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Article #270972Re: 3D Card Recommendations
From: Mercury
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:38
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:38
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yeah, the GeForce 2 MX is really nice. I got it and I can get at least 60 fps in Half-Life Counter-Strike at one notch up from 1024x768 res. its also only about 10 bucks up from your price limit. check out some graphics cards here. www.sharkyextreme.com its a really nice site "MuuMiMan" <ihatespamandyoumustr...@mbnet.fi> wrote in message news:3a150204.1318626@uutiset.nic.fi... > In a place known as alt.games.quake2, Stephen Gordon > <keng...@primus.com.au> was running around screaming something about > "3D Card Recommendations". Before the men in white coats arrived and > took him away, he managed to say the following: > >I'm looking to up my system soon, can anyone recommend a good low price > >3d card (AGP). > >My price range is limited, maybe up to $A250, (around $US125). I had > >heard of a cheap card from a Japanese manufacturer. -Any suggestions > >welcome. > > Well, the GF2 MX gives without a doubt the best bang for your buck, > but it might be a bit over your price limit. Don't know about you > there in australia, but here in finland you can get a GF2 MX for 1000 > FIM, which is about 140 USD... > > You also didn't say what card you currently have, nor your system > specs. If you have a low-end CPU(sub-500), you might be better off > upgrading that first, though it costs more money... If you want to go > cheaper, you can get a V3 or TNT2, though the GF-MX would be better as > it'll be a decent card in the future too... > > -- > The Melodramatic MuuMi > > "Forty-two! Is that all you've got to show for seven and a half million years' work?" > "I checked it very thoroughly, and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is." > > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GU dx s+:- a--- C++ UL P L+ E---- W++ N++ o? > K- w !O M- V? PS+ PE-- Y+ PGP+ t-- 5-- X-- > R tv-- b DI+ D++ G e* h! r- y? > -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > ICQ: 26741225 > E-Mail: muumiSPAM@MEmbnet.fiHERE! > > Remove the nospam thingy for valid E-mail adress.
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