iampedro Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 1. ATI 7500 64meg SDRAM Dual display? $54 2. ATI 7500 64meg DDR Dual display? $63 3. ATI 9000 64meg DDR Dual display? $80 I just intend to do business and webpage building watch movies ect.. I do play some games at times... But not much just I will play command and conqure Generals when it comes out that is the extent of my computing... System Spec's: PIII 800 mhz 384 meg SDRAM PC100 32x CDRW Nic 52x CDROM 8x DVD 15 gig Hard Drive AWE 64 Gold 56k ISA version 2 modem WinTV PCI card 17" monitor Trentoron, and 15" KDS monitor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanWOR Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 I'd go for the ATI 7500 64mb DDR. It's a nice balance between price and value :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 So, you don't think that the ATI 9000 has features that I would really need...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanWOR Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Since you're mainly sticking with business-style stuff, I don't really think you need to get the ATI 9000... but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 What would be the major difference between SDR and DDR then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 DDR (doube data rate) SDR (singe data rate) DDR has more memory bandwith, get the 9000, its a no brainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 Is there some chart that can show me the difference between the 7500 ddr and the 8500 or 9000 ddr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 here is a review http://www17.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q3...eon9000-03.html of cource the 9000 is better than the 7500 and 8500, have you seen all of the reviews lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intrabyte Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 if its between those 3, then yes the 9000... or u could wait and keep more money for a geforce5 or 9700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liar2 Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 if you aren't going to be doing much gaming and aren't doing anything that is very demanding of your video, then just get the 7500 64 MB DDR. It'll be faster than the SDR and more sufficient to your needs. The 9000 will just be excessive. You will be paying for more than you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 Had to vote for the 9000 since you said C&C Generals. Being that it'll be realtime 3d you'll want the fastest one there, in addition the 9000 was the only Dx 8.1 card up there so it'll be relevant longer than the others, since they're both Dx 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 29, 2002 Author Share Posted July 29, 2002 Yea, that is the one that I am leaning toward... I am just waiting to see how much my Geforce 2 Ultra sells for on e-bay.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobsgrg Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 The 9000 is only 17 bucks more so u'd be way better off getting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 ATI 9000 -reasons are too many to state here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 29, 2002 Author Share Posted July 29, 2002 Yea, right now I am pricing and seeing who is the better place to buy from .. Most people dont' have those CRT to DVI connectors .. I am quite supprised especially from www.newegg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 Dont get any of them. ATI's drivers suck, get a GeForce 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 29, 2002 Author Share Posted July 29, 2002 Generally speaking would you suggest getting a card that has a fan on it or not? Especially the 9000pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx qu33n Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 dood. if you're going to get a high-end card, then also upgrade your system too. you're doing your vid card a disservice by having a slower processor and pc100 ram. the ram on your vid card will be also as fast as your core proccesor = anyways, my vote goes towards waiting and seeing how the nv30's come out. but i am extremely happy with my gf4 ti4400, i got it for around 280 OEM. not a bad price and awesome performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx qu33n Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 you will want a fan and heatsink... no matter what you get... you will always be oc'ing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 29, 2002 Author Share Posted July 29, 2002 I just priced the 9000 for standard shipping plus a dvi connector for 86 bucks for oem... and pro for $96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joswin Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 Originally posted by lx qu33n dood. if you're going to get a high-end card, then also upgrade your system too. you're doing your vid card a disservice by having a slower processor and pc100 ram. the ram on your vid card will be also as fast as your core proccesor = anyways, my vote goes towards waiting and seeing how the nv30's come out. but i am extremely happy with my gf4 ti4400, i got it for around 280 OEM. not a bad price and awesome performance. Did you just say the RAM on his vid card will be faster than his CPU? :) hmmm anyway no point in upping his sys spec, if he is using the PC for mainly business type stuff its a waste of money upgrading the RAM/CPU for the card when all that will benifit him most will be when playing games. Which if he is not going to do much of.... The matrox range are quite good, but if he is planning on playing some games then its not really a good idea :) Apart from that the GF4 ti4400 or NV30 would be quite overkill for MS Word & Dreamweaver anyway would it not. ;) Im not sure about what he meant with the Heatsink/FAN but all new cards already have these. If not there is something lacking :s oh and that PIII 800 should be of the Coppermine variety and it might be an idea to swop out that PC100 for some PC133 if he has some spare cash. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 29, 2002 Author Share Posted July 29, 2002 Originally posted by RobertH Did you just say the RAM on his vid card will be faster than his CPU? :) hmmm anyway no point in upping his sys spec, if he is using the PC for mainly business type stuff its a waste of money upgrading the RAM/CPU for the card when all that will benifit him most will be when playing games. Which if he is not going to do much of.... The matrox range are quite good, but if he is planning on playing some games then its not really a good idea :) Apart from that the GF4 ti4400 or NV30 would be quite overkill for MS Word & Dreamweaver anyway would it not. ;) Im not sure about what he meant with the Heatsink/FAN but all new cards already have these. If not there is something lacking :s oh and that PIII 800 should be of the Coppermine variety and it might be an idea to swop out that PC100 for some PC133 if he has some spare cash. :) I agree but that will be toward my new systme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 wheres the nvidia cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iampedro Posted July 29, 2002 Author Share Posted July 29, 2002 The ATI 9000 pro is much faster than the Geforce 4 440.. Just looking at tomshardware reveiw.. and the 460 is much more expeinsive also.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacid Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 Get the Radeon 9000, the drivers are fine for me, I dunno why all the Nv freaks say they suck, anyways its cheap and very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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