To GeForce or Not to GeForce

Potato-VS- · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2002 5:44 pm Post subject: To GeForce or Not to GeForce

Well tell me which one you guys like best (a reason might be nice).

Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

Geforce of any kind are newer than a TNT. They are made by the same company so, go with what is newer, but which geforce would depend on your budget and also the rest of your system.
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PondScum007 · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2002 5:50 pm Post subject:

haha omg..DO NOT BUY A TNT you have to be able to afford at LEAST a gf2, if not we will start a charity fund to raise the $30
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Chan · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2002 6:11 pm Post subject:

*TIME TO BRAG*

Well, thanks to E.G. Mine, I no longer use my old 8mb TNT 2 card, I now use a 64 mb Geforce 4 440 Xtacy card.

Couldn't be better.

TY E.G. Mine!
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Potato-VS- · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2002 6:48 pm Post subject:

Here is an update:

Case: Aopen HX45 Mid Tower ATX 235watt (AMD Approved) $79.00

Power Supply: Antec PP253X 250 Watt ATX $59.00

Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (1667Mhz) $178.00

MotherBoard:

RAM: DDR 256 MB PC-266-OEM $116.00

CD ROM: Sony 52x CD-ROM-OEM $48.00

Hard-Drive:Seagate ST320410A 20.0GB ATA/100 7200RPM 2MB $109.00

SoundCard: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Dolby $109.99

Video Card: Visiontek Xtasy MX420 GeForce4 64MB AGP Graphics Card $169.99

Total: $868.98
Total With PST and GST: $999

I don't want GeForce 4 though! Too expensive! Id rather have a 2! But no one sells them! i might stick with that sound card though.

[RS]Potato-VS-

Whatever · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2002 9:54 pm Post subject:

I say go for Geforce if you can afford it at all. I just got a Geforce 4 TI 4200 for $165 online. It was the one with 128 mb of DDR RAM on it. Do a little checking online for prices.

I suggest going here http://www.pricewatch.com. They will show you prices from all over on computer equipment of any kind.

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Potato-VS- · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2002 5:12 pm Post subject:

What about: ATI Radeon 7000 64MB AGP Video Card $129.99?

[RS]Potato-VS-

<---MrHat---> · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2002 6:20 pm Post subject:

your paying way too much for your parts. Spend sometime at that pricewatch site. If you want send me your wish list...i'll help you find good deals.

Hat
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Thom Yorke Obliterator · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2002 6:54 pm Post subject:

The GeForce cards will dust a comparable Radeon for gaming. Nothing against the Radeons . . . they are good cards.

I'd put in another vote for the GeForce4 Ti 4200. It cruises through every game I own, and it was a shade over $160. TFC is non-stop 99 fps. Beware the "fake" MX GeForce4 cards. The 4200, 4400, and 4600 are the only true GeForce4 cards.

Potato-VS- · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2002 6:57 pm Post subject:

The problem is the fact that Im paying with canadian dollars... Im also buying from the evil tyrant FutureShop

. I will watch on that price watch website. Though if bryt.com got they're parts website up and running then they have good deals, GeForce 2 for $60 last time I checked. The best part is the fact that its based in toronto so its right next door.

Im not going to get the comp right this minute. Im waiting for a bit until I have the money and permission from the "evil queen of saving" (my mom). So prices will drop (by a bit). Hat, if you want to watch for some deals then I wouldn't mind it

, anyone for that matter. Copy + paste the link below to see a prebuilt comp that I (could) buy:

http://www.freewebz.com/renagadesoldiers/comp.jpg

Its "alright" comp, but I would rather build my own (thats why I got the "building your own computer for dummies" book a year ago

). Tell me what you think.

Well, thats all.

[RS]Potato-VS-

Clay Pigeon · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2002 8:08 pm Post subject:

GeForce 4 mxes are nothing more than GeForce 2s with a new paint job

Either get a GF3 or wait for the GF5s to come out and get a GF4 4600 (they are no longer making the 4400 from what Ive heard)

`RaphX · Registered User Joined: 24 Mar 2002 Posts: 1556

Man, it seems only like a few weeks since GF3 pwnd all, yet already 5 is about to appear. Go for the Radeon 9000 series, as I think ATI is starting to get its act together when it comes to drivers.