*BEST VIDEO CARD FOR GAMES*

[dhlucke]

Since this is a new section, lets have a thread for the best gaming video card. No flaming, just straight up stats and opinions.

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[scarecrow]

Nice flame bait there.

I personally use a 3dfx v5 5500 agp. It works for me. enough said

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[Pettytheft]

In may primary machine I have a Asus GeForce 256DDR card. The only complaint I have from this card is the color is not as crisp.

My secondary machine runs a ATI Rage128 32MB
Yeah it's slow but it's my backup machine, I use it to play DVD's. The color is much more crisp.

I just ordered a Radeon LE. I'll let you know how it is.

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[dhlucke]

I don't flame, never have, never will.

I'm dead serious. Right now I'm running a V3-3000 and I'm looking to upgrade (as I'm sure others are) so I'm curious. I'm looking at the GeForce2 series right now. I'll probably get the Ultra at the end of the summer since this seems to be the best for games...but I'd love to hear otherwise since I haven't decided yet.

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[ejsmith2]

I'm using a GTS, and it's running just ducky. Still have 2 voodoo2 12mb cards in the closet with a sli cable, but they don't like my millenium2/a7v133, so I don't use them. They don't seem to like the ati rage 128 either.....

 

[mpjesse]

GF2 Ultra.

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[TheAntipop]

i just have to tell ya that while the radeons arent the fastest cards, the definitely are the prettiest and nicest looking. and unless you care about having 100fps vs. 140fps (which doesnt even matter since your refresh rate is prolly at aroune 75hz) id say the radeons are very nice alternatives to GF2s.

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[Mavicator]

I would have a very hard time buying a Voodoo card at this point. I've used them in the past but not only are they power hungry (not good for my poor over-stocked Athlon) but 3dfx seems to be on it's death bed.

 

[dhlucke]

3DFX died a while back. They got bought out. You can't get new drivers or anything. It sucks now owning a voodoo3 since the latest drivers released by x3dfx can run sacrifice for example, but then I have to revert to the latest official drivers for other games like Alice.

So basically that is why I'm upgrading and why I thought this was a good place for this thread.

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[LordKaos]

The nicest looking is the Guillemot Hercules Prophet II
with its blue board and blue HSF!
What a beauty!!

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[Guest]

I could only afford the gts 32mb. I got one from MSI for 140$. I works for me!!!! I know it's not the best but, I own it.

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[lichocpu]

Risking being laughed at, my to PC's now are Running: One (main one) with a Graphics Blaster Riva TNT (TNT 16 MB) and a Viper V330 (Riva128ZX 8MB) I'm also looking for upgrades (ya' think so?) and i'm quite interested in the Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 64MB (Kryo II) Is it good? Will it improve my performance? What does anybody recommend to play Jane's USAF or Final Fantas 7 or Half-Life?

 

[TheAntipop]

Ill sell ya my radeon when i get a GF3. Comes overclocked for only $100, ewwwww prettttty.

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[Guest]

i like my radeon 32ddr

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[Guest]

My Leadtek Geforce 2 Pro 32mb is good no problems about 80-100 fps in quake 3 1280x1024 everything to max.

 

[rd382]

Im getting GF3 with my new computer i figured it would be worth the $20 more then the GF2 Ultra

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[Guest]

Man do u live in the past??
Voodoo is fake!!!

Look at the special techniques, not even a match for the worse GeForce 2 MX PCI!!!!

ATI RADEON 7500 and 8500 are the one and only WINNERS!!

Wait a half year and then the RADEON 9500 comes out!!!
256 DDR RAM!!!

 

[FatBurger]

ROFLMAO
Now THAT is the pot calling the kettle black.

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[10Mhz8086]

Any of the Gainward "Golden Sample" series cards, I have a GF2MX400 in one machine and a GF3 in the other and they both overclock like crazy and and priced pretty good.

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[oymd]

Martinique...what's wrong with u man....
i've noticed u've been busy answering threads posted like 4 months ago....hell..some are even a year old.....
wassup???

 

[tdean]

well, i certainly dont know whats best... in fact im more sure that there is no "best", but i'll share what i have... i have the geforce 256ddr in my system and i think it looks great, i run everything at 1024 32, including wolfenstein, serious sam 2, max payne... you get the picture. i just put together a system for my brother using the leadtek geforce 3 ti200 and ive never seen anything like it! things look "real" if that makes any sense. anyway, it was only $160 retail so how can you lose. before i get ripped by ati guys, i admit that unfortunately i have never seen/used one of their products. this is just my own experience.

....the birds seemed to be calling him, thought caw....

 

[10GHZ]

i love my Gainward GF2 Ti .. sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet 4ns memory ..arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[10GHZ]

did i mension i also own a TNT2 M64 .
not sweet

 

[juicebykurt]

back off man! im still using my tnt2 m64. hell... i play rtcw, moh and max payne on that puppy. i cant run 1600x1200 res but it still runs alright at 600x800, and half-life runs fine at 1024x768 (which is what i mostly play).

 

[lespaul]

i've got a Hercules Prophet GF2 mx400 in my machine, and it runs Half life mods about the best those games can be run, i have no complaints there, 100 fps @ 800x600 everything maxed (trilinear filtering, etc). It even runs RTCW and Q3 really well too. In q3DM i get 160-200+ fps all the time. In really big games with lots of action it sometimes drops to 100 fps, but thats' not even noticable.
All in all, this is a cheap card with great performance, and its all you need if you gaming needs are like mine (counterstrike, TFC, Q3)