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What is a better Graphics card for all Racing sims (GPL, N4, SCGT, F1 2001, etc...) 32MB MATROX G450-2 or a Gforce II 64meg??? Thanks.. James

Ever consider a ATI Radeon 7500, It's comparable to a high end GIFT for less $$. "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9rq6v9$oto$[email hidden]...

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> What is a better Graphics card for all Racing sims (GPL, N4, SCGT, F1 2001, > etc...) 32MB MATROX G450-2 or a Gforce II 64meg??? > > Thanks.. > > James > >

"Drag0n" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:zP1E7.50500$[email hidden]... > Ever consider a ATI Radeon 7500, It's comparable to a high end GIFT forless $$. I think you mean the 8500, which is supposed to in theory ourperform a Geforce3, it doesn't though because ATI don't supply decent drivers for it. The 7500 compares to a lower end Geforce, not high end.

Matrox does not focus on Gaming anymore. Just about anycard would be better in the long run than a Matrox. The Ge Forces have Transfor & Lighting coded in the hardware and sims like N4 see a big jump in framerates when you use it. If you can search around you will find GF2 PRO's or Ultras that cost about the same as any MX version. spend the money and get a Pro or Ultra... dave henrie "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9rq6v9$oto$[email hidden]... > What is a better Graphics card for all Racing sims (GPL, N4, SCGT, F12001,

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> etc...) 32MB MATROX G450-2 or a Gforce II 64meg??? > > Thanks.. > > James > >

Or a GF2Ti. David G Fisher "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lH7E7.2791$[email hidden]... > Matrox does not focus on Gaming anymore. Just about anycard would be > better in the long run than a Matrox. The Ge Forces have Transfor & > Lighting coded in the hardware and sims like N4 see a big jump in > framerates when you use it. > If you can search around you will find GF2 PRO's or Ultras that costabout

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> the same as any MX version. spend the money and get a Pro or Ultra... > dave henrie > "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9rq6v9$oto$[email hidden]... > > What is a better Graphics card for all Racing sims (GPL, N4, SCGT, F1 > 2001, > > etc...) 32MB MATROX G450-2 or a Gforce II 64meg??? > > > > Thanks.. > > > > James > > > > > >

"David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > Or a GF2Ti. The GF2Ti looks very impressive, specially the factory overclocked Gainward board. However, I've been burned on buying old technology both on my V3 and V5, so peharps the only real alternatives are the GF3 in some version or the Radeon 8500 ? Getting off topic now a bit, but the increase in price from the GF2Ti to the GF3Ti200 isn't that big.

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> David G Fisher > > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:lH7E7.2791$[email hidden]... > > Matrox does not focus on Gaming anymore. Just about anycard would be > > better in the long run than a Matrox. The Ge Forces have Transfor & > > Lighting coded in the hardware and sims like N4 see a big jump in > > framerates when you use it. > > If you can search around you will find GF2 PRO's or Ultras that cost > about > > the same as any MX version. spend the money and get a Pro or Ultra... > > dave henrie > > "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9rq6v9$oto$[email hidden]... > > > What is a better Graphics card for all Racing sims (GPL, N4, SCGT, F1 > > 2001, > > > etc...) 32MB MATROX G450-2 or a Gforce II 64meg??? > > > > > > Thanks.. > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > >

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James, since your an Aussie, check out the prices here: http://www.scorptec.com.au/ I'm actually about to buy a video card myself, I'm going with the Geforce 3 below (but I'm getter a better deal at $575). DON'T go for a Matrox, they are pulling out of the gaming world and you'll be left high and dry. These are the best bang for your buck: Leadtek Winfast Geforce 2 Titanium TH 64mb DDR TV OUT NEW - IN STOCK $340 Good price to performance. Around twice as fast as a Geforce MX at $270. Should be good for a fair while still. If money is a big problem, then go for this one (or similar) Leadtek Winfast Geforce 3 Titanium 200 TDH 64mb DDR TV out& DVI NEW $620 Best bet in my book, but pretty pricey. Twice as fast as the GF2 ti at higher resolutions, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200. Plus plenty of headroom for future gaming. Check out Tom Pabst's post earlier - RT running at 1920x1440, 50fps mmmmmmmm :D HTH Rafe Mc BTW, if you want a cheaper deal, go here http://www.computersource.com.au in the city, Melb. Crappy website, but a good place and cheaper prices :) They're website is always outdated on price. On Thu, 1 Nov 2001 12:00:36 +1100, "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>What is a better Graphics card for all Racing sims (GPL, N4, SCGT, F1 2001, >etc...) 32MB MATROX G450-2 or a Gforce II 64meg??? > >Thanks.. > >James >

G2 64 IMO "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9rq6v9$oto$[email hidden]... > What is a better Graphics card for all Racing sims (GPL, N4, SCGT, F12001,

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> etc...) 32MB MATROX G450-2 or a Gforce II 64meg??? > > Thanks.. > > James > >

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> "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > Or a GF2Ti. > > The GF2Ti looks very impressive, specially the factory overclocked > Gainward board. However, I've been burned on buying old technology > both on my V3 and V5, so peharps the only real alternatives are the > GF3 in some version or the Radeon 8500 ? Getting off topic now a bit, > but the increase in price from the GF2Ti to the GF3Ti200 isn't that big.

Yep, GF3 Ti200 will give you the most bang for the buck. Just overclock it to 215/485 and you will get performance slightly above a stanfard GF3. I don't have one, but am planning on getting one soon. As for ATI 8500. I read today that they hacked their shipping drivers to lower the texture details in Quake3A so that it would get higher benchmarks. Screw them.

Typo GF2! "STP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Ik4E7.957$[email hidden]...

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> > "Drag0n" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:zP1E7.50500$[email hidden]... > > Ever consider a ATI Radeon 7500, It's comparable to a high end GIFT for > less $$. > > I think you mean the 8500, which is supposed to in theory ourperform a > Geforce3, it doesn't though because ATI don't supply decent drivers for it. > The 7500 compares to a lower end Geforce, not high end. > >

I came across a deal on Ebay for the GF2Ti 64DDR for a total of $125 so I figued I'd give it a try. David G Fisher "Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > Or a GF2Ti. > > The GF2Ti looks very impressive, specially the factory overclocked > Gainward board. However, I've been burned on buying old technology > both on my V3 and V5, so peharps the only real alternatives are the > GF3 in some version or the Radeon 8500 ? Getting off topic now a bit, > but the increase in price from the GF2Ti to the GF3Ti200 isn't that big. > > > David G Fisher > > > > > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:lH7E7.2791$[email hidden]... > > > Matrox does not focus on Gaming anymore. Just about anycard would

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> > > better in the long run than a Matrox. The Ge Forces have Transfor & > > > Lighting coded in the hardware and sims like N4 see a big jump in > > > framerates when you use it. > > > If you can search around you will find GF2 PRO's or Ultras that cost > > about > > > the same as any MX version. spend the money and get a Pro or Ultra... > > > dave henrie > > > "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:9rq6v9$oto$[email hidden]... > > > > What is a better Graphics card for all Racing sims (GPL, N4, SCGT,

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> > > 2001, > > > > etc...) 32MB MATROX G450-2 or a Gforce II 64meg??? > > > > > > > > Thanks.. > > > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Olav K. Malmin > remove .spam when replying

"David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:YziE7.169653$[email hidden]... > I came across a deal on Ebay for the GF2Ti 64DDR for a total of $125 so I > figued I'd give it a try. > > David G Fisher You can get the GF3 Ti 200 for just under $200.00.