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Upgrade suggestions?

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a b U Graphics card
November 29, 2000 11:54:57 PM

I'm thinking about upgrading my gfx card, since I'm pretty sure it's the most significant bottleneck in my system right now. Here's what I have:
PII 300
Asus P2B MB
64mb PC100 memory (soon to be 128 or 192)
7200 RPM ATA66 HD (though MB supports only ATA33)
The gfx card is a i740 based 8mb AGP card which really blows.

anyway, I've seen other people posting about how older motherboards don't have the power to run newer gfx cards in their agp slot. besides, the only gfx intensive programs i run are games, and it's not worth the money for a really spiffy upgrade. What about a TNT2 or TNT 16mb agp? that's what I was leaning towards, as they're not expensive at all. any thoughts?

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February 13, 2001 2:33:57 PM

I would suggest a geforce2 mx. they are the undisputed value champion. (Cheap) + (good Performance) = (BUY!)
February 13, 2001 3:54:53 PM

As long the PSU has the OOoomph! I'm still running an ELSA TNT 2 Pro on a BX Mobo with 450M PII, it's good enough for UT and the other games I currently play.

Hmmmm... Donuts
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February 13, 2001 5:14:08 PM

I just put a Radeon (32SDRAM w/TV out) on my P2B series board and it works just great. I installed it in the computer, d/lded the newest driver form the ATI website and away I went. No complaints at all.

While the Radeon cards are not the fastest, most reviews say that they have the better image quality, and they come with hardware DVD decoding (which you would need if you wanted to watch movies on a PII-300).

- JW
Anonymous
a b U Graphics card
February 14, 2001 12:49:03 AM

GF2 mx's are ok, but their value boards w/ cheap memory.
The Radeon 32DDR is fast and it's the cheapest DDR memory board on pricwatch.com ($86). The mx's are about the same price.
Your sys is going to slow you down.
Next get a Duron 600(oc@1000), abit kt7a, and 128mb 133(oc@150mhz). Cheap smokin' fast performance for $300 @:
http://ocz.safeshopper.com/43/cat43.htm?5

AMD OC'rs Kick Ass!! ;) 
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