recommend me a good oldy

night · 02-01-05, 09:25 PM

i need a cheap nv card but that will also be enough to run modern games at 800x600 at good detail (but not necessarily full detail) + AF. dont care about AA, as this will only be used in driving games and wont really be noticed.
would a good GF3 be enough? i think those are going pretty cheap.

this is gonna be for an htpc with a projector. im going with nv cuz i really wanna try the edimensional glasses. ive read they work with dlp projectors and i think such low res will be more than enough to not need the latest cards.

also could yall tell me the best driver set for the 3d support.

Zelda_fan · 02-01-05, 10:17 PM

price range?

chile · 02-01-05, 10:22 PM

5900XT...if that's too much, Ti4200 and try to OC the hell outta it...

SH64 · 02-01-05, 10:27 PM

Ti4200 .. if you cant find one , go for the 5700 (non-ultra) i'd say .

i dont recommend a gf3 now .

einstein_314 · 02-01-05, 10:39 PM

Pretty much what everyone's saying, a Ti4200 or a FX5700(non ultra). I wouldn't go with a GF3, they're getting pretty dated. All depends on your budget.

night · 02-01-05, 11:36 PM

ok, been digging around and the GF4Ti's look like a deal, but damn... AF just nukes them

Lfctony · 02-02-05, 05:00 AM

5700 or Ti 4200, and since you require AF, the 5700 should be your first choice.

Marcos · 02-02-05, 06:49 AM

i would get a g4ti over an fx any day >_<

msxyz · 02-02-05, 07:23 AM

GeForce4 Ti are still pretty solid cards with decent performance even on today titles up to 1024x768. Just don't ask them to do some pretty fast AA or AF. This is the only real advantage of the FX line over the old GeForce4.

When my Ti4400 broke, I purchased a 5700Ultra which was barely faster but it allowed me to play with AA and AF enabled all the time with little performance hit. Be careful if you pick up a 5700 non-Ultra as most of them are of the cheapest LE variant, some even with 64 bit buses

Gator · 02-08-05, 11:42 AM

FX5700 non-ultra with 128bit memory bus

many of them overclock very well, and for basic gaming like you mention it should be adequate

ragejg · 02-08-05, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gator

FX5700 non-ultra with 128bit memory bus

many of them overclock very well, and for basic gaming like you mention it should be adequate

seconded.

Daneel Olivaw · 02-08-05, 01:08 PM

The 4 Ti is more powerfull, brute force-wise (nearly 50% more when accounting for clockspeed and TMUs/pipe). But AF is faster on 5700.

02-01-05, 09:25 PM	#1
night Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 32	recommend me a good oldy i need a cheap nv card but that will also be enough to run modern games at 800x600 at good detail (but not necessarily full detail) + AF. dont care about AA, as this will only be used in driving games and wont really be noticed. would a good GF3 be enough? i think those are going pretty cheap. this is gonna be for an htpc with a projector. im going with nv cuz i really wanna try the edimensional glasses. ive read they work with dlp projectors and i think such low res will be more than enough to not need the latest cards. also could yall tell me the best driver set for the 3d support.

02-01-05, 10:17 PM	#2
Zelda_fan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,299	Re: recommend me a good oldy price range?

02-01-05, 10:22 PM	#3
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02-01-05, 10:27 PM	#4
SH64 MAXIMUM TECH Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 12,202	Re: recommend me a good oldy Ti4200 .. if you cant find one , go for the 5700 (non-ultra) i'd say . i dont recommend a gf3 now . __________________ - "My name is RAM and my tank is full" http://warhawk64nv.mybrute.com/ <-- pupils go thaarrr! Or, http://silenthunter64.mybrute.com

02-01-05, 10:39 PM	#5
einstein_314 w00t!! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 2,905	Re: recommend me a good oldy Pretty much what everyone's saying, a Ti4200 or a FX5700(non ultra). I wouldn't go with a GF3, they're getting pretty dated. All depends on your budget. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2GHz (9 x 355) w/ Swiftec APOGEE GTX Waterblock\|\| Asus P5B-Deluxe WiFi Edition eVGA 8800 GTX Superclocked Edition @ 675/1150 w/ DangerDen 8800GTX Waterblock\|\| 4x1GB Mushkin XP2 PC2-8500 X-Fi Fatal1ty 64MB \|\| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W \|\| Seagate 7200.10 320 GB \|\| Dell 2407WFP Logitech Z-5300 Speakers \|\| Sennheiser HD555's \|\| Logitech G7 \|\| Logitech G15 \|\| Windows Vista Ultimate x64

02-01-05, 11:36 PM	#6
night Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 32	Re: recommend me a good oldy ok, been digging around and the GF4Ti's look like a deal, but damn... AF just nukes them

02-02-05, 05:00 AM	#7
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: recommend me a good oldy 5700 or Ti 4200, and since you require AF, the 5700 should be your first choice. __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

02-02-05, 06:49 AM	#8
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02-02-05, 07:23 AM	#9
msxyz Hybrid Microprocessor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milan (Italy) Posts: 2,050	Re: recommend me a good oldy GeForce4 Ti are still pretty solid cards with decent performance even on today titles up to 1024x768. Just don't ask them to do some pretty fast AA or AF. This is the only real advantage of the FX line over the old GeForce4. When my Ti4400 broke, I purchased a 5700Ultra which was barely faster but it allowed me to play with AA and AF enabled all the time with little performance hit. Be careful if you pick up a 5700 non-Ultra as most of them are of the cheapest LE variant, some even with 64 bit buses __________________ Powered by: Pentium Dual E2180 (2GHz, 200MHz FSB) Abit L95C (The one and only mATX with dual PCIe slots!) + 2x1 Geil Black Dragon PC6400 XFX 9600GSO 384MB Little freak wonder

02-08-05, 11:42 AM	#10
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02-08-05, 01:08 PM	#12
Daneel Olivaw Northwood hugger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,244	Re: recommend me a good oldy The 4 Ti is more powerfull, brute force-wise (nearly 50% more when accounting for clockspeed and TMUs/pipe). But AF is faster on 5700. __________________ -Intel Core2 Duo 4300 (3.0GHz) \| Asus P5N-E SLI \| 6GB Corsair CVS PC2-5300 \| GF8800GT 512MB \| Western Digital 1TB Raid0 \| Antec SLK2600AMB \| Antec Earthwatts 500W -Intel Pentium4 2.4C (3.4GHz) \| Asus P4P800 Dlx \| 2GB Crucial Rendition PC-3200 \| GF6800LE 128MB \| Seagate 200GB \| Antec Overture II \| Antec TruePower 2.0 480W Mild agnosticism —the view that the existence or nonexistence of God or gods is currently unknown but is not necessarily unknowable, therefore one will withhold judgment until/if more evidence is available. A weak agnostic would say "I don't know, but maybe you do."

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