Okay, I looked through 5 pages of posts and didn't find anything like my question, so I figured it was safe to ask. So here goes. This summer, I will be building a system based on a 1.2 GHz T-bird. As to the mobo, I'm not sure, but I hope that won't affect my video card purchase. If things go as planned, I will have around $1,000US to spend, but can spend more if nessicary. So the question is this: With the new Kyro II, which for $150US is probably the best card out there, coming out soon, as well as the GeForce3, I really would like to know, what should I get? I understand that Kyro II is limited, and may not age well, since it doesn't have an onboard T&L processor, but with a 1.2 GHz, would that really make much of a difference? Also, since memory bandwidth is not a problem with the tile-based rendering, that isn't a concern. The only concern with it I have is DX8 support, and the new "optimizations" that will come around with the GeForce3. Now, with a GeForce3, I won't have to upgrade (I hope) for at least a 18 months, maybe even more, and with the KyroII, if the soothsayers are correct, a card without progamability in 9-12 months will be so obsolete that you will almost be forced to get a new card just to be able to play the new games properly. So, do I get a Kyro II now, and upgrade in a year or so, a GeForce2 Pro 64MB that I hope won't need upgrading for at least 18 months, or go all out and get the GeForce3, and not worry about upgrades for 24 months or more? Money, since I will be using "connections" to get deals on everything else, isn't a problem, but later on, when an upgrade is needed, it might be. Thanks all.
-SammyBoy
Without Evil, there can be no Good, and without Good, what is there?
-SammyBoy
Without Evil, there can be no Good, and without Good, what is there?