When should I upgrade my GeForce 2 Ultra?

[TOOLBoy]

Hey...

Should I upgrade my GF2 Ultra? I loved my GF3 Ti 200, but it fried this morning (it's screwed, I voided my warranty and such so ... yeah). I miss the beautiful anisotropy.
Anyways, should I just throw down and get a GF3 Ti 500? Should I wait for the GF4 Ti4600? How much of a speed / price difference is there? Or should I just wait for the "GF5" line?

THANKS!

 

[TOOLBoy]

bump

 

[Daovonnaex]

I would recommend waiting for either ATi's R300 core or the NV30 core, as current games do not use DX8, and likely won't for a bit. By the time they do, a GF3 will be undesirable, which is why I suggest ATi's R300 (to be out in late summer/early autumn) or the aforementioned NV30 (to be out in approximately a year, which may be too long to wait).

 

[MCS]

Unless you want to play at resolution greater than 1024x768 in the newer games are want to use FSAA then your Ultra will be fine for at least 6 months if not longer.

 

[ChrisIsBored]

Agreed, unless you're itching for a newer vid card, I would wait til the GF4's are around for a while. Let the price drop on everything else before buying....