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Which Geforce video card should I buy

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Ausm

Lifer
Which one would you buy right now

Geforce GTS 32 meg

Geforce GTS 64 Meg

Geforce GTS 64 Meg Ultra

Right now I got a Voodoo 3 3000 which really sucks and it is time to buy a new card. I tried to run Nascar 4 on my box and it ran like crap.

Keep in mind that I am married and the wife limits my upgrades 🙁

Ausm
 
Haha, I am in the exact same boat as you are...I just have to spend a few more buck on my baby boy's milk.

I also want to upgrade my TNT2 Ultra to one of these cards. I think in addition to what card has the best price/performance ratio, you have to think about your cpu. Tom's hardware has a good article on how these cards scales on different CPU.

So on my Dual celery 366@550, I think I am probably going to go with a cheap upgrade now until I get better CPU. That's why I am thinking of getting the cheapest GTS 32meg out there and be happy with it. Yeah it is awfully tempting to get the ultra one, especially they have a deal at buy.com for $350 (Elsa Geforce2 Ultra)....but my cpu is probably not going to take advantage of it, and by the time I want to upgrade my cpu (when AMD760MP with Polamino is out), I am sure better generation of video cards with better prices are going to be out.

Just my 2 cents
 
Why not the Pro? If you look around, you can get one for $200 + SH

Most Pro's will overclock to Ultra Speeds..

Check this link..

$200 GTS Pro

It's out of stock, but seems to be worth waiting for.

CH2
 
Yeah...I saw that deal too. But with those unknown card manufacturer, I am not sure if you will get a good quality card. I know they all use the reference Nvidia chip/design, but sometime to get that low a price, they cut corners on other components on the cards. It is kind of risky spending $200 buck on a generic card....just MHO.

 
I have a Visiontek Geforce 2 GTS 32meg which I bought for $160 + SH last December and I have been quite happy with it, if that helps any 🙂
 
my biggest concern is if I by the 32 meg will it become dated ALOT sooner then if I bought the 64 meg card

Ausm
 


<< It is kind of risky spending $200 buck on a generic card....just MHO. >>



I use to have those fears, but the advent of reference board designs have pretty much killed that argument. IMO the thing to watch out for is slow ram.

CH2
 
go with a 64 meg i'd say. if you aren't going to upgrade for a long time, you'll probably thank yourself in the end. if you can afford it, get the pro. guillemot also offers the gts in a 64 meg version too.
 
My advice: Geforce GTS 64 Meg Ultra. With the ultra's higher memory bandwidth you have a half-assed chance of enjoying all games in 32-bit color. Running NOLF, for instance, on my GF 2 32MB, 32-bit is amazingly slow unless I choose 640x480. 🙁
 
Looks like I am looking at getting this card...looks like quality to me


Leadtek Winfast Geforce 2 Pro GTS 64MB DDR RAM 4X AGP Video Card

 
I'd go with a Pro right now. Not much more expensive than a GTS, and you get faster ram, which is the important part. The Ultra is still too expensive IMO.
 
I won a Creative Geforce 2 GTS 32 MB for $196 with shipping included in a retail box from Egay. This card rules!
 
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