Re: Help... which Geforce 3 should I get?

Steve, I been researching the same information and I have gathered that the best 3 cards are produced by Hercules, ASUS, and Visiontek. I keep stumbling upon the same conclusions made in march's Maximum PC where they shootout a 3 card matchup of the "there top pick ti500 cards. They recommend the visiontek, only because it was cheapest and the benchmarks were soo very close to each other. the model was the VISIONTEK XTASY 6964 part o fthe reason it is cheaper is it isnt bundled with some crappy game... great idea. PS the geforce 4 ti 4600 and the 4400 is out or will be by end of the month, and I expect price chopping soon "Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c7a598d$1_2@aeinews.... > Folks, I need some help in selecting a Geforce 3 Ti 500? Can you pleasegive

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> a reason as to why you recommend a certain manufactures' version. What are > the differences between the various manufactures? > > Thanks! > Steve > >

Hi! Get a Gainward GF3 Ti200 instead. It overclocks to Ti500 levels without problems. Robert "Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c7a598d$1_2@aeinews.... > Folks, I need some help in selecting a Geforce 3 Ti 500? Can you pleasegive

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> a reason as to why you recommend a certain manufactures' version. What are > the differences between the various manufactures? > > Thanks! > Steve > >

I'd also have to agree with robban, you could save some dough with a ti200 and overclock - tweak it up to or near stock 500 specs... I have not read much about overclocking the 500's though except a few getting like 5-10% increases in clock speeds... but you would save a hundred or more. I haven't heard (read) much about gainward brand cards though, and I dont know why. "Robban" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3ate8.28264$[email hidden]...

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> Hi! > > Get a Gainward GF3 Ti200 instead. It overclocks to Ti500 levels without > problems. > > Robert > "Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:3c7a598d$1_2@aeinews.... > > Folks, I need some help in selecting a Geforce 3 Ti 500? Can you please > give > > a reason as to why you recommend a certain manufactures' version. Whatare

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> > the differences between the various manufactures? > > > > Thanks! > > Steve > > > > > >

"Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c7a598d$1_2@aeinews.... > Folks, I need some help in selecting a Geforce 3 Ti 500? Can you pleasegive > a reason as to why you recommend a certain manufactures' version. What are > the differences between the various manufactures? > > Thanks! > Steve > You'd be stupid to buy a Geforce 3 right now. Wait a month for the GF Ti4200 to come out. That is, unless you enjoy paying $100 more for a 40% slower card....

Look here for info regarding Gainward. http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1581&p=9 Robert "Plowboy" <Plowboy'[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c7a7876$[email hidden]... > I'd also have to agree with robban, you could save some dough with ati200

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> and overclock - tweak it up to or near stock 500 specs... I have not read > much about overclocking the 500's though except a few getting like 5-10% > increases in clock speeds... but you would save a hundred or more. > > I haven't heard (read) much about gainward brand cards though, and I dont > know why. > > > "Robban" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3ate8.28264$[email hidden]... > > Hi! > > > > Get a Gainward GF3 Ti200 instead. It overclocks to Ti500 levels without > > problems. > > > > Robert > > "Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3c7a598d$1_2@aeinews.... > > > Folks, I need some help in selecting a Geforce 3 Ti 500? Can you

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> > give > > > a reason as to why you recommend a certain manufactures' version. What > are > > > the differences between the various manufactures? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > >

I have the Visiontek card because it was the cheaper one to buy. No problems to report. They all perform on pretty much the same level so they are all great cards. Plowboy says...

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> Steve, > > I been researching the same information and I have gathered that the best 3 > cards are produced by Hercules, ASUS, and Visiontek. > > I keep stumbling upon the same conclusions made in march's Maximum PC > where they shootout a 3 card matchup of the "there top pick ti500 cards. > They recommend the visiontek, only because it was cheapest and the > benchmarks were soo very close to each other. the model was the VISIONTEK > XTASY 6964 > part o fthe reason it is cheaper is it isnt bundled with some crappy game... > great idea. > > PS the geforce 4 ti 4600 and the 4400 is out or will be by end of the month, > and I expect price chopping soon > > "Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c7a598d$1_2@aeinews.... > > Folks, I need some help in selecting a Geforce 3 Ti 500? Can you please > give > > a reason as to why you recommend a certain manufactures' version. What are > > the differences between the various manufactures? > > > > Thanks! > > Steve > > > > > > >