buying computer tomarrow need advice.

Kaladon

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I'm going to be purchasing my new computer tomarrow. Well having it built. However I'm stuck on the video card. Im a gamer, but also love picture quality. I know the radeon has better picture quality, but the geforce2 gts64 has the raw power to pump those pixels. I guess i dont really need the power, since the next generation of cards are on their way. And i plan on upgrading later.

heres what i have read....
Radeon64 ddr- less pricey,more features,better picture quality, drivers are iffy.
Geforce2 gts 64- more expensive,Pixel pusher, good but less picture quality, great drivers

I would appreciate any info that may help me.

Btw, my specs (as of tonight) is an amd 1 ghz (c-chip), asus a7v133 256 mgs sdram, and a ibm deskstar 75gxp(or 60gxp). This may be subject to change if i dont have enough to pay for it hehe... im gonna spend between 1200-1600.

thank you, and sorry if my post wasn't that good its late and im tired.
 
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The radeon doesn't fall too far behind the geforce 2 but the ultra is quite a bit better but quite a bit more money as well. With the release of the ge3 you may find the ge2 prices falling.
 

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You could do with a GeForce 256 DDR original model. It has the high memory bandwidth that is the limiting factor in today's high performance video cards and yet is fairly inexpensive ($135 give or take $20). Look at <A HREF="http://www.reactorcritical.com/chips/summary.shtml" target="_new">http://www.reactorcritical.com/chips/summary.shtml</A> Good Luck, Take-Out
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Take_Out on 03/03/01 03:00 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
 

Kaladon

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well i bought my computer... and did end up getting the ati radeon 64 ddr. just because i knew i could upgrade later if needed.
thanks for your posts