Okay right now I have a GeForce2 MX 200... which is sh*t. Plain and simple. Now I want to upgrade, but we don't have the money to get a GeForce 4 Ti, or the new Radeon card 9700 Pro (which is simply amazing.)

Now I am either thinking about a GeForce3 Ti, but I am not sure which one. I think the 500 has 64mb of ram, but the 200 has 128. Which one is better?

But I can get a Radeon 8500 LE Pro (lil crappier than 8500) pretty cheap, and was wondering if you guys think its worth it. Or will it get outdated soon. I was thinking on waiting until the NV30 came out, so hopefully GF4 Ti's prices would drop.


What do you think? What should I buy? I need some help.

thanks.

how much $$$s do you have to spend on the video card?

well in canadian we are looking to keep it around $200-250.


but basically my question is do you think the radeon 8500 LE will last through the next gameing lvl. IE doom III, swgalaxies etc.

i got a GeForce 4 MX 440 128mb, i dont think they're that expensive and it does everything i need it to do. perhaps that would be a good option.

Check out the Radeon 9000 at www.dealsdirect.com)
They're a reputable store so don't be worried about buying online from them.

a geForce 3 with 64 ram should be nice too...

With those funds you could get a geforce 3 ti or even a geforce 4 mx if you wanted.

when i went looking for vid cards a few months ago, my plan was to do something similar to what you did but i ended up getting a geforce 4 4400 ti. at the time it was $400 canadian, now you could probably get one for $340 if you shop around

www.pricewatch.com)

Go for the GeForce 3 ti 500, anything else below is just... kaput.

Good luck :cool:

i've heard geforce 4 mx isn't as good as gf3 ti... because it was based of geforce 2 technology... thats why its helly cheap.


Can anyone confirm this?

Stay away from mx at all costs.



Well..... unless you'd have to cut your hand off or something. Then I suppose it'd be ok.

never see ya over here rhett... or am I just missing something?

thanks for the input though... thats what my original plan was... well unless I got my hand cut off or something. :p

I have MX. :(

*looks at stump that used to be his hand*

:D

how do u find the mx? its a geforce 4 right?

how does it work with certain games... like jkii for example?

oh wait I finally got what rhett was saying lol... and it looks like neither of us got it jan... I think he meant don't get mx unless its a choice between mx, or gettin your hand cut off. And for some reason you seem to have an mx AND your hand cut off? :confused:


but who cares hes just some cRaZy small green token dude. :D

No, I got my hand chopped off anyway. :D

But seriously, it's a much improvement from what i used to have, and it came with the comp so. I now can play Medal of Honor: Allied Assault with max grafix settings, something I wasn't able to do before, so I'm pleased at the moment. JKII works fine too, I'm replaying it now and the movie cutscenes work perfectly this time. :)

But I am gonna replace it eventually, along with my sound card. :D

Usin a kyroII atm, nice card, but im also lookin to upgrade.

Im prolly gonna plumb for a radeon, i like to be different ;)

Never listen to my advice btw, im the guy who bought a Sega Saturn instread of a Playstation when they first were released.
:rolleyes:

haha sega saturn... lol I think that was out on the market for like 2 weeks LOL.

what radeon you planning on buying? the new one? :rolleyes:

Originally posted by "thA dekMan"
haha sega saturn... lol I think that was out on the market for like 2 weeks LOL.

what radeon you planning on buying? the new one? :rolleyes:

not sure yet, gonna wait till swg release date is announced (again :rolleyes: ) hoping to get the new kyroII prophet, not released yet (in UK anyway)