03-17-2003, 05:45 PM
chromios_infinitum,Mar 17 2003, 09:24 AM Wrote:This machine will be used nearly exclusively for gaming...If you want it exclusively for gaming a NVidia GF 4 ti 4xxx card will be just fine for at least couple years, especially if you get a 128mb one.
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i also want to be able to record tv onto my comp...should i get an allinwonder card or an exteral tuner and which one? my friend got an allinwonder ati of some kind and hes happy with it, tho he doesnt get as much gaming performance out of it...is this tradeoff always true?
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But if you really want to record tv, have a good tv out, etc. then you should spend a bit more and get an ati Radeon 9700 all-in-wonder. And this card is great at everything. It easily beats even the best GeForce 4 cards, and is only slightly edged by the lawnmover sounding GeForce FX.
So Radeon 9700 is pretty much the best card you can get for a PC at the moment for multipurpose and gaming use. But they're still quite pricey...though it'll probably drop in the coming months.
Ati cards until the Radeon 8500 used to be a bit lacking in the gaming department, but that's a thing of the past. Also, ati's drivers had problems with some games, but that also is a thing of the past since last summer.
(Drivers are nowdays more of an issue for GeForce cards...might need different drivers for different games, or at least that's how it sounds from all the detonator juggling in game forums.)