[ShakesbeeR]

I am just already behind my computer while doing other stuff, you can do multipple thing at once on a computer you know . And with all the posts I have MSN on so I immediatly see if someone posst and I watch his or her post an d reply immediatly

[madrebel]

can you read?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>i wasnt even breaking it down as far as different manufacturers within a product line.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

and no, asking "joe shcmoe" on an interweb forum wont give you any edjumication on anything. Mostly youll just start a flame war.

Research for yourself from an unbiased source.

[mizat0]

Shakesbeer, don't worry about the manufacturer of a card. Whatever store has got it for the least amount of dough, go for that one. Some of the low-priced cards on pricewatch.com are built by the store directly which is generally just as good as any other manufacturer.

[ShakesbeeR]

But the card that is more expensive may be better but he might not be that better as the amount of money you paid more for it.

The difference between quality and price is what I am interested in

[Frost]

GeForce2 MX400 200Mhz 64MB 128-bit SDRAM, 166Mhz

Geforce2 Ti 250Mhz 64MB 128-bit DDRRAM, 400Mhz


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[ShakesbeeR]

There is a lot of difference between the two I can tell that now

[Mosquito]

The best card is not always the most expensive. and why not just answer his questions, and let him decide if he has the level to understand.

Benchmarks are a series of tests designed to work a particular part of your computer to see how quickly and stabley it will run.

i.e.: 3DMark2001 tests the graphics subsystems of your computer to tell you how well you machine can handle graphic intensive applications (read games). It runs a series of tests, and at the end gives you a number, of which the larger the number, the better.

Benchmarks are often used to test 2 or more components to see which is "faster", or better. Video cards are often swapped into a system and tested so that they all run on the same platform. The card with the best benchmark numbers overall is usually the best bet, but you also have to factor in price. I.E. see www.tomshardware.com for a Geforce 3 roundup. Almost all cards run within .1% of each other, not enough of a difference to be even noticeable, and there is over a $100 spread in card prices.

GeneralGenitals is right though, to get a good idea of what you're looking for, look around at the sharkey extreme, or other hardware sites,(there are many) and read a bit.

I can't tell you much about those particular cards, as I haven't used or read much on them. I find the Geforce 3 Ti-200 capable of running anything I've been able to throw at it so far.... but DOOM III is coming, and that will need horsepower extreme!!!

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[FuBarGrn]

dude....I dunno how much that card is you are eyeing...the Titanium one......go here: www.pricewatch.com

I'll bet you can get it REAL damn cheap

(In case you don't wanna click the link...you can get the GF2 Ti 64MB for 80 bucks )
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[madrebel]

*yawn*

as a GENERAL rule of thumb. the more expensive card is the better card.

i wasnt even breaking it down as far as different manufacturers within a product line.

oh and 3dmark scores mean very little to this game.

whatever happened to the edjumacated consumer? does anyone even attempt to do their own research before they slap down some coin?

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