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a b U Graphics card
December 3, 2001 3:30:46 AM

ok.. i'm at a major turning point.. here's my problem..
right now i have an eVGA Geforce2 MX-200 32Mb card.. no TV/out or n e thing..

i am looking to buy:

3D Prophet 4500 Kyro2 w.TV-Out

Voodoo 5 5500 AGP (no video out? can't find a model with it)

i don't have a huge budget.. i would like to spend like.. under a hundred.. unless there is some super duper deal for like a Geforce3 card or some **** for a little over a hundred.. i'm looking for great visual quality and effects.. great TV-Out.. fast FPS.. i play usually 1078x760 or whatever.. and would like to average no less then 60FPS in counter strike with everything in the game on.. i mean my current card the Gf2 mx200 gets usually no less then 40 under heavy smoke conditions... least i've seen was like.. 20 or 25.. that was when everyone was throwing smoke grenades on one of those custom maps..
i usually score 40ish in Q3 with all in-game options on.. and in Q3UT (Urban Terror) it's un-playable with all in-game visual options on...

so which card? don't be bias.. just tell me the truth. i know the 3d prophet 4500 has out-standing TV-Out quality.. and picture quality in games and ****.. but i want FPS also.. i ain't blowing my load on a card that is going to offer me less FPS then my GF2 mx200...i can pick up new AGP voodoo 5 5500's for dirt cheap.. and the 3d prophet 4500 will be about 100.00 .. that's with shipping.
plus the sound of those cool T-Buffer things for the voodoo sound good.. but once again..i can't find TV-Out on it!! TV-Out and IN would be orgasmic.. but that's asking to much..

my system specs are

1.4Ghz Tbird
Abit KG7 (no raid.. just KG7)
512Mb of OCZ DDR (the basic OCZ DDR)
17" Compaq S720 Monitor
2 20GB Maxtor 7200RPM drives on RAID 0
SB LIVE! Value
Windows XP Pro

I think that's all that is importent..

please let me know.. ASAP!
going to buy in the next 2 days..

PS.

I've done extensive research on these cards.. *sigh*

the fill rate on my current card is 400MPixels
V5 5500 733MPixels

3D Prophet 4500 Kyro2 350MPixels

i know with the Kyro2 it has that per pixel thing.. so it's more efficient and the actuall fill rate isn' the true reading of it's performence..
BUT DAMN! that V5 cranks it out..

from my best look..

Geforce2 GTS got 800MPixels

don't know if that's 100% right though..
Geforce2 GTS sounds good.. but i like TV-Out quality as well..
and sorta getting tired of nVidia..

what about over-clocking any of the above 2 cards...?

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December 3, 2001 5:15:45 AM

if you asked this question a week ago...i would have told you to go to best buy and get yourself a visiontek geforce3 ti200 for $99 ($199 - $50 instant rebate - $50 mail in reabate - $99!!!, that is if you lived in the US).
im not sure if they still have that sale. anyways...i would recommend the voodoo 5 (dont get me wrong...3dfx WAS a great company) only because they are extinct.
anyways...im not sure if you can get a better card than you have now for about $100. if you do want a relatively good card...you might wanna consider forking over at least $50 more.


I don't claim to know anything about everything, I just tell people what I know.
-PSB
December 3, 2001 5:16:10 AM

if you asked this question a week ago...i would have told you to go to best buy and get yourself a visiontek geforce3 ti200 for $99 ($199 - $50 instant rebate - $50 mail in reabate - $99!!!, that is if you lived in the US).
im not sure if they still have that sale. anyways...i would recommend the voodoo 5 (dont get me wrong...3dfx WAS a great company) only because they are extinct.
anyways...im not sure if you can get a better card than you have now for about $100. if you do want a relatively good card...you might wanna consider forking over at least $50 more.
until then...that is all i can tell you.

I don't claim to know anything about everything, I just tell people what I know.
-PSB
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Anonymous
a b U Graphics card
December 3, 2001 5:26:52 AM

ugh.. well i've decided against the V5 5500.. no drivers anymore.. so like.. whats the point? plus if i don't like the 3d prophet 4500.. i can send it back to the company.. so no harm.. i got my friend a 3d prophet 4500 and he loves the TV out.. he can play DVD's on his computer and use the TVout on his projection TV and it looks the exact same as if he was playing the DVD right on his TV's setup.. i want good TV-out.. and good picture quality.. i don't want a shitload of FPS.. just smooth game play..
although i wish i had that sweet cinematics effects :) 
December 3, 2001 5:54:19 AM

thats odd...i had a double post...anyways....as long as you're happy with your card.

I don't claim to know anything about everything, I just tell people what I know.
-PSB
December 4, 2001 12:40:03 AM

the voodoo is no longer supported, and I have heard from several people that the windowsXP drivers are lackluster. I would probably recommend the kyro, or a geforce2-pro if you can find one cheap.

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