I have $70, what do I get to go with my Athlon 700?

[FluxCap]

I need a new card. I need to ditch my voodoo 5

 

[rogue1979]

You'll definately be cpu limited, but a Radeon 9000 is the cheapest fully DirectX8.1 compliant video card for $63 shipped.

 

[xSauronx]

pricewatch is showing the 9000 pro 64mb for only 81, scrap up a few more bucks? this be worth it for the guy? i cant remember reading anything about the 9000 pro as of yet

 

[FluxCap]

I didn't consider a Radeon but that sounds tempting. Thanks.

 

[FluxCap]

Would you guys buy a 9000 pro OEM version? Newegg has one pricewatch.com says. I have never gotten an OEM before so...

 

[Speedy3D!]

that athlon is slot-based correct?

I'd vote for the 9000pro to be your best best as well.

 

[FluxCap]

Yes, Slot A. Does that make a difference on the video card for some reason?

 

[sash1]

Is that VooDoo5 PCI version? If it is, I may wanna buy it...

I would have to agree, the 9000 is probably the best deal for your budget.

"Would you guys buy a 9000 pro OEM version?"

Don't be wary of OEM version cards.

 

[FluxCap]

It is an AGP version. Sorry.

 

[Peter]

Watch the AGP power draw ... your old board won't be able to feed a current "high performance" card. An ATi Radeon 9000pro (or a 3rd party OEM card) should fit into the power budget though, and makes for a nice update, DX8 engine, DVI connector, dual head capability and all.

 

[FluxCap]

That is what worries me. I mean am I going to get my reboot problems or motherboard problems with the 9000pro? For some reason, I feel like I will.

 

[Peter]

No ... the 9000 series are quite shy on power draw, I'd even dare fit them into AGP 1.0 boards. If you have a bad gut feeling, get one of these fanless non-pro 9000s, these are even lower. They're slower too, of course.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: FluxCap
Yes, Slot A. Does that make a difference on the video card for some reason?

Yah, b/c if it were a Socket A, it would make more sense to spend ~$50 on a 2x as fast Pally, T-bred or even T-bird.

Chiz

 

[FluxCap]

Spend $50 on what? You are losing me

 

[cheetoden]

If you're worried about power draw, run the video card fan off your power supply with an adapter.

 

[FluxCap]

Never tried that before. My friend said he would give me $35 for the Voodoo so I may go for the 9000 pro.

 

[bearxor]

Originally posted by: FluxCap
Spend $50 on what? You are losing me

He's saying that if it was socket a, you would probably be much better off buying like a 1.33ghz athlon for 43 bucks rather than a new video card

 

[cmdrdredd]

maybe you can get a cheap GF3 from somewhere?

 

[BlueEyedBeezlebub]

i bought my gf3 from a friend for $60

 

[Peter]

Originally posted by: cheetoden
If you're worried about power draw, run the video card fan off your power supply with an adapter.

Gnnn ... this is not about the fan's own power draw, but rather that the necessity of a cooling fan indicates that the chip underneath has a higher heat dissipation (and hence, a higher power draw) than one that can cope with passive cooling.

 

[FluxCap]

I sold the Voodoo 5 last night on Ebay and want to order the Radeon 9000 today. Should I get one with DVI or not? The price difference is only $5 on newegg.

 

[Peter]

Those that have DVI and CRT outs are dual head capable ... if the board makers weren't being entirely stupid, as seen on some 8500 models. Spend those $5.

 

[FluxCap]

I think I will pay the extra for DVI, thanks !!