Graphics card

[pooky]

i was wondering what is the difference between a Geforce2 32mb card and a Geforce4 64 mb card.... is it worth updating or should i go straight for the 128 but spend alot of money ?

 

[Swilo]

If your current card works for everything you need it to do, don't bother to spend the money upgrading.

 

[pooky]

computer games are getting more graphically intense and i figured i would have to update sooner or later. might as well do it now..
on top of my first questions i would also like to add

Which is better nVidia or Radion.

 

[Darthtoast]

ATI currently has the best video card out. If I were you, I'd wait until the NV30 comes out. Prices will drop even more then.

 

[pooky]

when do you expect it to come out?

*edit* Where can i find information on it?

 

[Rapmaster]

There's more to video cards than the amount of RAM. In fact, the amount of RAM isn't a meaningful way of describing the quality.

You need to look at its graphics processor and what capabilities it has-- this gets complicated and usually they are judged by 'benchmarking' -- running it through tests and comparing the results to other cards.

Look here for info on the ATI Radeon 9700 and benchmarks vs some other cards: http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q3/020819/index.html

There are a few pages about the NV30 here: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1678 -- but you will always pay a lot for the latest technology. If you wait for its release, the price of the current "top cards" (Radeon 9700 and Geforce4 TI-4600) will drop.

One more thing: when you see "MX" in a card name in Nvidia's line, it means it is the low quality version. Geforce 4MX is actually closer to a Geforce2MX than it is to a Geforce4 TI. There's nothing wrong with the MX cards, as long as you realize that the aren't even in the same class as the better cards (hence the lower price)

 

[Bobaroo330]

What are your computer specs right now?

A very good and pretty cheap card is a Geforce4 Ti4200, you can get it in either 64mb or 128mb of RAM for about $150.

 

[NoNameRequired]

I paid 85$ CAN for my GeForce 4 MX. It might not be top of the line, but for the price I paid the value is great. The GeForce 4 TI most be over 200$ here in Canada.

I would wait if I were you. Your GeForce 2 should be fine for now. Like the others said, the NV30 series will come out in the near future which will bring a price drop on the current video cards.

 

[pooky]

cool thanks all
=)

ill post my comp specs tommorow .. i dont have time tonight its bed time =)

 

[pooky]

Ok My specs

1.6 ghz P4
32 mb Geforce 2 Gfx card
768 sdram
18 gighard drive
sound blaster live! sound card
....
dell mouse pad and a steel cd case holder =)

 

[Rapmaster]

well there's nothing else in there that needs upgrading (except HD if you have a lot of files and are running low) so video card would be next if you have nothing else to spend money on

 

[pooky]

thx =)

 

[Bobaroo330]

I would go with a Geforce4 Ti4200 128mb. It should run very nice on your system and will not cost you to much.