what card should I buy

[JAGedlion]

quite simple, i want a card for cerca $160 is my only option a gforce4200? Also, what is the best deal on the market now for a vid card?


P.S. quick question, in the review it says the radeon 9500 has a max of 64 megs of memmory, I have definettly seen it with 128 on price watch.
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by jagedlion on 12/04/02 09:50 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[phial]

yeah.. i wouldnt wanna get that card with less than 128megs of vram because its a card that will be fast for quite a while...

for 160 bucks? well.. id say a Radeon 8500 128meg, or a GF4 TI4200 64meg. those are the 2 fastest cards in that price range i believe..

radeon 9000pro? bah, just go with a TI 4200 ,the 9000pro kinda suxxors

 

[hartski]

I agree, R8500 or Ti4200. I think pricewatch has Ti4200 128MB under 160.

 

[Spitfire_x86]

MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 128 MB. Costs little less than $160.

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[frewOFstew]

Check out Tigerdirect for PNY verto gf4 ti4200 cost after rebate...............looks decent

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by frewOFstew on 12/05/02 06:02 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[ad_rach]

radeon 9500 has only 64 mb DDR BUT Radeon 9500 PRO has 128 DDR.that will be the 128 one you have seen.

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

 

[frewOFstew]

Aw...64mb card at tiger too.....maybe this is going price.........

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by frewOFstew on 12/05/02 06:08 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[JAGedlion]

sounds like I'll go for a ti-4200

Also,
Enjoy fast 3D gaming performance with 128MB DDR memory and 128-bit DDR memory interface which provides end users with fast graphics performance and acceleration for the latest 3D games. 4-pixel pipeline architecture cuts rendering time in half when compared to competing products. The RADEON 9500 ATLANTIS supports the new AGP 8X standard, providing a high-speed link between the graphics board and the rest of the PC (2.0GB/sec).


Fast 3D gaming performance is achieved with 128MB DDR memory and 128-bit DDR memory interface which provides end users with fast graphics performance and acceleration for the latest 3D games. 8-pixel pipeline architecture cuts rendering time in half when compared to any competing products. The RADEON 9500 PRO supports the new AGP 8X standard, providing a high-speed link between the graphics board and the rest of the PC (2.0GB/sec).
These are exerps from allstarshop which granted i have never heard of but I dont think that they would lie. Search PriceWatch, there are several 9500 not pro cards with 128 Mb of memory.

 

[ad_rach]

Quoted from THG:
'Radeon 9500: Again, the memory bus is only 128-bit. The maximum memory is reduced from 128 MB to 64 MB. In addition, 4 pixel pipelines are left out. However, it still offers full DirectX 9 support. Clock speeds: 275/270. Official price: $179.'

http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q4/021024/index.html

That's what i was going on for the spec of 9500 as being only 64mb DDR.Well someone somewhere has got it wrong and i don't know who.

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]