Need video card advice

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sabwafare2001

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These are some cards that I was thinking about getting and that are in my price range($120 and below) and have goods drives with WinXP. I prefer cards with tv-out also. Which card would you suggest. These are the cards:

ATI Radeon 8500LE
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 (64MB)
ATI Radeon 9000 64mb or 128mbnot pro
Geforce4 MX440
GeForce3 Ti 500
GeForce4 MX 420
GEFORCE3
 
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shadoe_phantom

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I don't think you will get the Radeon 900 Pro for $120, maybe at $130-$150 (but who knows I haven't checked latest price for them). They are a good card, but not sure how good ATI is keeping up with winXP (bad history for them in the past).
From those choices, don't even think about GF4 MX types (basically they perform as well as GF2 Pro cards).
The GF 3 Ti500 is probs your best choice from the top, then either the Radeon 8500LE or 9000.
 
Artelion

Artelion

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Do not go for the ATI cards. You will have trouble to run some games and you will have to search for patches.
Go for NVidia Cardsif you cannot afford a GForce 4 Ti then go for the GForce 3 Ti card and you will be satisfied.
 
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scavern

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ATI are known to have driver probs, and you'll spend a good deal of time downloading patches as well... but who knows, maybe they've sorted this out!

your best bet is a Geforce 3 Ti 500 (i've got a Leadtek Geforce 3 Ti200 64mb ddr and it rocks), but i highly recommend getting a Geforce 4 Ti 4200 - save up for one, it will be well worth it
 
stevie_boz

stevie_boz

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ati have gotten better with their drivers but are still having probs with some of the newr games....personally i would go for the geforce 3 ti500, if you can find one as they are getting scarce...if you can afford the extra i would go for a gainward gf4 ti 4200...
i've got the gainward gf4 ti4600 golden sample and it is an excellent card;)
 
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