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GeForce 2 or 3?
- Thread starter Michael
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- Jan 23, 2001
Honestly...yes.
I really havent heard 1 bad thing about the GF3 yet. So my advice to you...If you have the $$$, definately go for it.
I really havent heard 1 bad thing about the GF3 yet. So my advice to you...If you have the $$$, definately go for it.
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From the 7 benchmarks from the front page, it pretty much boils down to two factors: what sort of color depth do you want (16 or 32), and how much are you willing to pay?
The GeForce 2 Ultra outperformed the GF3 at 16-bit color, but got spanked at 32-bit. And naturally the GF3 will be more expensive than then GF2U, but I'm not sure by how much. The GF2U was still pretty expensive last I looked, but I wouldn't doubt it's price will drop with the release of the GF3.
The GeForce 2 Ultra outperformed the GF3 at 16-bit color, but got spanked at 32-bit. And naturally the GF3 will be more expensive than then GF2U, but I'm not sure by how much. The GF2U was still pretty expensive last I looked, but I wouldn't doubt it's price will drop with the release of the GF3.
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- Lawrenceville, GA
I just got a GeForce 3 from Best Buy for $359 (open box) by Visiontek and this thing rocks. I also have a GeForce 256 DDR 32MB and Radeon 64MB VIVO and there is really no comparison in speed and visual quality.
The system I currently have it on is a bit of a bottleneck for it (P3 700 not overclocked), but I'm upgrading to an IWill KK266-R and Thunderbird 1G @ 1.4 in a month so it should kick some major ***...I can't wait.
If you have the cash go for it. It should last for a long time considering it's totally programmable to support future texture and shading styles.
The system I currently have it on is a bit of a bottleneck for it (P3 700 not overclocked), but I'm upgrading to an IWill KK266-R and Thunderbird 1G @ 1.4 in a month so it should kick some major ***...I can't wait.
If you have the cash go for it. It should last for a long time considering it's totally programmable to support future texture and shading styles.
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i agree with the guy above me.
i previously had an MX GeForce 2
and although I only get 5200 marks in 3dm2k1 the FPS and quality in Serious Sam is stunning...and it's a DX7 game.
I also see VisionTek getting REALLY rich off of there GeForce 3...more rich than Hecules,Gainward and Asus.
No complaints here
i previously had an MX GeForce 2
and although I only get 5200 marks in 3dm2k1 the FPS and quality in Serious Sam is stunning...and it's a DX7 game.
I also see VisionTek getting REALLY rich off of there GeForce 3...more rich than Hecules,Gainward and Asus.
No complaints here
