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    Ti4200's the way to go ...
    the highest price-performance ratio ...

    while i'd agree that the GF2 series was a good series , i still prefered my old GF 256 DDR over them =)

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    Originally posted by shenlong_wc@6 April 2003 - 20:52
    Ti4200's the way to go ...
    Ok, then I have a question for you. I've heard that the 64MB Ti4200's actually run faster than the 128 versions. Is that true? That doesn't make sense.

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    It is true to an extent. I can show u benches showing yes and no.

    The 64 meg cards usually have a higher clock speed, thus run faster on most games. But some games that require alot more textures, etc, the 128meg versions are better.

    Looking for the future? get a 128.... if you go this route. Current 3dmark 03 scores show the 128s pulling better numbers then the 64megs, where as the old 3dmark 01, it was the opposite.

    This week best buy had the PNY ti4200 for like 80 bucks after a mail in rebate, one hell of a deal.

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    Originally posted by shenlong_wc@6 April 2003 - 23:52
    Ti4200's the way to go ...
    Use this one myself, and find it well within good performance. No sense in spending high $$$ on the current 200-300 dollar cards when they will drop in price within a few months once the newest editions hit. Newegg.com has some reasonable prices on the GF4 cards, not sure what you will go with but 64DDR MX440SE card start around $50.00 w/free shipping. Browse the pages and see what interest you.
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  5. Software & Hardware   -   #15
    Originally posted by Somebody1234+6 April 2003 - 05:28--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Somebody1234 @ 6 April 2003 - 05:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Blue_Seraphim@6 April 2003 - 01:10
    i hate to bust on you somebody but you know that reply was pure


    just messin with you
    I disagree with you there.

    It was to find out the price range he was looking for and what he wants to use it for.

    You can get something like &#036;25 ATi xpert 2000 pro 32MB video card. (Don&#39;t get this if you want to play the latest games&#33

    Or even used if you want something cheaper. [/b][/quote]
    I wqas just wanting to mess with you somebody didn&#39;t mean it literally sorry

  6. Software & Hardware   -   #16
    ATi Radeon 9500 Pro. Its the best videocard for cheap. Runs 10% slower than the 9700, but is 40% off the 9700&#39;s price.

    Or you can just go to pricewatch to find a top-of-the-line videocard for cheap.

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    i still say ati radeon 9000 or 8500 big price diff from urs

  8. Software & Hardware   -   #18
    come on&#33; how hard is it, for people who start these threads, to say how much money they&#39;re willing to spend and what they want to use the card for? if you just say "cheap video card," you&#39;re going to get a lot of different answers and most of them will prolly not be the advice you wanted. we&#39;re not mind-readers.

    even "100 frames per second in games" is kind of a vague statement, because it can be a piece of cake to get 100 frames on old games with a cheap card... while oftentimes there are certain brand new cutting-edge games where it&#39;s impossible for ANY CARD to get 100 frames/sec (because the game is such a hog-- possibly a very attractive hog, but a hog none the less). you gotta name some of the games you want to play, so we can figure out what you&#39;re really going to need in order to run the games smoothly.

  9. Software & Hardware   -   #19
    seriously any video card is fine...

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    the Radeon 8500 LE is a very good bang for your buck (under &#036;100) as compared to something like the Radeon 9500 Pro being almost &#036;200
    &quot;If you can&#39;t win, buzz off&#33;&quot; - K&#39; from The King of Fighters 2000

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