Looking to upgrade my V770 Ultra to something new for my Cel 450a/440BX system. After serious "digging" around I've narrowed by choices down to these, trying to stay below $150:
CL Geforce DDR @ $135
CL Geforce2 MX @ $90
eVGA MX @ $105 (5.5ns memory - overclock!!!)
Voodoo5 5500 @ $145
I initially wanted the CL MX with DDR memory. I know all about the 64bit memory bus, but had read that performance should be about the same as other MXs. But the only 3 reviews I've read showed it to be somewhat slower than others, even when overclocked. Is it possible that CL is holding back sending out these cards to the major hardware websites (anandtech, nvnews, etc) for reviews because they're afraid negative findings will make a serious dent in their sales? Isn't it odd that retail stores have them, but internet sites are rare, even though it's been out over a month?
The eVGA is what I'm leaning toward. The price and 5.5ns memory are really attractive, and is readily available.
I found the Creative Labs Pro with DDR memory for $135. It seems performance would be better, especially in higher resolutions than the MX. This may be a better route for me, since I plan on a CPU upgrade down the road.
And then, low and behold, the V5 now enters the picture with the recent massive drop in price. But, it doesn't seem to work well with lower-end CPUs like mine. Please, don't flame me to bad. I know about 3dfx's problems and the limitations of the V5. But many people have been really happy with this card --- extremely stable drivers, better image quality than G2 GTS (say whatever you want about NVidia, but the vast majority say this is true!), Glide support, etc. I know that performance is down compared with G2 GTS, but don't know how it'd work on my lowly 450a.
I've ruled out Radeon DDR @ $150 because of ATI's poor history of updated driver support. OpenGL is very good, but D3D is lacking.
Main games I play are:
#1 - Flight sims
#2 - First person shooters
#3 - Sports games
If I would use FSAA, it would be at low-res in my flight sims --- I know about the impact it has at high-res!
Any thoughts/ideas/recommendations will be apprciated!
CL Geforce DDR @ $135
CL Geforce2 MX @ $90
eVGA MX @ $105 (5.5ns memory - overclock!!!)
Voodoo5 5500 @ $145
I initially wanted the CL MX with DDR memory. I know all about the 64bit memory bus, but had read that performance should be about the same as other MXs. But the only 3 reviews I've read showed it to be somewhat slower than others, even when overclocked. Is it possible that CL is holding back sending out these cards to the major hardware websites (anandtech, nvnews, etc) for reviews because they're afraid negative findings will make a serious dent in their sales? Isn't it odd that retail stores have them, but internet sites are rare, even though it's been out over a month?
The eVGA is what I'm leaning toward. The price and 5.5ns memory are really attractive, and is readily available.
I found the Creative Labs Pro with DDR memory for $135. It seems performance would be better, especially in higher resolutions than the MX. This may be a better route for me, since I plan on a CPU upgrade down the road.
And then, low and behold, the V5 now enters the picture with the recent massive drop in price. But, it doesn't seem to work well with lower-end CPUs like mine. Please, don't flame me to bad. I know about 3dfx's problems and the limitations of the V5. But many people have been really happy with this card --- extremely stable drivers, better image quality than G2 GTS (say whatever you want about NVidia, but the vast majority say this is true!), Glide support, etc. I know that performance is down compared with G2 GTS, but don't know how it'd work on my lowly 450a.
I've ruled out Radeon DDR @ $150 because of ATI's poor history of updated driver support. OpenGL is very good, but D3D is lacking.
Main games I play are:
#1 - Flight sims
#2 - First person shooters
#3 - Sports games
If I would use FSAA, it would be at low-res in my flight sims --- I know about the impact it has at high-res!
Any thoughts/ideas/recommendations will be apprciated!
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