Best nVidia card for GPL??

Hey, XP, my Voodoo 3 3000 card and games don't seem to like each other. It was cool with 98, but not XP. GPL and N4 all puke when switching in and out of modes as they start up. So I want to go nVidia GeForce, but not sure which one to go with. Any recommendations with GPL and GeForce? I also don't want to spend a billion dollars on the thing, so I don't need the latest and greatest. A GeForce 2, 3 or 4 of some flavor would be fine. So hit me with your best recommendation for a decent, relatively inexpensive GeForce card that works for GPL, N4, etc. Thanks! --Dave

A Geforce 4 TI 4200 64MB kicks major butt for ~$175. "racerdave" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hey, > > XP, my Voodoo 3 3000 card and games don't seem to like each other. It > was cool with 98, but not XP. > > GPL and N4 all puke when switching in and out of modes as they start > up. > > So I want to go nVidia GeForce, but not sure which one to go with. Any > recommendations with GPL and GeForce? I also don't want to spend a > billion dollars on the thing, so I don't need the latest and greatest. > A GeForce 2, 3 or 4 of some flavor would be fine. > > So hit me with your best recommendation for a decent, relatively > inexpensive GeForce card that works for GPL, N4, etc. > > Thanks! > > --Dave >

Budget-wise, the two best choices are a GF4 Ti4200, or the GF3 Ti200, avoid the 2/4 MX series cards like the plague since gaming is a major concern of yours. -- Biz "Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and the....." - Ash racerdave <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hey, > > XP, my Voodoo 3 3000 card and games don't seem to like each other. It > was cool with 98, but not XP. > > GPL and N4 all puke when switching in and out of modes as they start > up. > > So I want to go nVidia GeForce, but not sure which one to go with. Any > recommendations with GPL and GeForce? I also don't want to spend a > billion dollars on the thing, so I don't need the latest and greatest. > A GeForce 2, 3 or 4 of some flavor would be fine. > > So hit me with your best recommendation for a decent, relatively > inexpensive GeForce card that works for GPL, N4, etc. > > Thanks! > > --Dave

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>Hey, > >XP, my Voodoo 3 3000 card and games don't seem to like each other. It >was cool with 98, but not XP. > >GPL and N4 all puke when switching in and out of modes as they start >up. > >So I want to go nVidia GeForce, but not sure which one to go with. Any >recommendations with GPL and GeForce? I also don't want to spend a >billion dollars on the thing, so I don't need the latest and greatest. >A GeForce 2, 3 or 4 of some flavor would be fine. > >So hit me with your best recommendation for a decent, relatively >inexpensive GeForce card that works for GPL, N4, etc.

Get an MSI Geforce4 Ti4200. Mine overclocks to almost 4600 levels with minimum of fuss :) -- Joseph Birr-Pixton

> Budget-wise, the two best choices are a GF4 Ti4200, or the GF3 Ti200,avoid the 2/4 MX series cards > like the plague since gaming is a major concern of yours. > -- > Biz I agree, my GF3 Ti200 is overclocked above the Ti500 specs right now and I use the Omega drivers. This card is awesome and only cost me $82. Lannie

Even an old GeForce 1 works great in GPL. However with a shinny new GeForce 4 you can run at at 1600x1200 with FSAA and it looks simply wonderfull. I guess it's a question of cost and if you want to run other games. GeForce 4200ti is about the best performance/price at the moment. Some Call Me Tim

You don't mention your Processor, which is important, but... Since GPL is frame-rate restricted to around 36fps, I think a Ti4200 is about as far as you would need to go. But, looking to the future, I'd get an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro :) -Larry "racerdave" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hey, > > XP, my Voodoo 3 3000 card and games don't seem to like each other. It > was cool with 98, but not XP. > > GPL and N4 all puke when switching in and out of modes as they start > up. > > So I want to go nVidia GeForce, but not sure which one to go with. Any > recommendations with GPL and GeForce? I also don't want to spend a > billion dollars on the thing, so I don't need the latest and greatest. > A GeForce 2, 3 or 4 of some flavor would be fine. > > So hit me with your best recommendation for a decent, relatively > inexpensive GeForce card that works for GPL, N4, etc. > > Thanks! > > --Dave

Thanks Larry, Proc is a 1 Ghz PIII. Looks like it'll be the Ti4200. :-) --Dave "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<zef99.1650$[email hidden]>...

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> You don't mention your Processor, which is important, but... > > Since GPL is frame-rate restricted to around 36fps, I think a Ti4200 is > about as far as you would need to go. > > But, looking to the future, I'd get an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro :) > > -Larry