Ok,
I have
AMD 1.4GHZ Athlon XP
512 Megs of DDR
40 gig drive (180 gig file server attached)
Audigy 2 Platinum Internal
42x16x48 CDRW
Built In 32 Meg ProSavage Video DDR (disabled)
ATI Radeon 7000 AGP 32meg ddr
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 16 meg pci
My question. I just bought the ATI Radeon 7000, which I must say isn't a bad card, but not quite cutting it on some of my games. I can only play soldier of fortune double helix at 640x480 and its still a lil rough. It plays Quake 3 at 1280x740 quite wonderfully with all the settings turned up, and it plays Return To Castle Wolfenstein fine at 800x600 with mostly maxed settings.
I paid $55 for the ATI at CompUSA and I have a $42 gift card. Since I can still return the ATI Radeon 7000, I was thinking about getting something a little bit better, maybe just a 64meg radeon 7000 instead of the 32meg. I would like to get a GeForce4MX 440 for about $100, but I question if it will work with my ATI All in Wonder. The built in Prosavage card worked with the ATI, and so did my new ATI radeon.
Compusa has this card for $99
Asylum GeForce4 MX-440SE Video Card, AGP, 64MB DDR
Get into hardcore PC gaming with this devilish piece of hardware. 64MB of 333MHz effective DDR RAM, dual VGA connectors on the AGP version,VGA,TV Out on the PCI card, both have 5.3GB per second memory bandwidth!
Features at a Glance
AGP 4x compatible with fast writes(for the AGP version only)
256-bit 3D and 2D graphics accelerator
NVIDIA nView? display technologies
Lightspeed Memory Architecture? II
Accuview Antialiasing?
High Definition Video Processing Engine
MX memory crossbar
Platform: PC
Type of Video Card: 2D/3D Video w/TV Support
Slot Type: AGP
Video Chipset: NVIDIA® GeForce4 MX 440
Installed Video Memory: 64 MB
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
RAMDAC Speed: 350 MHz
In the Box: Asylum GeForce4 MX 440-SE (AGP or PCI version)
Quick Install Guide
CD with full Install Guide .pdf, 3D demos, drivers, NVDVD
Or this card
Radeon? 7500 Video Card, AGP, 64MB DDR
RADEON? 7500 is a powerful and versatile graphic solution.
64MB of powerful DDR memory along with the RADEON? 7500 GPU provides high performance acceleration of today's demanding 3D graphic applications.
Industry leading DVD playback, support for dual independent displays, and support for digital flat panel (DVI-I) monitors meet the needs of a wide range of home and business graphic users.
At-a-glance
Dual monitor and video output support
64MB DDR memory accelerates the latest 3D and 2D games and applications
HYPERZ? increases graphics memory bandwidth
VIDEO IMMERSION? for industry-leading DVD playback
High-resolution 32-bit 3D graphics up to 2048x1536
Designed and manufactured by ATI
Featuring CATALYST? - ATI's industry-leading software suite with frequently scheduled free updates providing additional features and performance over the product's lifetime
Features
Powerful 3D graphics performance
Powered by the RADEON? 7500 GPU and 64MB DDR memory for advanced 3D graphics
Delivers immersive, realistic 32-bit color graphics without PC performance decline
High-resolution 32-bit 3D gaming up to 2048x1536
Full support of DirectX® and OpenGL® applications
CHARISMA ENGINE? supports full Transformation, Clipping and Lighting (T&L) at 45 million triangles/second peak processing capability
PIXEL TAPESTRY?, the RADEON? 7500 rendering engine, powers an incredible 1.74 gigatexels/second for the highest fill rates in 32-bit at high resolutions
Flexible dual monitor support
Supports combinations of traditional CRT monitors, flat panel displays and TV
HYDRAVISION? software provides the most flexible and user-friendly interface for multiple display settings:
Multi-task with MultiDesk - create, name and organize up to nine active multi-monitor desktops
Assign 'Hot Key' shortcuts for the functions used most often, like moving active windows or applications, accessing controls on the fly or opening applications
Set applications to automatically open in preferred position on the monitor and eliminate the need to reset computer settings every time the computer is turned on
Industry-leading DVD playback
VIDEO IMMERSION? technology allows for adaptive de-interlacing for best quality motion video and text
Process full-frame rate, full-screen DVD or MPEG-2 video
Hardware DVD saves the expense of buying a separate MPEG-2/DVD decoder card
Motion compensation and iDCT allow for DVD decoding with minimum CPU usage
Products designed and built by ATI offer:
ATI warranty coverage
Reliable customer service
Driver updates from ATI.com
Exclusive ATI software for optimized performance
Platform: PC
Type of Video Card: 2D/3D Video w/TV Support
Slot Type: AGP
Video Chipset: ATI® RADEON? 7500
Installed Video Memory: 64 MB
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Max Resolution: 2048 x 1536
Refresh Rate at Max Resolution: 75 Hz
Connectors: 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
DVI-Integrated (DVI-I)
TV/S-Video
System Requirements: AGP Version: Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron?, AMD® K6/Athlon® or compatible with AGP 2.0 Compliant BUS- AGP 2X (3.3V), AGP 4X (1.5V), or AGP2X/4X based systems
PCI Version: Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron, AMD® K6/Athlon® or compatible with PCI slot
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
DVD playback requires DVD drive on PCs with an Intel® Pentium® II processor (or equivalent) and 32MB of system memory
I have
AMD 1.4GHZ Athlon XP
512 Megs of DDR
40 gig drive (180 gig file server attached)
Audigy 2 Platinum Internal
42x16x48 CDRW
Built In 32 Meg ProSavage Video DDR (disabled)
ATI Radeon 7000 AGP 32meg ddr
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 16 meg pci
My question. I just bought the ATI Radeon 7000, which I must say isn't a bad card, but not quite cutting it on some of my games. I can only play soldier of fortune double helix at 640x480 and its still a lil rough. It plays Quake 3 at 1280x740 quite wonderfully with all the settings turned up, and it plays Return To Castle Wolfenstein fine at 800x600 with mostly maxed settings.
I paid $55 for the ATI at CompUSA and I have a $42 gift card. Since I can still return the ATI Radeon 7000, I was thinking about getting something a little bit better, maybe just a 64meg radeon 7000 instead of the 32meg. I would like to get a GeForce4MX 440 for about $100, but I question if it will work with my ATI All in Wonder. The built in Prosavage card worked with the ATI, and so did my new ATI radeon.
Compusa has this card for $99
Asylum GeForce4 MX-440SE Video Card, AGP, 64MB DDR
Get into hardcore PC gaming with this devilish piece of hardware. 64MB of 333MHz effective DDR RAM, dual VGA connectors on the AGP version,VGA,TV Out on the PCI card, both have 5.3GB per second memory bandwidth!
Features at a Glance
AGP 4x compatible with fast writes(for the AGP version only)
256-bit 3D and 2D graphics accelerator
NVIDIA nView? display technologies
Lightspeed Memory Architecture? II
Accuview Antialiasing?
High Definition Video Processing Engine
MX memory crossbar
Platform: PC
Type of Video Card: 2D/3D Video w/TV Support
Slot Type: AGP
Video Chipset: NVIDIA® GeForce4 MX 440
Installed Video Memory: 64 MB
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
RAMDAC Speed: 350 MHz
In the Box: Asylum GeForce4 MX 440-SE (AGP or PCI version)
Quick Install Guide
CD with full Install Guide .pdf, 3D demos, drivers, NVDVD
Or this card
Radeon? 7500 Video Card, AGP, 64MB DDR
RADEON? 7500 is a powerful and versatile graphic solution.
64MB of powerful DDR memory along with the RADEON? 7500 GPU provides high performance acceleration of today's demanding 3D graphic applications.
Industry leading DVD playback, support for dual independent displays, and support for digital flat panel (DVI-I) monitors meet the needs of a wide range of home and business graphic users.
At-a-glance
Dual monitor and video output support
64MB DDR memory accelerates the latest 3D and 2D games and applications
HYPERZ? increases graphics memory bandwidth
VIDEO IMMERSION? for industry-leading DVD playback
High-resolution 32-bit 3D graphics up to 2048x1536
Designed and manufactured by ATI
Featuring CATALYST? - ATI's industry-leading software suite with frequently scheduled free updates providing additional features and performance over the product's lifetime
Features
Powerful 3D graphics performance
Powered by the RADEON? 7500 GPU and 64MB DDR memory for advanced 3D graphics
Delivers immersive, realistic 32-bit color graphics without PC performance decline
High-resolution 32-bit 3D gaming up to 2048x1536
Full support of DirectX® and OpenGL® applications
CHARISMA ENGINE? supports full Transformation, Clipping and Lighting (T&L) at 45 million triangles/second peak processing capability
PIXEL TAPESTRY?, the RADEON? 7500 rendering engine, powers an incredible 1.74 gigatexels/second for the highest fill rates in 32-bit at high resolutions
Flexible dual monitor support
Supports combinations of traditional CRT monitors, flat panel displays and TV
HYDRAVISION? software provides the most flexible and user-friendly interface for multiple display settings:
Multi-task with MultiDesk - create, name and organize up to nine active multi-monitor desktops
Assign 'Hot Key' shortcuts for the functions used most often, like moving active windows or applications, accessing controls on the fly or opening applications
Set applications to automatically open in preferred position on the monitor and eliminate the need to reset computer settings every time the computer is turned on
Industry-leading DVD playback
VIDEO IMMERSION? technology allows for adaptive de-interlacing for best quality motion video and text
Process full-frame rate, full-screen DVD or MPEG-2 video
Hardware DVD saves the expense of buying a separate MPEG-2/DVD decoder card
Motion compensation and iDCT allow for DVD decoding with minimum CPU usage
Products designed and built by ATI offer:
ATI warranty coverage
Reliable customer service
Driver updates from ATI.com
Exclusive ATI software for optimized performance
Platform: PC
Type of Video Card: 2D/3D Video w/TV Support
Slot Type: AGP
Video Chipset: ATI® RADEON? 7500
Installed Video Memory: 64 MB
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Max Resolution: 2048 x 1536
Refresh Rate at Max Resolution: 75 Hz
Connectors: 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
DVI-Integrated (DVI-I)
TV/S-Video
System Requirements: AGP Version: Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron?, AMD® K6/Athlon® or compatible with AGP 2.0 Compliant BUS- AGP 2X (3.3V), AGP 4X (1.5V), or AGP2X/4X based systems
PCI Version: Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron, AMD® K6/Athlon® or compatible with PCI slot
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
DVD playback requires DVD drive on PCs with an Intel® Pentium® II processor (or equivalent) and 32MB of system memory
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