Rocky Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 I have read the Geforce thread, but they are high end cards. I need a budget upgrade from a Geforce 2 64Mb, that will not bottleneck my 1.5Ghz P4, and run the latest games smooth. I want to switch to ATI because I have a driver problem with the Geforce that I can't resolve, and don't want to get into again I just saw the 9000 pro mentioned in a magazine as a great buy right now - but I am clueless about cards - any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobblers Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Why not try Dabs.com I've bought stuff from them in the past and have only good things to say about them. They sell things at trade prices too, and looking around I've found it very hard to beat them. They also do an impressive buy now pay in 12 months or sooner option if you want to buy over £500 worth of stuff. Check it out and see what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted February 23, 2003 Author Share Posted February 23, 2003 Yeh, it's card suggestions, not retailers I am after, I already use Dabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 (edited) Ill post few links for you to look at Rocky, since im not sure what you want exactly. So: ATi Cards More ATi Cards Now, if you dont want to get OEM, Sapphire, or an LE card, the prices for an ATi card with 128 MB's is through the roof, comparing them with nVidia's 128's. So: nVidia's GF4 Ti 4200's w/ 128MB of RAM Edit: Rocky, two posts down. You'll now what im talking about. Edited February 23, 2003 by Crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobblers Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Sorry, I've taken off my stupid hat now. The ATI 9500 is supposed to be pretty good so the mags say. Not as good as the 9700 but rated as the 2nd bets card to use after the 9700. Better price too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Defintiely g with a 9500 or 9000 Pro. If the 9500 is too high go for the 9000. They both perform pretty good. And if you have AGP get the AGP version of the card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite1967 Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 the 9000 pro is aimed at the gf4 mx buyer its cheap and has a lot of features apart from some driver issues ive seen its a good card and double the power of a gf2 mx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted February 23, 2003 Author Share Posted February 23, 2003 the 9000 pro is aimed at the gf4 mx buyer its cheap and has a lot of features apart from some driver issues ive seen its a good card and double the power of a gf2 mx Double the power for less than £100, that could be the chappy for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 ATI RADEON 9000 PRO 128MB DDR DVI/TV-out AGP 275/550MHz RETAIL $123 ATI OEM RADEON 9500 128MB DDR BULK $162 GAINWARD/CARDEXPERT GeForce 4, 8X AGP. Ti 4200, 3.6ns, 128MB DDR. $251 VGA PALIT Ti4200 128MB AGP 8X TV-Out Retail $138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite1967 Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 and from what im hearing care of Rook mainly the odler cat drivers are better 2.3 i think off hand, my bud that has this card BTW he replaced a chaintech gf4mx 440 had a heck of a time with the 3.1 and 3.0 cat drivers but after reading Rooks post i passed on the info and hes having no issues now and likes the card a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooK Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 (edited) Budget Ati card? Stay away from the 9000's if you can, I think they don't perform to what they should. Look around for an 8500 or 8500 le (slighty slower). They're a tad slower than a good ti4200, but a lot more powerful than the GF4 MX or 9000 cards. Plus they should be really cheap now. Also, by an Ati brand card if you can, and not the bulk OEM stuff. The Ati cards are usually clocked higher and use better ram. As for the 9500: If it isn't a pro, don't bother. About Cat drivers, I believe 2.2s were the fastest they have put out to date. Edited February 23, 2003 by RooK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 1, 2003 Author Share Posted March 1, 2003 Okay, I just read this about the Connect3D Radeon 9500 Pro ... incredible card, full DX9 support, costs half of the 9700, but only loses 20% of the performance - a bargain UK price around £135... sounds like the card for me.. comments anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooK Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 Just one: It's a great card... wait till you play your favorite game with 16x anistropic filtering and 4x AA. You'll love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 1, 2003 Author Share Posted March 1, 2003 Just one: It's a great card... wait till you play your favorite game with 16x anistropic filtering and 4x AA. You'll love it. Oooh now I am getting excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor9 Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 Oooh now I am getting excited! You should be. If all you've been used to is a GeForce 2, you're going to be blown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasniper Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 i know you aren't after retailers but try www.cclcomputers.co.uk they have some good cards and sell things at just over trade prices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 1, 2003 Author Share Posted March 1, 2003 Stop it you guys, I cant get it until next month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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