what would i be better off geting?

stenbjorn · 06-20-2002, 10:38 AM

just a random question - im deciding wether to buy a radeon 7500 or a geforce2 variety card... im fairly skint so dont come saying i need the newest geforce4 cos i dont have that amount of money to spend [img]smile.gif[/img]

Earthdog · 06-25-2002, 11:04 AM

If you can swing it, I would recommend the Geforce 2 GTS or Ultra. The Ultra is the faster of the two but with the G4's coming to market the prices of these older cards will drop big time [img]smile.gif[/img] The GTS and Ultra both compare VERY favourably with the G3 as far as frame rates are concerned. In fact the Ultra acually beat the G3 in some benchmarks even though just by a smidgen. Smidgen is the key word there because none of the G3s new features or technology got any airtime in the tests.

If you can swing it, go with the Ultra, but if you cant, try to get a GTS [img]smile.gif[/img] both are still awesome cards [img]smile.gif[/img]

MILAMBER · 06-25-2002, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by stenbjorn:
just a random question - im deciding wether to buy a radeon 7500 or a geforce2 variety card... im fairly skint so dont come saying i need the newest geforce4 cos i dont have that amount of money to spend [img]smile.gif[/img]

The radeon 7500 is better than the GF2 series. If you can swing it, save up a little bit and get a Radeon 8500 LE card for around $80-100. The 8500 is much better than either the 7500 or any of the GF2 cards.

Earthdog · 06-26-2002, 03:25 AM

Very true that the ATI R7500 is better than EVERY Geforce2 card EXCEPT the Geforce2 Ultra. Depends on how much you want to spend.

For a quick look at how the cards stack up in Quake 3 benchmarks look here http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/...charts-03.html

Lady Blue03 · 06-26-2002, 03:35 AM

My brother is telling me to go Geforce2, but how much does the ultra cost?

WOLFGIR · 06-26-2002, 03:37 AM

Too bad you don´t live closer!

I have a GeForce 2 GTS 32 MB to sell for very little money!

I would hmm, prolly go with the GeForce card since I have good experience with thoose cards in general.

06-26-2002, 04:01 AM

I have an Ultra (which I bought as soon as they came out for $1000 Australian dollars) [img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img]

It has been absolutely fantastic. No complaints from me. I've never used a Radeon card, so I can't compare.

Avi.

06-25-2002, 11:04 AM	#2
Earthdog Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 1, 2001 Location: melbourne victoria australia Age: 58 Posts: 960	If you can swing it, I would recommend the Geforce 2 GTS or Ultra. The Ultra is the faster of the two but with the G4's coming to market the prices of these older cards will drop big time [img]smile.gif[/img] The GTS and Ultra both compare VERY favourably with the G3 as far as frame rates are concerned. In fact the Ultra acually beat the G3 in some benchmarks even though just by a smidgen. Smidgen is the key word there because none of the G3s new features or technology got any airtime in the tests. If you can swing it, go with the Ultra, but if you cant, try to get a GTS [img]smile.gif[/img] both are still awesome cards [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!

06-26-2002, 03:25 AM	#4
Earthdog Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 1, 2001 Location: melbourne victoria australia Age: 58 Posts: 960	Very true that the ATI R7500 is better than EVERY Geforce2 card EXCEPT the Geforce2 Ultra. Depends on how much you want to spend. For a quick look at how the cards stack up in Quake 3 benchmarks look here http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/...charts-03.html __________________ THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!

06-26-2002, 03:35 AM	#5
Lady Blue03 Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 18, 2002 Age: 38 Posts: 4,557	My brother is telling me to go Geforce2, but how much does the ultra cost? __________________ Yep I'm still lurking!

06-26-2002, 03:37 AM	#6
WOLFGIR Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 3,450	Too bad you don´t live closer! I have a GeForce 2 GTS 32 MB to sell for very little money! I would hmm, prolly go with the GeForce card since I have good experience with thoose cards in general. __________________ Don´t eat the yellow snow

06-20-2002, 10:38 AM	#1
stenbjorn Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 41	just a random question - im deciding wether to buy a radeon 7500 or a geforce2 variety card... im fairly skint so dont come saying i need the newest geforce4 cos i dont have that amount of money to spend [img]smile.gif[/img]

06-26-2002, 04:01 AM	#7
lroyo Guest Posts: n/a	I have an Ultra (which I bought as soon as they came out for $1000 Australian dollars) [img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] It has been absolutely fantastic. No complaints from me. I've never used a Radeon card, so I can't compare. Avi.

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