baphomet_irl Veteran Posted January 11, 2002 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2002 one thing I have to say is that Geforces have NO hardware DVD acceleration, so ppl saying that playback is crisp is to do with their CPU and their software DVD player. Having said that, most PC's nowadays r fast enuff to play DVD's thru software, and when I had a RADEON 64MB VIVO, I never actually got any of the players to use it's acceleration anyway.... 'just my 2 cents' (as ppl here seem to say a lot) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajohnson Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 ATI Radeon 8500 - no frills - find the OEM version on Pricewatch - $180 bucks!!!!! Incredible card for that kind of money... - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadark Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 One of the best Video Cards with GeForce 2 chipest is ELSA GeForce 2 GTS with 32 *or* 64MB DDR. Otherwise, you can buy ASUSTeK GeForce 2 GTS 32MB DDR. Price: Around 90-100 USD . Ofcourse, you can buy ELSA GeForce 2 ULTRA :-) with 64MB DDR. Why ELSA ? ELSA's RAM is clocked @ MAX ! I mean something really high :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 Of course, there are Nvidia-based cards that have better picture quality than others... it depends on the manufacturer. I don?t dislike Nvidia, don?t take me wrong - they make the best 3D cards out there - it?s just a shame they can?t add the 2D image sharpness of an ATI or Matrox card and their DVD playback quality. Maybe the Geforce 4 will do it... ATI cards can give you hell or heaven... it depends on the luck (system) you have. But if they work well, they?re a great piece of hardware. They do DVD decoding in hardware, but it?s not only that detail (speed) that gives them the extra edge in DVD playback. It?s pure image quality. Compare and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorbing Posted January 13, 2002 Author Share Posted January 13, 2002 Originally posted by ryoujikaji THE best 3dcard ever is a Voodoo 3 3000!! and I'd gladly sell it to you for $100 :D ;) trust me nothing beats a voodoo :p Who are you trying to fool dude? Voodoo is old technology. I have one on one of my PCs so get real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h71y6 Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 Moving away from the 8500/GF3 debate, if you're considering a GF3, get a GF3 "Ti200", NOT ti500 as some might suggest. It's the same thing except for the memory clocking. You can up the clock on the Ti200 to match the performance of Ti500. Check Tomshardware for the benchmarks. Saves you about half the price. Think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik XP Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 I think a buit-in chip is the best like a SiS 550. Heh, lol. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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