Frustrated! What Graphic Card?

[Rotary-Motion]

Hi guys,

Boy do i need help!

I would like to buy a graphic card, and all i see is loads of them and i just go round in circles thinking which one do i buy and will it be ok on windoze XP?

Money is not an issue i saved a good amount now!

Can anyone guide me here and if you know any pitfalls could you let me know? from what i have read here its a toss up between nVidia geforce 4 and radeon 9700 but there are so many makes and models its very frustrating to pick one?

So please post and if you own a good card or a bad bomber please say and i will keep away from them!

Thank you all guys I LOVE THIS FORUM ITS A BEAST of its own...

Thank you......

 

[EluSiOn]

now the best performance card out there are

ATI Radeon 9700 or its pro version

Most of the ATI Radeon 9700 is pretty much the same except the software bundle and also the cooling device on the card. Some put Fan some didnt, some put heat sink or video ram and some didnt. It should support Windows XP no problem at all.

check out tom's hardware reviews on ATI 9700 cards

 

[Rotary-Motion]

hi

hi

thanks for that i'm going in for a read now !!!!

all the best.............

 

[RedDeathDrinker]

Well, if money's no object, buy two, and send one to me

You'll be looking at the Radeon 9700 or a GeForce4 Ti4600.

The card with the best 3DMark2001 benchmark score at the moment is the Radeon 9700. And the 9700 glitches have all been worked out now, so I would say the 9700.....

 

[Rotary-Motion]

Well, if money's no object, buy two, and send one to me

You'll be looking at the Radeon 9700 or a GeForce4 Ti4600.

The card with the best 3DMark2001 benchmark score at the moment is the Radeon 9700. And the 9700 glitches have all been worked out now, so I would say the 9700.....

thanks!

Ok, on the "glitches thing" do i need other drivers than what ship with it?

And does the 9700 pro run fine on a 4xagp? and XP Pro?

cheers..........

 

[Rotary-Motion]

hi heres alist of the shop i am going to buy from!!!

VGA - nVidia GeForce 4

LN4211 128Mb ABIT Siluro GeForce 4 Ti4200 TV Out/DVI/Dual 112.75 132.48

LN3826 128Mb ABIT Siluro GeForce 4 Ti4600 TV Out/DVI 2.9ms Memory 186.00 218.55

LN4516 128Mb Asus *x8* AGP V9280TD Ti4200 Tvout/DVI 142.00 166.85

LN4349 128Mb ASUS V8420 Ti4200 Ge-Force 4 Deluxe + TV Out, Video In + 3D Glasses 147.00 172.72

LN4091 128Mb ASUS V8420TDP Ge-Force 4 + TV Out DVI, DDR 119.75 140.71

LN4085 128Mb ASUS V8460 Ge-Force 4 Ultra Deluxe + TV Out, Video In + 3D Glasses 214.50 252.04

LN3852 128Mb ASUS V8460 Ge-Force 4 Ultra TD + TV Out 199.50 234.41

LN4176 128Mb Chaintech GT20 Ti4200 Ge-Force 4 DVi TV Out 108.00 126.90

LN4027 128Mb Chaintech GT60 Ge-Force 4 Ti4600 DVi 179.00 210.32

LN3901 128Mb Creative Labs GeForce 4 Ti4600 TV Out/DVI 189.00 222.08

LN4225 128Mb Gainward GF4 Ultra650 XP Golden Sample Ti4200 129.00 151.58

LN4380 128Mb Gainward GF4 Ultra750 XP Ti4600 Retail 178.75 210.03

LN4224 128Mb Gainward GF4 Ultra750 XPGS Golden Sample Ti4600 223.00 262.02

LN4150 128MB MSI GF 4 Ti4200-VTP with TV Out 111.00 130.42

LN3885 128Mb MSI GF Ti4600-VTD GeForce 4 TV Out/DVI 184.00 216.20
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VGA Cards - ATI - PCI & AGP

LN4273 128Mb ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Retail 75.00 88.12

LN4247 128Mb ATI Radeon 9000 TV Out OEM 63.00 74.02

LN4527 128Mb GigaByte ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Retail DVI/TV Out 79.00 92.82

LN4310 128Mb GigaByte ATI Radeon 9700-Pro II Retail DVI/TV DDR Retail 239.00 280.82

as you can see theres loads of um

 

[RedDeathDrinker]

LN4310 128Mb GigaByte ATI Radeon 9700-Pro II Retail DVI/TV DDR Retail 239.00 280.82

is the one you want. The drivers that ship with the card are usually qa little out of date

Get the latest ones from www.guru3d.com

 

[Rakk]

Personally i'd go for the 128Mb GeForce Ti4200 because in terms of bang for your buck you can't beat it. If however, you've got loads of cash to burn then sure, go for the Radeon or Ti4600

 

[Rotary-Motion]

hi

ok so the Radeon or Ti4600 are still coming out trumps!

but any bugs to look out for?

 

[Formermac]

Hi guys,

Boy do i need help!

I would like to buy a graphic card, and all i see is loads of them and i just go round in circles thinking which one do i buy and will it be ok on windoze XP?

Money is not an issue i saved a good amount now!

Can anyone guide me here and if you know any pitfalls could you let me know? from what i have read here its a toss up between nVidia geforce 4 and radeon 9700 but there are so many makes and models its very frustrating to pick one?

You've heard incorrectly...the Radeon 9700 smokes the Geforce 4. If you're looking for the highest performance video card out there, that's your answer.

 

[Ugmore Baggage]

... And the 9700 glitches have all been worked out now, so I would say the 9700.....

The sheer number of times that I've seen that statement about ATI cards is enough to keep me away from them. Since both are overkill in the speed department, it only makes sense to buy the dependable one.

 

[funnyperson1]

there is no doubt that the 9700Pro is the better card it is almost twice as fast in many things especially with AA and Aniso turned on, and with a high end card i would expect to be able to play with these features on, but with the Ti4600 and 9700Pro one must always ask if its realyl worth it? I would rather buy a Ti4200 and overclock it and in the end save lots of money

 

[Rotary-Motion]

hi

does a ti4200 overclocked kill a stock radeon 9700?

thank you........

 

[funnyperson1]

hi

does a ti4200 overclocked kill a stock radeon 9700?

thank you........

no nothing that is currently out right now can even TOUCH a 9700Pro at stock.....not even close.....a Ti4200 oced may be able to beat a Ti4600 stock

 

[funnyperson1]

with AA and aniso turned on this is how a 9700Pro compares:

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1683&p=18

 

[TheFrag]

My advise is to get a cheap card, then get an NV30 or "GeforceFX'. That card will be some tweaked out technical shiznit

 

[Johnny Knoxville]

My advise is to buy the ATI RADEON 9700 and wait for the ATI R350 that card will smoke

 

[Balzlak]

If you want top of the line ATM, go for the hercules 9700 pro. Since you live in Europe, it should be easier to buy that one. It's got better cooling than the other ones for better OC'in, plus it's got a better looking PCB. Lastly, it comes with a free game too!

 

[Johnny Knoxville]

Rotary-Motion you can buy a Geforce 4 4600 for £180 here www.dabs.com, or buy the Radeon 9700 for £280.

 

[Rotary-Motion]

hi there

thanks for all your help guys!

all the best.......