Recommend a good Graphic Card

[beach101]

Looking for a good all round 2D/3D graphic accelerator card to play games and run standard Word, Excel, etc. Can you recommend one for around $100 (more or less). Doesn't have to be the lastest or greatest as I am looking for maximum compatability and stablility. Also, would you go AGP or PCI? Thanks.

[lycia69]

Go for the GFroceII MX. I use it now, first on a Celeron 500/Abit ZM6 motherboard, and currently on a Athlon 750 and KA7-100 motherboard. Can get it for around $140 or less.

As far as PCI/AGP, it depends on your system. If it's PCI then I'd go for a Voodoo since they seem to be the only 3D PCI, or maybe ATI still makes one. For AGP go for the GForceII MX.

[This message has been edited by lycia69 (edited February 16, 2001).]

[beach101]

Thanks for the info. I am building a ASUS CUSL2-c with a PIII 866mhz and it has a 4X AGP port. http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm30.gif

[wireless]

ASUS boards aren't very good

[MacGyver]

WELL I beg to differ, I think ASUS boards are the Dog Dangly Bits (phrase stolen shamelessly from Darren Wilson, thx bud! http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/biggrin.gif)

Anyway back on topic, GEForce cards are nice for sure, Don't overlook Matrox or ATI. Those are basically the only games in town. AGP is the way to go.

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[StevePorter]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by wireless:
ASUS boards aren't very good</font>

I've used ASUS boards for years and never had a complaint. Some people's Rolls Royces are other peoples Edsels... http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm26.gif

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[wireless]

Asus also claimed to support more than 4 IDE devices, do they? no.

[Darren Wilson]

Some of the Asus boards have 4 ide controllers on the board like the Abit's.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by StevePorter:
I've used ASUS boards for years and never had a complaint. Some people's Rolls Royces are other peoples Edsels... http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm26.gif

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Yeah, but a Ford is a Ford, no matter who makes it.....Asus boards just don't have the feature set to be competitive anymore, with companies like MSI meeting or exceeding both their feature set AND quality, and doing it for a lower price.



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[lycia69]

They guy wasn't asking about motherboards. Since he already has the ASUS, it's a moot point. Beach101, if you have the AGP 4x, go for the Gforce II MX. I use the hercules 3d ProhetII mx. Good card.


[This message has been edited by lycia69 (edited February 19, 2001).]

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[StevePorter]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by lycia69:
They guy wasn't asking about motherboards.

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LOL... Don't you just love the way some threads go off chasing tangents? Guilty, I am... http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm32.gif

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[kannibul]

I am waiting for the NV20

[AlienDyne]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by wireless:
ASUS boards aren't very good</font>

So which one do you recommend???

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[Forcehunt]

Any GeForce2 GTS or Ultra you can get your hands on is the best card to get right now. I use an Asus v7700 myself but don't know if there really is a difference in the manufacturers. I just know is the fastest, nicest piece of eye candy i've ever fragged on.

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[lgsracer]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kannibul:
I am waiting for the NV20</font>

Looks like Apple will get the first bite of that fruit. According to Jobs as of today.

[MDD1963]

Without reading through the myriad of response, really the two "best bang for your buck" cards right now are:

GF2 MX
ATI Radeon 32 meg DDR

Each is avilable for $90 or less, and gives great 2d and 3d performance for the money. You would have to pay almost 4 times as much to double either of those cards' performance at 1024x768x32...

[beach101]

Thanks for all the info. Great as usual. One more question, has anyone used the Visontek brand of the Geforce II MX video card? Any good or bad words? (Can't seem to find a ASUS V7100 in stock anywhere?) http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm11.gif

[robbydobby]

well i personaly haave to say the voodoo 4 4500 agp is an exlant card and if u are in to gamming voodoo can run ur cames in open gl better then the geforce2 gts (or at least the card i had) when u play q2 w/ open gl alot from a voodoo 3 2000 then go to a geforce that can't run the open gl at the same quality (not better either) its a sad day

thats my experence w/ it

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[Sparky625]

OMG! Visiontek! Ack!
The core is a GeForce, but what's the rest of it made of? &b (Opinion... me... publisher... blah...)

Side note:
Asus boards = Dog Dangly Bits
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I'd say shoot for the GF2 MX or a Radeon board, possibly a Matrox, but their drivers can be weird sometimes.

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