ULTRA, Geforce3, Geforce2 MX PRO or GTS PRO, what card to get ??

[Mudder]

Example, approx. prices in Sweden.

ASUS V8200 Deluxe GeForce3 64Mb DDR for $420
Absolute MM GeForce2 ULTRA 64Mb DDR for $450

Here the ULTRA card is even more expensive, and from what I'v seen the Geforce3 cards get better results in benchmarks. Ofcourse there are more expensive geforce3 cards going up to $500.

Why buy an ULTRA when you can get a Geforce3 for the same amount or add 50-100 dollars ? 50-100 dollars isn't very much, relative to the the price ($400-$500).

I was planning on buying ASUS V7700 GeForce2 GTS PRO 64Mb DDR TV-out for $170. But then we have cards like
Leadtek Winfast GeForce2 MX Pro 32Mb SDR TV-out/Dual Head for $190 .. ?!?

What is wrong with this picture ?? It has SDR which is slower than DDR, and only 32Mb. Is it the "Dual head" (whatever that is) ??

Another card is Absolute MM GeForce2 GTS PRO 64Mb TV-out for $270, much more expensive than the ASUS card but still the same features.

So my question is, is GTS better than MX ? Is GTS PRO better than MX PRO ? Is the Asus V7700 a good choice ?

 

[vss1980]

In order of speed:

GF2 MX - 1/2 the texture pipelines of the GTS/PRO/ULTRA
GF2 GTS - x
GF2 PRO - x ----- x= uses the same chip at different clock/memory speed
GF2 ULTRA -x
GF3

If you can find a straight GF2 (ie. GTS/PRO/ULTRA but not MX - this was introduced later and is crippled) for a decent price, its much better value.