As you see my system specs below you will notice I am currently running a Voodoo 5500. The card has done me well for the past 10 months or so. I have had a some problems with a few of the newer OPEN GL based games as of recent, Tribes 2 for instance. I am going to order a new card this weekend and I need a few opinions. I am considering the G FORCE 3, but I'm not sure if I want to spend that much right now. So in your opinion what video card aside from the G FORCE 3 if any, will give me a large improvement over the VOODOO 5500 at a cost of around $200.00.
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Need opinion on new video card. Please reply.
- Thread starter roc
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- Apr 23, 2001
Well the Geforce3 is a bit to pricey for me at the moment, so I would recomend a Geforce2 ultra if your a game player, but if your not a Matrox G450 would get my vote as these have an exceptionally sharp and clear 2D image
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GeForce 2 Ultra's are great and you can get them now for under $240. try pricewatch, there was one place selling a GF2 Ultra by eVGA for $235.
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i love my geforce2 mx 32agp it runs counterstrike at 100 fps 800x600 and 75fps @ 1024x768 and i got it for 100 bucks from frys and u can tweak the hell out of it for its performance and price its a hell of a chip
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Well, I recently had the same debate to deal with. I had a Geforce2 32mb and was looking at getting the Ultra 2 or go all the way to Gf3.
The Gf3 prices will not go down until later this fall. I saw that the GF3 kills the Gf2 Ultra at higher resolutions plus the FSAA can be turned on full with hardly any loss of frame rates.
Also the Ultra's are 1 yr old technology.
Why not get the newest technology GF3 and have a card that you can keep for the next year? Plus get excellent frame rates for the newer games that are coming out, like Doom3, Tribes2 ,etc..
The Gf3 prices will not go down until later this fall. I saw that the GF3 kills the Gf2 Ultra at higher resolutions plus the FSAA can be turned on full with hardly any loss of frame rates.
Also the Ultra's are 1 yr old technology.
Why not get the newest technology GF3 and have a card that you can keep for the next year? Plus get excellent frame rates for the newer games that are coming out, like Doom3, Tribes2 ,etc..
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I was a 3dfx man, and still am actually, as I own a Voodoo5 5500 AGP, and love it. I really dont like Nvidia AT ALL. But my point here is, that the Geforce3 is really a great card. And I really do reccomend it to poeple out there that have the money.
