Need a Video Card

01-23-2004, 06:55 PM

Can't decide between a Radeon 9600XT (Sapphire OEM) and a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra (XFX OEM I think)

Using an nForce 2 mobo chipset and have a Athlon XP 3000+

Lurch1982 · 01-23-2004, 09:05 PM

Get the Voodoo 5. 3DFX 4 Life.

I'd say get the Raedon because I dislike nVidia.

01-25-2004, 02:48 AM

I've had better experienceS with ATi, but I believe they're both suppposed to be good cards.

~mariofreak~

01-25-2004, 08:38 AM

^^ The Voodoo 5 cards were a NOVEL concept, but they really weren't that great. I liked my Voodoo 3 a lot.. It may not have been able to do 32 bit color in 3D, but it ran all the games MUCH faster than the competitors.. I mean, if you can crank the resolution, then the color doesn't matter. Dithering can be rather attractive when it's done at high-res.. besides, the competing NVIDIA and ATI cards (not to mention S3 .. ugh) CHUGGED at 32bit back then.

Lurch1982 · 01-25-2004, 03:20 PM

The Voodoo 4s and 5s would have been almost as good as the 3s if 3DFX wouldn't have gone under and sold everything to nVidia. I preferred the 3 series for the longest time because it gave a great balanace of power, speed, and affordability. I could use the Voodoo 3 and still not be able to tell the difference between the 16 Voodoo 3 and the 32 GeForce. My main problem I had with NVidia's chipsets is that unless the game was designed on their sets, it would perform sluggish.

NihilistNothing02 · 01-25-2004, 04:23 PM

I remember having two voodoo2s and a Geforce on one PC because UT ran on Glide.

01-28-2004, 01:16 PM

I currently have an ATi Radeon 9000 64mb in my computer. It's a really good card, and hasn't given me any trouble at all yet. However it's not the fastest thing around, so... that's the only reason I wouldn't recommend it.

I would recommend the nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 128mb. I know several people with it, and it's a powerful and nice card.

~mariofreak~

imported_mango · 01-28-2004, 07:39 PM

I recomend the ATI. I have an ATI all in wonder 8500 and it works great.

02-03-2004, 04:05 AM

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http://www.compgeeks.com/products.asp?cat=VCD

imported_Parrakarry · 02-04-2004, 11:05 AM

Right now, I've got a GeForce 3 (yeah, I know, I need a new one). I rather like the nVidia series, but I'm getting a Radeon soon, so... it's really more opinion.

MetalMadMan · 02-04-2004, 03:05 PM

nVidia is great.

Put 'em in, they speed off.

Old video cards are, unfortunately, too old.

I suggest going with a new nVidia.

Youma · 02-04-2004, 06:07 PM

GO NVIDIA!!!! I know a founder, Chris Malachowsky, of it. I currently have an NVidia chip in my comp.

Hentaitom · 02-05-2004, 04:32 AM

hmm
you want the gf 5600 pro before the 5700 (its actually better) either that or teh new 5950. raidon are ok if oyu want budget, but unfortunatly ahve alot of issues with games and you are constantly waiting for new patches.
so if you ignore anything else i say get teh nvidia

02-22-2004, 01:44 PM

ATI, thast infact what im going to ut in the next couple of months ^_^

Neko^^

01-23-2004, 06:55 PM	#1
Link2000 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Can't decide between a Radeon 9600XT (Sapphire OEM) and a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra (XFX OEM I think) Using an nForce 2 mobo chipset and have a Athlon XP 3000+

01-23-2004, 09:05 PM	#2
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,157 Thanks: 119 Thanked 213 Times in 128 Posts Points: 28,100.99 Bank: 183,333.60 Total Points: 211,434.59 Donate	Get the Voodoo 5. 3DFX 4 Life. I'd say get the Raedon because I dislike nVidia.

01-25-2004, 02:48 AM	#3
MarioFreak Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I've had better experienceS with ATi, but I believe they're both suppposed to be good cards. ~mariofreak~

01-25-2004, 08:38 AM	#4
Psytronic Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	^^ The Voodoo 5 cards were a NOVEL concept, but they really weren't that great. I liked my Voodoo 3 a lot.. It may not have been able to do 32 bit color in 3D, but it ran all the games MUCH faster than the competitors.. I mean, if you can crank the resolution, then the color doesn't matter. Dithering can be rather attractive when it's done at high-res.. besides, the competing NVIDIA and ATI cards (not to mention S3 .. ugh) CHUGGED at 32bit back then.

01-25-2004, 03:20 PM	#5
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,157 Thanks: 119 Thanked 213 Times in 128 Posts Points: 28,100.99 Bank: 183,333.60 Total Points: 211,434.59 Donate	The Voodoo 4s and 5s would have been almost as good as the 3s if 3DFX wouldn't have gone under and sold everything to nVidia. I preferred the 3 series for the longest time because it gave a great balanace of power, speed, and affordability. I could use the Voodoo 3 and still not be able to tell the difference between the 16 Voodoo 3 and the 32 GeForce. My main problem I had with NVidia's chipsets is that unless the game was designed on their sets, it would perform sluggish.

01-25-2004, 04:23 PM	#6
NihilistNothing02 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 158 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 650.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,150.00 Donate	I remember having two voodoo2s and a Geforce on one PC because UT ran on Glide.

01-28-2004, 01:16 PM	#7
MarioFreak Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I currently have an ATi Radeon 9000 64mb in my computer. It's a really good card, and hasn't given me any trouble at all yet. However it's not the fastest thing around, so... that's the only reason I wouldn't recommend it. I would recommend the nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 128mb. I know several people with it, and it's a powerful and nice card. ~mariofreak~

01-28-2004, 07:39 PM	#8
imported_mango Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Fo shizzle Posts: 1,852 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 51.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 51.00 Donate	I recomend the ATI. I have an ATI all in wonder 8500 and it works great.

02-03-2004, 04:05 AM	#9
<angel> Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	try to visit this site http://www.compgeeks.com/products.asp?cat=VCD

02-04-2004, 11:05 AM	#10
imported_Parrakarry 1337 H4xx0rzerz Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Mars. I own it. Period. Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,411.50 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,411.50 Donate	Right now, I've got a GeForce 3 (yeah, I know, I need a new one). I rather like the nVidia series, but I'm getting a Radeon soon, so... it's really more opinion.

02-04-2004, 03:05 PM	#11
MetalMadMan Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Tai Fuhubook!!!111ONEONEONE Posts: 3,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Points: 447.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 447.00 Donate	nVidia is great. Put 'em in, they speed off. Old video cards are, unfortunately, too old. I suggest going with a new nVidia.

02-04-2004, 06:07 PM	#12
Youma Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,806.50 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,306.50 Donate	GO NVIDIA!!!! I know a founder, Chris Malachowsky, of it. I currently have an NVidia chip in my comp.

02-05-2004, 04:32 AM	#13
Hentaitom Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: piss off Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,498.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,998.00 Donate	hmm you want the gf 5600 pro before the 5700 (its actually better) either that or teh new 5950. raidon are ok if oyu want budget, but unfortunatly ahve alot of issues with games and you are constantly waiting for new patches. so if you ignore anything else i say get teh nvidia

02-22-2004, 01:44 PM	#14
Nekoscat Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	ATI, thast infact what im going to ut in the next couple of months ^_^ Neko^^