Cuzman said:" HIS Radeon 9200 128MB DDR DVI&TV-Out VP Box
or
HIS Radeon 9200SE 128MB DDR DVI&TV-Out VP Box
or
Sparkle GeForce4 MX440-8X Ultra 128MB DDRAM 128bit TV-OUT ? "
The first one just shades it for me.
Cerridwen said:I wouldn't touch any MX cards with a 10 mile barge pole. They are, quite
frankly, crap. I have the 64MB version in an HP and it's *NOT* a gaming
card - the 3D 2001 score is abysmal. The fact that the one you're looking at
has double the RAM isn't going to make one iota of difference to the
benchmark score.
Of course, I don't know whether you're a gamer or not, but I thought I'd
mention it in case you were.
CB said:Bench marks;-) Rely on other hardware as well! Bench marks are
trigonometrically markings for measuring altitude as well:-0
What's your opinion of a Radion? 9600 Pro?
And what else is there to go on? All gaming mags I've ever read test cards
with 3D Mark. The 9600 is slightly worse than the 9500 (seriously, people
often think that, just because the number is higher, it should be better,
but it isn't.)
I have a 9800 Pro and I love it. I am not a serious gamer (apart from
marathon RTS sessions!) and it's all I've ever wanted in a graphics card.
Don't buy a card just for the sake of having the best. Yes, IMNSHO, the
9800XT is the dog's danglies, but if you're never going to utilise it fully,
what's the point?!
And, yes, I'm a sworn nVidia hater. The core GPU hasn't been modified in
yonks - and Radeons are better for overclocking (not that I do, but they
are). Plus, Radeons have excellent community support - I use third party
drivers (Omega to be precise) and they're better than the Catalyst. I've yet
to see any 3rd party nVidia drivers.
U¿ytkownik "Cerridwen said:I wouldn't touch any MX cards with a 10 mile barge pole. They are, quite
frankly, crap. I have the 64MB version in an HP and it's *NOT* a gaming
card - the 3D 2001 score is abysmal. The fact that the one you're looking at
has double the RAM isn't going to make one iota of difference to the
benchmark score.
Of course, I don't know whether you're a gamer or not, but I thought I'd
mention it in case you were.
U¿ytkownik "Cerridwen said:And what else is there to go on? All gaming mags I've ever read test cards
with 3D Mark. The 9600 is slightly worse than the 9500 (seriously, people
often think that, just because the number is higher, it should be better,
but it isn't.)
I have a 9800 Pro and I love it. I am not a serious gamer (apart from
marathon RTS sessions!) and it's all I've ever wanted in a graphics card.
Don't buy a card just for the sake of having the best. Yes, IMNSHO, the
9800XT is the dog's danglies, but if you're never going to utilise it fully,
what's the point?!
And, yes, I'm a sworn nVidia hater. The core GPU hasn't been modified in
yonks - and Radeons are better for overclocking (not that I do, but they
are). Plus, Radeons have excellent community support - I use third party
drivers (Omega to be precise) and they're better than the Catalyst. I've yet
to see any 3rd party nVidia drivers.
kony said:LOL, I guess you're not counting the OMEGA nVidia drivers?
It's just a video card... if it causes you to "hate" then you might
need some medication.
Well roger me with a broomhandle and call me Aloysius - I didn't know there
were any!
You know exactly what I meant, young David! Don't be so damned facetious!
<eg>
kony said:Aloysius, the broom bitters you.