Need some videocard info....

[Floppyman]

It's coming to a point where I'm looking to replace my videocard sometime down the road but not have to spend a fortune to pay for one.....I have a couple questions:

First what is the Geforce2mx? How does it compare performance wise to a Geforce 2 GTS? A Geforce DDR card? I saw one for $125...and geforce ddr cards still run around $180...so I was curious. Thanks for any input.

[Tiretool]

The GeForce2 MX is based on the same .18-micron technology that the GeForce2 GTS is but clocked slower and has some architectural differences. These differences help cut power consumption and cost but at the same time take away from the performance of the GPU.
The GTS runs at 200 MHz, has 4 pixel pipelines and has a 128 bit memory interface. The MX runs at 175 MHz, has 2 pixel pipelines and can have either 64 bit or 128 bit memory interface.

There is a good bar graph comparing the two chips' performance here (http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/00q2/000629/geforce2mx-05.html).

I'd recommend the Elsa Erazor X 2 or the Hercules 3D Prophet DDR. Both excellent cards, not quite the 300 dollar top of the heap but definitely fast and pretty graphics makers! Probably run you about $190-220.



[This message has been edited by Tiretool (edited 08-21-2000).]

[Floppyman]

Thanks Tiretool,

I think I'm going to wait until next summer, when I'm going to replace my board and chip and upgrade my system. Might as well buy something really nice then. Thanks again.