abit siluro 3 or ti200????

[RangerJoe]

alright....heres the deal....i dont have a job and my funds are limited till i get a job....i could spend all the money i have left from christmas and get an abit siluro gf3 normal....or i could save myself $120 and just get an abit siluro geforce 3 ti200..... in which i would overclock the crap out of....since abit makes the best overclocking gf3's.....so what should i do???? also....no matter which card i get, i have been contemplating sticking an sk6 on the GPU, then sticking a HIGH output 120mm right next to the card....having the fan blow over the heatsink...do you think this is a good idea? of course id find some way to reinforce the car..since the sk6 isnt light im sure....but in general..what do you think?

[funnyperson1]

hmmm...more important to actual performance gain ius...what are you going to do for the ram....but i would get the Ti200...120$ is a lot of money, and iu dont think 5fps is worth it....

[RangerJoe]

oh, forgot to say im planning on putting some tin coated copper ramsinks.....sufficient though

i agree...$120 is alot for not much better performance, and i can just overclock it...so its cool

[funnyperson1]

oh yeah, the ramsinks can be found for 15$ for 4 at www.sidewindercomputers.com....best price on em ive seen yet...

[RainMaQer]

Overclocking on these TI200s is incredible... I have yet to see any ti200 that doesn't at least oc to regular gf3 speeds... save yourself the money and go with the ti200... I did;)

[RangerJoe]

do you think i should wait till the nv25's come out? cause price will go down another $50 i bet....

[funnyperson1]

Its your decision, i dont think there will be any new games that a Voodoo3 cant handle come out till March when the GF4 comes out....

[RangerJoe]

well i dont buy games anyway...only thing i play is counterstrike, and the occasional doom 2...lol....you all are the experts since you have the boards....i trust you all more than a website that only tests the stuff, because they have the stuff for a week, then they stop telling you what happens....so assuming i get this card, i wont need a new one for a long time right???

[RainMaQer]

I just got mine about a month ago... no plans for an upgrade for at least 18 months... maybe longer:p