GeForce2 MX400 or RADEON 7000?

[Chang10is]

I don't know much about video cards, so I thought I'd ask the experts here. I'm building a basic system for my sister, and I'm wondering if one card is better than the other. It seems that the Radeon 7000 has a TV-out while the GeForce does not, but this isn't a big deal to us. Since they use the same type of RAM, I think the main thing I'm wondering about is which card has a better processor/engine on it.


MSI GeForce2 MX400 Video Card, 64MB DDR, 64-bit, 4X AGP, Model "MX400D-64"

GIGABYTE ATI RADEON 7000 64MB DDR TV-out

 

[otispunkmeyer]

why not jus plug for a GF4 MX or A gf FX 5200, the 5200 should offer basic gaming and nvidia has really good 2d, its cheap too, well under £70

 

[otispunkmeyer]

geforce 2 is bit old, and ati 7000 is even worse, tho the gf4 is basically a revised GF2

still i suggest the Gforce FX 5200 or even the ATI radeon 9200se

 

[SickBeast]

Neither card will run any current games, so I would choose the R7000 for its 2D output.

The GF2MX will have better 3D performance if you play games like Quake2 and maybe even Quake3.

 

[edmundoab]

r7000 rather then an MX card anytime

 

[Marsumane]

look up "vga charts" on www.tomshardware.com . That site has some good benches that will give u an idea of 3d performance.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Marsumane
look up "vga charts" on www.tomshardware.com . That site has some good benches that will give u an idea of 3d performance.

LINK to VGA Charts

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: Marsumane
look up "vga charts" on www.tomshardware.com . That site has some good benches that will give u an idea of 3d performance.

LINK to VGA Charts

btw, a radeon 7000 is a rebagged radeon VE, like a 9100 = 8500. The geforce2 MX400 will EAT IT ALIVE in 3d

 

[Jeff7181]

Can't really go wrong with a GeForce4 MX... you can get em for $50 and they're fine for a non-enthusiast for light gaming... you can also get them with passive cooling for a totally silent video card which is a plus.

 

[Cawchy87]

I would go with the geforce 3 ti200 or a geforce 2 ti200

 

[dguy6789]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
Neither card will run any current games, so I would choose the R7000 for its 2D output.

The GF2MX will have better 3D performance if you play games like Quake2 and maybe even Quake3.

You obviously dont know how fast a gf2 mx400 is.

It can run Quake 3 at 1280X1024 at absolute max settings at well over 60fps. Although nothing spectacular, quake 3 is a piece of cake for that card.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: dguy6789

Originally posted by: SickBeast
Neither card will run any current games, so I would choose the R7000 for its 2D output.

The GF2MX will have better 3D performance if you play games like Quake2 and maybe even Quake3.

You obviously dont know how fast a gf2 mx400 is.

It can run Quake 3 at 1280X1024 at absolute max settings at well over 60fps. Although nothing spectacular, quake 3 is a piece of cake for that card.

I never said it couldn't run Quake3.

Most people don't play Quake3 anymore though. Throw a modern game at that card and it will be crippled. It will run Doom3 like a slideshow at 640x480; the GF4MX barely makes the cut at that resolution.

I would say that those cards are both really only useful for 2D stuff in this day and age, that's why I suggested the R7000. GF2 cards traditionally had some of the worst 2D output of any graphics cards ever made.

 

[dguy6789]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: dguy6789

Originally posted by: SickBeast
Neither card will run any current games, so I would choose the R7000 for its 2D output.

The GF2MX will have better 3D performance if you play games like Quake2 and maybe even Quake3.

You obviously dont know how fast a gf2 mx400 is.

It can run Quake 3 at 1280X1024 at absolute max settings at well over 60fps. Although nothing spectacular, quake 3 is a piece of cake for that card.

I never said it couldn't run Quake3.

Most people don't play Quake3 anymore though. Throw a modern game at that card and it will be crippled. It will run Doom3 like a slideshow at 640x480; the GF4MX barely makes the cut at that resolution.

I would say that those cards are both really only useful for 2D stuff in this day and age, that's why I suggested the R7000. GF2 cards traditionally had some of the worst 2D output of any graphics cards ever made.

When you said maybe quake 3, i thought you meant running it low settings and such. My mistake.

But yeah, im sure they could find a better deal on something else. On ebay you can get like a 9000 pro for pretty cheap, and it would own a gf2.

 

[edmundoab]

GF2 GTS or Ultra