wat gfx card should i upgrade to ?

[helloguy]

i'm still using gf2mx here...thinking of changing2 something faster wif tvout,coz i wanna watch dvds on tv and have the best display quality on dvd-playback,i do play games sometimes though...any cards suit me now ? mmm...hi-end cards like 9700 pro or ti4600 128m is out of reach,coz low in budget,but i don wanna get those MX series or 7500 series of radeons...any suggestions ?

 

[AnAndAustin]

It depends a little on the rest of your system but genericly a RADEON is by far best suited to your needs although a GF4MX would do if it's cheaper. A Rad7500 or Rad9000 are both about the same speed (in between a GF4MX420 and GF4MX440) but the 9000 is the only one of these that has DX8 hw. A Rad9000PRO or Rad8500 (inc LE) are significantly better and are probably what you'll be looking at. All these cards should range from about $50 to $80 and will all suit your needs just fine.

 

[BoomAM]

If they`ve been released yet, the Radeon9100, its a renamed 8500LE, but very cheap.
Supports DX8.1, where as the GF4MXs dont.
Has very good Image Quality.
Does Dual Displays at once.
Some have TV-Out.
Should be able to be overclocked higher.
If you do decide to get the 9100, then hurry up and get it as fast as you can, cos aparentely theres limited stock of them around.
I think that it`ll ve around $100 dollers, not sure how much in £`s(im in uk, so im curious about it). And should last you longer than the GF4MX cards.

AnAndAustin, are you from the UK? Ive seen your sig a couple of times, and wondered if it was a joke or summit?

 

[stebesplace]

dude, stop spelling cause with coz

 

[Lonyo]

Sapphire 128MB 9100, TV-Out (UK)
That's a UK card at £75

Australian card, $195 AU dollars, 64MB 8500LE, TV-out I believe
Don't know many Aussie stores, saw from your profile that's where you're from.

£75 is about $200AU

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: stebesplace
dude, stop spelling cause with coz

Does it really mattter? You understood what i meant didnt you? Becides its easyier to type.
You wouldnt complain at someone for putting GF4Ti4600 instead of nVidia GeForce 4 Titanium 4600, would you?

 

[AnAndAustin]

BoomAM, LOL yes I am from the UK ... Kingstanding Birmingham!

stebesplace, why do we have to spell so bad ... becuz we want to, becuz we want to ... (don't you just hate pop music?).

Komplett are very good, and that Rad9100 for £75 should be very good, the cheapest GF4TI4200 are about £100 while the cheapest Rad8500 are £130+, Rad9000 aren't badly priced but you should only consider the PRO.

If you need some trustworthy UK retailers, favs first:

www.dabs.com
www.komplett.co.uk
www.savastore.com
www.simply.co.uk
www.insight.com/uk
www.aria.co.uk
www.cclcomputers.co.uk
www.scan.co.uk

 

[Goi]

If you want the best display overall quality for video content, look no further than the Radeon 9700 Pro. For a cheaper but equally good version, the Radeon 9500 64MB should do just as well. Or, if you wanna go even cheaper, the Radeon 9000 Pro is good too.

What display are you connecting your video card to and using what kind of connection?

 

[BoomAM]

Also, there are these stores that specialise in computer parts(they also ship worldwide)
www.overclockers.co.uk
www.overclock.co.uk
www.theoverclockingstore.com
www.overclockersdirect.co.uk
www.coolcasemods.com
www.chillblast.com
www.coolpcuk.co.uk

AnAndAustin, i live about 1hours from Brummy land. I live in the nice little town of Crewe.

 

[majewski9]

Radeon 9000 is a good choice