Radeon 7000

[Eggplant]

the one with the TV out 64 mb
is it a good card?
doen it have a T&L engine?
is it better than the Voodoo 4500?

thanks,
Rose

 

[Blurry]

Depends on what you use for this card is.
If you want a card good for workstations, this is it.
However, it is terrible for gaming.
I think that the recent 6073 drivers by ATI give the card t&l.

 

[Rand]

It's basically a cut down ATi Radeon based on the RV100 core originally used in the Radeon VE.
Excellent DVD, 2D, and TV-Out capabilities. The latest drivers have apparently addedd the T&L capabilities of the regular Radeon core, and increased performance by a decent amount.

It's certainly faster then the V4 4500, it generally falls roughly between the GF2 MX400 or GF2 MX200, with the latest driver perhaps a bit closer to the MX400 side of things.

It's an excellent workstation card, but really only a bare bones gaming card.
If you absolutely must keep costs as low as possible... ie under $40 after shipping, or around $30 before shipping then it might be adequate for low resolution gaming, but you can do MUCH better for only an extra $10-15.

You can get an ATi Radeon LE for only slightly more, and it can be easily hacked to a full Radeon 32MB DDR. A GeForce2 GTS-V can be had for a similar price, but it'll be lacking the TV-Out capabilities.

 

[Marrkks]

I would second what Rand said. very nice card for dual monitors, 2D, but not a gaming card.

I kind of miss my VE now that I'm trying to shake down my 8500DV. The VE is a great card as long as you don't want to get 200fps(or 100fps).

 

[Eggplant]

if the Voodoo 4 is satisfying for games (it works ok with heroes 4, castle wolfenstein, max payn...)
it will be a good replacement?
my brother wants to play Spiderman but it needs a T&L engine...
so we thought at the same time to buy a tv out/in card...
at first i thought of the AIW Radeon 7500 but it's a little pricey...
and if i buy that radeon 7000 with the tv out, i can buy a tv in card and together they'll be cheaper than the Radeon 7500...
so, what is the best choice?

thanks alot!
Rose

 

[Eggplant]

Originally posted by: Rand

It's an excellent workstation card, but really only a bare bones gaming card.
If you absolutely must keep costs as low as possible... ie under $40 after shipping, or around $30 before shipping then it might be adequate for low resolution gaming, but you can do MUCH better for only an extra $10-15.

You can get an ATi Radeon LE for only slightly more, and it can be easily hacked to a full Radeon 32MB DDR. A GeForce2 GTS-V can be had for a similar price, but it'll be lacking the TV-Out capabilities.

i'm confused...isn't the LE anothe name for the radeon 7000?
is there any gforce with a TV out better than the radeon for about 40$?

basiclly i need a card with a T&L engine, better than the Voodoo 4500, and with a TV IN too, for about 80$, OR a same card only without
the TV In + buying another tv tuner both too for about 80$
what will be the best value?
and it needs to support W2K...

thanks very much for helpping...
Rose

 

[merlocka]

The only TnL cards with tuners in the low range are the Radeon 7500 AIW or the Visiontek Xtasy Everything. Both are in the $140 range, with the 7500 being a much better deal.

Radeon 7000's are like $35 bucks at Newegg with TV out. They also have a cheapo connexant based tuner for $40.