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Is this a good card? [message #34347] |
Sun, 27 July 2003 13:22 |
Bearxor
Messages: 137 Registered: February 2003
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Please buy at least a DX8-level card if you plan on using it for the next year or two.
DX8 Cards:
Radeon 8500
GeForce 3
GeForce 4 Ti
Radeon 9000
Radeon 9100
Radeon 9200
Matrox Parhelia
DX9 Cards:
Radeon 9500
Radeon 9600
Radeon 9700
Radeon 9800
GeForceFX 5200
GeForceFX 5600
GeForceFX 5900
You can pick up a GFfx 5200 for around the same price as a GF4MX usually. But beware, these cards are just as slow as a GF4MX.
I would personally recommend a Radeon 8500LE, or if you can find one cheap enough, a GF4 Ti4200.
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Is this a good card? [message #34356] |
Sun, 27 July 2003 13:56 |
Bearxor
Messages: 137 Registered: February 2003
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I use a Radeon 9500 Pro, and I only get 40-50FPS in game.
BUT, I play @ 4XAA and 16XAF. Odds are my visual quality is leaps and bounds above yours.
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Is this a good card? [message #34497] |
Mon, 28 July 2003 07:39 |
abakshi
Messages: 50 Registered: June 2003
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I wouldn't recommend the GF4MX to anyone for any reason (before maybe for extremely budget-strapped requirements but not anymore) because now you can get cards like the ATI Radeon 8500 for about $60 - a DX8 card that just about matches an nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 and provides better features in many areas. If $60 is too high for the range you are looking at, now you can get DX7 cards like the Radeon 7500 for $30 and if that's not the range you're looking at, you can get DX7 cards like the Radeon 7000 for free (if you get a good deal) that will provide performance better than the GF4MX.
IMO the Radeon 8500, GeForce4 Ti4200, and the Radeon 9500 Pro provide the best bang for your buck in the graphics market.
Of course, again none of this matters too much for Renegade because Ren's graphics don't require too much. I have an old PII-450 system running with an ATI Rage 128 32MB AGP that runs Renegade fine at about 50FPS at 1280x1024 with decent quality.
The systems that I actually use (see my sig) - one with a Radeon 8500 and one with a 9800 Pro - both are set to 1280x1024 with highest settings and highest AF and run at the default Renegade max of 60FPS. (does anyone know if the max can be changed?)
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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Is this a good card? [message #34500] |
Mon, 28 July 2003 08:09 |
Bearxor
Messages: 137 Registered: February 2003
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It useless to try to convince some people who have never experienced good AA/AF quality into buying a more expensive card usually.
But have you changed the refresh rate of your monitor?
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