Which to buy: ATI Radeon LE 32mb or Leadtek GF2 MX 200 32mb

[RC159]

Both are same price. Which one will do the best job for all around computing.
thanks in advance.

 

[spanky]

radeon le, no contest 😀

 

[Rand]

The LE beats the GF2 MX400 by a pretty decent margain, it will completely annihilate the MX200.
It's a far more advanced card the the GF2 MX200 across the board, and is much much faster as well.

 

[imported_BeeVo]

I originally had a GF2 MX then I switched over to Radeon LE. The Radeon blew the GF2 MX out of the water. It has way better 2d, looks better in games(image qaulity), and I gained close to a 1000 points in 3DMark.

 

[BFG10K]

The LE will totally own the MX200.

 

[numb]

LE definitely.

 

[ShadowDJ]

LE!

 

[dazedunconfused]

Or now wait until the GF4 TI4200 comes out. It beats the radeon 8500 LE hands down

 

[Rand]

<< Or now wait until the GF4 TI4200 comes out. It beats the radeon 8500 LE hands down >>



I believe he is referring to the ATi Radeon LE, not the Radeon 8500LE... two completely different cards. If so then it seems that he is looking for an extreme budget card... $50 kinda cards. It'll be quite awhile before the 8500LE or the GF4 Ti4200 hits prices like that.

 

[spanky]

rand: unless it "fell off the truck" 😉

 

[Brian48]

The GF2 MX200 is a piece of crap. Comparing a Radeon LE to it may be a bit unfair. A more reasonable comparison would be a Radeon LE vs a GTS-V. For a budget card, you really can't go wrong with either choice. The price for a GTS-V is incredibly low for what you're actually getting. In fact, because it's an OEM only product, it's actually priced lower than most GF2 MX200's.

 

[waqasusman]

I agree with the comments posted here, there's no comparison between Radeon 32MB LE and G2 MX200.

I would recommend you to get the G2 GTS-V, there's one on newegg.com for $46+6shipping, Visiontek Xtasy 5632. The GTS-V is a better performer than the Radeon LE, yet cheaper than LE. The G2 GTS-V perhaps gives the biggest bang for buck in all the cards available. IMO, even if you buy the G3 Ti's or G4's the performance increase probably won't be as much as the price. I think it's better to get a cheaper card that will work a year or less, rather than buying a $400 card that will last longer, I am also low on budget 🙂

(Edit: Fixed links)
Budget Video Shootout - Ati vs Nvidia - Benchmarks

Conclusion

 

[Kingofcomputer]

Newegg has regular Radeon DDR (not LE) for under $50 now too.

 

[aswedc]

Looking at Pricewatch you can get a regular Radeon DDR for cheaper than a LE...

 

[Workin']

The GTS-V is the best choice. It's an almost unbelievable value.