Radeon VE or GeForce2 MX?

[Calin]

I want to purchase a video card for my computer. What video card should I choose: a Radeon VE, Radeon SDR or a GeForce 2 MX400?

I won't use the secondary video output (if any). I am interrested in gaming performance and quality, but (very interested) in price
I do want Linux compatibility, so the exotic (Kyro 2) solution does not apply.
Thanks
Calin

 

[zsouthboy]

Let me narrow it down for you... you do NOT want the VE.

even though it says DDR memory, it is not faster than the radeon SDR b/c it has a crippled chipset.

Now, between the MX400 and Radeon SDR, I would sorta lean toward the MX side.


BTW, you can pick up a radeon LE for cheap and turn it into a RADEON DDR with a simple registry hack, and then it would be faster than the MX.

zs

 

[bulldawg]

<< Let me narrow it down for you... you do NOT want the VE >>




Agreed.

 

[Athlon4all]

Forget VE, and unless you care about 2D Image Quality, go for MX400.

 

[Dudd]

I would stay away from the Radeon LE. I have one and the drivers haven't been very good. Whichever drivers I use give me different conflicts in certain games: right now I'm using the oldest drivers on their website because its the only that will work with SeaDogs. Looking at Pricewatch, I'd go for a 32 mb GTS: it's only $65, only 5 dollars more than a Radeon LE.

 

[Calin]

As I am living in Romania, I could go very well to a GigaByte GeForce 2 MX 400, 32 MB for 100 $.
Or some noname cards for only 80$.
Well, the good side is that the 64 MB MX400 versions are only slightly more expensive.
🙁
Calin