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Old 12-02-2002, 07:58 AM   #1
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which vid card wld u choose?

goals= light gaming/web browsing(weather graphiovs downloading)..

machine= PIII-866/64 ram/20 gb hdd

cards:

ATI Raedon 7000/7500
GetForce MX440 series:
MX 420se vs MX440 *X
GetForce2:
MX400
NVida w/GetForce MX400


These r all available for under $80.

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Old 12-02-2002, 08:02 AM   #2
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Easy for me> Any ATI Radeon given the price range you stated.
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Old 12-02-2002, 08:05 AM   #3
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Second that.... Radeon 7500.
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Old 12-02-2002, 12:25 PM   #4
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I prefer nVidia, but the Radeons do give the best value in this situation.
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Old 12-02-2002, 12:42 PM   #5
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From those cards, I would use the Radeon 7500.
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Old 12-02-2002, 02:15 PM   #6
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I would go with nvidia, but I couldn't fault someone who is into only light gaming for going with a radeon.
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Old 12-02-2002, 02:33 PM   #7
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are these pci or agp?
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Radeon of course.
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Old 12-02-2002, 05:47 PM   #9
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I would go with the Radeon 7500, I recently upgraded to a Radeon 7000 64MB card and it will work great for light gaming/web browsing(weather graphiovs downloading).. If you prefer get the 7500.
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Old 12-02-2002, 10:21 PM   #11
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ATI for this use.
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