Which graphic card ?

[Mike]

I want to upgrade my TNT2 M64 3D 32mb card to
something a bit better just for games, no TV outputs etc.
Is a Geoforce MX440-8x 128mb DDR AGP @£50 a wise
choice or Geoforce FX5200 128mb DDR AGP @£58
a better choice. I have looked around and seen so many
different cards I am not sure what to go for.
I have a P111 700mhz with 512 mb RAM
Priced around £50 -£60 what should I get ?

 

[spodosaurus]

I want to upgrade my TNT2 M64 3D 32mb card to
something a bit better just for games, no TV outputs etc.

Make sure your motherboard can take a newer card! An AGP 1x/2x port
will not be able to run an AGP 8x card like a geforce FX model.

Is a Geoforce MX440-8x 128mb DDR AGP @£50 a wise

Bit pricey for an old MX440 dog of a card (the MX cards were not very
good cards compared to their Ti alternatives, they were budget cards).
BUT I don't know what sorts of prices these cards go for in the UK, as
I'm from Australia...an in-your-head conversion would put that card at
about $120 AUD, which is upper range for a card of that sort, especially
when I glance down and see a new AGP 8x DirectX9 compliant geforce fx
card priced at only 8 pounds more! The geforce fx 5200 is the budget
chip, about the geforce 4 equivalent of their mx chips.

choice or Geoforce FX5200 128mb DDR AGP @£58
a better choice.

For only 8 pounds more, yes. HOWEVER, this card, and perhaps both
cards, may not run in your motherboard! Please check this before buying!

I have looked around and seen so many
different cards I am not sure what to go for.
I have a P111 700mhz with 512 mb RAM
Priced around £50 -£60 what should I get ?

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[Peter Cavan]

Hi
For that money you should be looking at the Radeon 9200Pro, the NVidia
5200Ultra or even the one of the older GF4 TIs. The GF4s don't have DX9
support, but they still provide good performance for the money.
Hope this helps
PC

 

[E. Harris]

I want to upgrade my TNT2 M64 3D 32mb card to
something a bit better just for games, no TV outputs etc.
Is a Geoforce MX440-8x 128mb DDR AGP @£50 a wise
choice or Geoforce FX5200 128mb DDR AGP @£58
a better choice. I have looked around and seen so many
different cards I am not sure what to go for.
I have a P111 700mhz with 512 mb RAM
Priced around £50 -£60 what should I get ?

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Try to find a used GF3 ti200 or GF3 standard, they'll do wonders for
your 3d, even on an older machine. They can be found for under $50 US
delivered, on Ebay. I have several "flavors" of these GF3's, and they
are perhaps the best-performing yet under-valued cards out there at the
moment. And, you don't have to sweat "compatibility", I have run them on
Asus P2b, Abit Bx6r2, (p2-p3-Celeron) as well as P4 mainboards like the
MSI-648MAX L/S and the MSI-865pe Neo2 L/S, so you can use them further
down the road if you upgrade to P4.
Earl