf3s

Demrok · Post by **Demrok** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:15 pm

I finally settled on a Radeon 8500LE 128 megger (Made by Saphire Tech)
It's good, has DVI and TV out (Stupid card is PAL format though....) That's what I get for ordering from NCIX but it's still a great card all around but I paid 190 bux CAD with shipping... and that was nearly 6 months ago

ji1831 · Post by **ji1831** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:20 pm

hmmm now im in the market for like a 160-180$ vid card..... thinking on a 9500 pro 128meg wut u guys think?

Absolut Talent · Post by **Absolut Talent** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:38 pm

just go the full nine and get a 9700pro