GeForce3 or GeForce2 + other stuff?

[Darkhawk28]

I'm helping a friend buy a system this week and she's willing to give me a GeForce3 for my effort. But I have a quandry ....

Right now I'm running a Duron 750, Diamond Viper II, 128MB RAM, SB Live! Value, no DVD, no CDRW ...

For the price of a GeForce3, I can get a 1.4 Athlon, 256MB RAM, 16x10x40 CDRW, AS2 Thermal Paste, bigger and better HSF, 3COM 10/100 NIC and a Gainward GeForce2 Pro/450 ...

Do I get just the card or do I get the package of stuff?

Thanks for your help in advance....

 

[Noriaki]

I would certainly not get the GF3.

But supposedly the GeForce3 Ti200 (aka GF3MX) is going to be available tommorow.

It should perform similiarly to a GF2 with GF3 feature set, and cost a bunch less.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

Get the whole system. This is a no brainer.

 

[Darkhawk28]

Where can I get information on the GF3MX?

 

[John]

try google.com

 

[DimZiE]

i would pick up the package w/ the gf3 mx...


nice friend.. she's willing to give u 300+ $$ just for building a system...
man. can i have her phone number (just kidding)

 

[Darkhawk28]

Bump ... I'd like more input if I could ...

 

[tweakmm]

Dont get the Geforce 3. I would go with the system
With your current system, your CPU is going to be a bottle neck.

 

[Viper0329]

Get the system.

 

[Jgtdragon]

Get the system! This is a no brainer.

 

[erub]

uhmm...your prics don't add up i dont think

1.4 Athlon $115
Additional 128 megs of RAM $20
16x10x40 CDRW - $90
AS2 - $10
HSF - $30
3com NIC - $30
Geforce 2 Pro - $150

Total: ~$445

Geforce3's go for under $300, and the price will drop when the new Geforce3s come out..

Regardless, the whole new system would be better than a Geforce3

 

[bjc112]

Get the package... i have a 3.. it's awesome... but i would not pass almost and entire system!!!

the pro is a very sweet card also!!!!!!!

 

[rommel]

yeah go with the whole power upgrade and get a gf2 gts or something.....what kind of mainboard are you running

 

[pillage2001]

Get the whole package deal. You'll not go wrong with it.

G3 on a Duron is OVERKILL.

 

[Shooters]

Go for the whole package. A Geforce2 Pro is still going to be plenty fast for whatever you have to throw at it.

On a side note, you have a very generous friend. If my friends gave me high end hardware every time I helped them with their computers, I would have an all SCSI, dual everything rig by now.

 

[Darkhawk28]

You're right about it not adding up, I forgot to add that I was going to get an Asus Deluxe model and that I was going to put in about $75 out of pocket ...

Her offering a Geforce3 card just blows me away.... hehe ...

Thanks for all the continued advice... seems pretty clear as to what I should do... hehe ...

 

[Def]

Jeez, wish I had people like this. I usually get a cheap lunch for putting together an entire system.

Then again, as long as I don't have to install programs other than the OS, I'm fine. Building the system takes 20-30 mins max then installing programs takes a few hours.