$150 for a video card

JazztrumpetJND · Jan 25, 2003

ok im looking to upgrade my video card from a 64mb voodoo 5500 that is just crap. i wanna spend something like 100-150 bucks on this. just wondering for this price which card has the best performance. i dont really have a preference just want the best bang for my buck.

--jason

Vertical_Zer0 · Jan 25, 2003

Maybe a GF4ti4200? I'm not sure about lower-end radeon prices, but you really should check out ATi Radeon 9500pro. Check out the buyer's guide on our 3dmark team's website.

Evnas · Jan 25, 2003

Either the Ti4200, or the 9500 non-Pro would be good. If you get the non-Pro, you can try modding it to a 9700 using either the Software mod, or the Hardware mod.

nealric · Jan 25, 2003

I think definetly the 9500 non pro will get best results- especially if the 9700 software mod works for him.

JimmyG · Jan 25, 2003

You can go to pricewatch.com and check the best prices.

funnyperson1 · Jan 25, 2003

i would either get the Ti4200 or the 9500 non pro, but only if you dont mind selling the 9500 on ebay if the mod doesnt work, without the 9700 mod it is easily slower than a Ti4200, you may want to save up a couple extra bucks and get a 9500Pro

Overclocker550 · Jan 26, 2003

Evnas said:
Either the Ti4200, or the 9500 non-Pro would be good. If you get the non-Pro, you can try modding it to a 9700 using either the Software mod, or the Hardware mod.

He is right, but then if you ebay it, you may lose money anyway. The mod fails for most cards. Youd be better off getting the radeon8500LE, OC it to radeon9100 levels and then run whatever games you like in 1600x1200x32

ok maybe not doomIII

funnyperson1 · Jan 26, 2003

Overclocker550 said:
He is right, but then if you ebay it, you may lose money anyway. The mod fails for most cards. Youd be better off getting the radeon8500LE, OC it to radeon9100 levels and then run whatever games you like in 1600x1200x32 ok maybe not doomIII

i have an 8500 and i can tell you, the only games it would play at 1600x1200 are QIII and UT, newer games challenge it at 1280x1024 (UT2k3), of course you could always degrade detail settings, but high detail is better.......

Radeon9100= Radeon8500 they are the same card, flashed with a different bios...they are clocked at the same speeds so i guess you mean oc to stock 8500 levels from LE? i have even tried the 9100 bios and it gave me no performance increase

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a 4200 or 9500Pro would be much better

JazztrumpetJND · Jan 26, 2003

ya im probably gonna go with a ti4200 because its the cheapest and it can oc quite a bit. anyone have any advice on which brand to get to have best oc results, or are they pretty much all the same.

--jason

rickd · Jan 26, 2003

I like gainward the ti200 I had OC great

funnyperson1 · Jan 26, 2003

rickd said:
I like gainward the ti200 I had OC great

gainward 4200s have a known problem with dying

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