radeon 7000 vs mx400

[PigeonStriker]

hey hey
i'm looking to buy a new cheap video card since the ol' xpert 98 8mb ain't cutting it any more.

my price range is very low, $50-70 canadian.
basically i'm looking at:
64mb geforce2mx400 w/tv
64mb radeon 7000

i used to think geforce2 was good until i started reading..

my needs aren't very much, just playing myth3, dungeon siege, the odd ps emulator...

also the system may be running 83mhz agp in the future..

current:
asus p3bf
celeron 366@366 (can do 550 if needed)
arkua 6128 <-- SOOO much better than gorb
320mb sdram
ati xpert98 8mb


thanks :)

[The Coolest]

I want to get a cheapo card too... I'm not sure what about Rad 7k and MX400, but I did read a review about Rad7500 and MX440, the MX beat the Rad by 5%-7% each benchmark.

Now I have to face a decision what should I get the MX440 or a Radeon 9K cause they're really close in price, and if the Rad 9K is somewhat faster/better I just might get it.

[lonewolf1983]

if you want decent gaming performance, stay away from the ati 7000
the 7000 has better image quality since it was made as a workstation card, but lacks speed due to a lack of hardware T&L engine.
the MX is a fair bit quicker and the better buy....

[TheFrag]

i fpossible, you should wait and save up your money for a better card. If you HAVE to, get the Geforce. I hav eone and was ok, but it doesnt run some of the newer games, i.e.--Battelfield 1942.

[Mr. Chambers]

if you absolutely HAVE to only spend 50-70 dollars, go with the Radeon 7500 or the G4mx.. but i really recommend you pick up cans or save or something, and pick up an 8500le for 90 bucks shipped from newegg.com, you'll be happy you did.

[RedDeathDrinker]

I have, and am very happy with, my GeF 4 MX440.

Stay away from the MX420 tho'......

[PigeonStriker]

hmm.... is ati t&l that charisma engine thing?
also on the ati site there's the 'radeon 64mb sdr'
just radeon with no numbers after it. any ideas what this is?

does gf2mx400 have hardware t&l? if so, what's it comparable to?

the only other card mildly in range is radeon 7500LE 64mb sdr.

how would this compare to gf2?

*yes this sounds real cheap, but even gf4mx costs $100. radeon 7500 ~ $140, radeon 8500LE ~ $200 :(

thanks

[lonewolf1983]

if it has no numbers after it, its an original radeon, but thats an SDR version the DDR was ok, but steer clear of that one.
I believe ATI calls their T&L the charisma engine yes...

the gf2mx400 has onboard T&L