Best video card for less than $100 ?? Anything better than EVGA Geforce2 Ultra??

[azev]

I've seen geforce2 ultra EVGA for $99 on the internet today, and I am thinking, I have one of this card on the computer that I used right now and it work great. But since I am building another computer for my brother birthday present, and I am looking for a graphic card that is very good to play Counter-strike ( I notice that is the game that he play the most with his p3 500 now). I've been looking for either R8500 or geforce3 TI 200 (anything less than $150). Can anyone here tell me how much better is Geforce3 TI200 compare to Geforce2 Ultra ? or Geforce2 ultra compared to R8500 ? is it worth to spend the extra $40-50? to get the other card ? I know I should wait for geforce4 TI4200, but His birthday is next week. I have everything except video card (p4 1.6a and asus p4s333 +other misc) Help please.....!!

Thanx

 

[sniperruff]

i've seen a g-force3 Ti200 64 mb on price watch for $110... ghetto brand though...
i think the ATI 8500 is pretty good and they're around $120 now

 

[jcmkk]

Go with the Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 Ti200. It would be a shame to put a GeForce 2 in a machine of that caliber.

 

[nRollo]

The ATI 8500 and GF3 Ti200 would be better choices. Especially the 8500.

 

[BD231]

You can get a GF3 for around 140 now, thats your best bet next to the 8500

 

[WT]

How would a Gainward GeForce 3ti 200 Golden Sample compare to the GF3? I like the reviews on the card and for $129 it seems to be a solid 3d card for the $$

NewEgg - GF3 ti200 Golden Sample 4ns 64 RAM

 

[nRollo]

A GF3 has 3.6ns RAM and a faster core by default. There's a weird and prevalent myth around the net that a Ti200 is somehow better than a GF3, when in reality it is worse.

If you stick to your $100, the R7500 is a better card for that money than the Ultra.

 

[Blurry]

Actually some Geforce 3 cards are using 4ns ram. However, most are now shipped with 3.8ns, not 3.6. I would prefer you pay a bit more for something with DX 8 features since its going to benefit you in the long run.

 

[RU482]

For a truly budget card (>$40 for the video card) How does a SiS 315T card (with video out, 64MB ram) card stack up? Anyone ever use this card? I've got some budget machines to build soon. I previously used a TNT2 M64 (32MB) card for roughly the same price. I've heard the SiS 315 is close to the performance of a Geforce 2MX...is this true?

Also, it's going on a SiS mobo. Video quality is not too important, but I don't want it to be terribly obsolete in 3-4 years. These are business machines, running Office and Labview type programs. The TV-out feature is a plus.

Thanks

 

[spanky]

i've seen radeon 7500's out there for less then $100, but they are not "made by ati" tho.

 

[Athlon4all]

Here's really IMHO the best video cards are the 4 common price ranges:

<$50: Ati Radeon 32 DDR, $40 at Newegg
$50-$100: ATi Radeon 7500 $80 or so
$100-$150: ATi Radeon 8500
>$150: nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4400

To be honest, with current prices, ATi rulz the value markets. The Radeon 8500 finally bests the GF3 Ti 200, and the GF4 MX 440 does compete with the GF2 Ti and the R7500, but they are faster in newer game engines (ie Serious Sam, Unreal Engine, etc), and as far as GF2 Ti vs. R7500, both are fast, but from what I've seen the R7500 edges it out in most benhcmarks so I'd have to give the nod to it, and in >$50, you can not beat the Radeon DDR. The GTS-V oced gives it a good fight, but I still would have to give the nod to the Radeon DDR

 

[RobsTV]

Last week Outpost.com had a GF3 Ti200 for $99 after rebate, but can't find it now.

The Gainward GF3 Ti200 at Newegg for $129 is your best bet.
Gainward card is by far the best GF3 Ti200 you can get. I own Visiontek
Gainward easily overclocks to GF3 Ti500 levels. The two I tested had no problems at 262/561.
So you would end up with a card for around $129 that runs close to GF4 Ti 4200 speeds! Now!