Which card to buy?????

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Sat Feb 24, 2001 12:50 pm

I'm looking for a new card for my second system.I'll be using this for work,games when a friend comes over and I want to start doing some video editing.I was looking at the Radeon 64mb DDR(instead of AIW Radeon because I dont need the tv tuner)but I don't know anything about video capture and don't want to end up having to buy another card.Any suggestions on other cards or combination of cards??????

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Sun Feb 25, 2001 12:07 am

I am a GeForce fan but don't think you can go wrong with a Radeon either

Coco · Post by **Coco** » Sun Feb 25, 2001 1:04 am

The Radeon 64MB VIVO should do very well in video capture, and you are correct, you don't need the AIW if you don't need the TV-tuner. This is probably the best card for you, it got excellent 2D for your work, excellent 3D for your games, and the video capture is also quite good.

I don't think GeForce offer anything that will do video capture, even if you can find any, the quality will be extremely bad.

timothy · Post by **timothy** » Thu Mar 15, 2001 7:09 pm

Read the review on 3D Prophet 4500 at anandtech?
It's definitely a great alternative to the geforce.

madthumbs · Post by **madthumbs** » Fri Mar 16, 2001 3:06 pm

Why not a Kyro 2?

ginfest · Post by **ginfest** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 9:54 am

right now IMHO, the GeForce 2 GTS "Pro" is the best price/perfomance card. Most OC to Ultra levels, with all the benefits of thr GTS line. That being said, I'm dying to get a Kyro 3 when they come out, hopefully the K3 will have a T&L unit on board.

madthumbs · Post by **madthumbs** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 8:17 pm

I don't believe that tile based rendering can work with any form of T&L.

Post by **sbp** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 7:30 am

Yes it can.

Syn · Post by **Syn** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 11:39 am

I'm thinking of picking up the Kyro2 for my wife's system which currently has a V3 3000 in it.I'm interested in seeing the card in action.For the price I think it's worth taking a chance on.If it does well I might be upgrading my GTS 32mb to a K3(when it's out)instead of going the GF3 route.If it sucks I can always get a GTS pro or ultra for a decent price later on.

I like Nvidia cards but the price tag on the GF3 is a major turn off for me,and I'm a pretty hard core gamer.