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Re: 3D Card Recommendations

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From: Mercury
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
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> 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...
>
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Subject: Re: 3D Card Recommendations
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