Help me navigate the minefield of new graphics cards!

Mitzi

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Aug 22, 2001
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Hi,

I am looking to replace my ageing Matrox G400 MAX as it doesn't seem to play more recent games a reasonable speed, if at all. Easy I thought, just get a GeForce based card...wrong...

Geforce3 Ti200
Geforce2
Geforce2 T1
Geforce3 Ti500
Geforce 2 Titanium VX

I really need help picking the right kind of card. I am NOT looking for the latest and greatest techology, just something which will last the next 18 months or so. I don't really want to pay more than £150 ($210). I would be buying it from Scan (no, I cannot get it from Newegg - I live in the UK). Also I would like one with a DVI port so I can connect it to an LCD screen I will be getting in the next 6 months or so.

Should I wait for the GeForce 4 to come out? Surely the older cards will come down in price then.

Can anyone help me navigate the minefield and suggest the best price to performance cards?
 

Mitzi

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Aug 22, 2001
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I decided to go for the Gainward GeForce2 Ti/450 TV "Golden Sample", 64 MB 4.5ns DDR, Video-out but am now thinking one of the new GeForce4-MX based cards would be a better bet.

Anyone?