3d card

[oOFooFighterOo]

i like the new look forums  http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

I just wanted to know which is the best 3d card (over all) for running n64 roms.
for like fps and compatibility...

-cheers

[The Player of Doom]

Beware that the newest are also expensive. The gf2-cards are very cheap and relative good.

[kcar181]

Yea I have a geforce 2 and it works very well

[metaphysics]

yes the Geforce 4 Ti is hella expensive and so are the ATI Radeon 8500 cards but like ppl said a Geforce 2 is a good card for a pretty cheap price...

[brightman]

The problem is that the GeForce 2 will be as useful as a Voodoo2 in two or three years.

[The Player of Doom]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (brightman @ April 03 2002,09:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The problem is that the GeForce 2 will be as useful as a Voodoo2 in two or three years.[/b][/quote]
By then, a geforce3 should be cheap enough to buy.

[Reina]

I believe that you should go with some of the "lesser than" 3rd party companies' cards. Even their best,though not usually guaranteed, are just as or almost as good as your major dealers yet much cheaper. I personally will stick w/ my computer basics http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif .

[metaphysics]

yah my onboard graffix are pretty good &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[The Player of Doom]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (-|Millionz-Knivez|- @ April 03 2002,19:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">yah my onboard graffix are pretty good *http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif[/b][/quote]
...
Onboard GFX isn't usually good...

[SNES_IT]

I have a GeForce2 64mb and it runs N64 roms on PJ64 in full screen with no probs at all I think its a great graphics card, but its not always how good your graphics card is cause first you need plugins that will support you card so if you had the newest card you would have a prob as there aint no plugins that support the new Geforce3/4 chipsets.

[brightman]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SNES_IT @ April 04 2002,08:11)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">there aint no plugins that support the new Geforce3/4 chipsets.[/b][/quote]
So far, there ain't. You never know what's going to be out in a few years (with next-gen emulators)

[goldeneye]

well, I am using a geforce2 mx 64mb and I have had no problems, gfx are very good, i'd go with a geforce 2 like everyone is saying (mine only cost $90) and sometimes geforce 2's are the onboard gfx, so onboard can be pretty good

btw, <BIG>MESA BACK!</BIG>

[brightman]

So get a GeForce 2 if you're so pissed... *http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

I use 16 bits even though I can get 32 bits because a few emulators work best with that setting.

[Killer500]

WB goldeneye! http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/happy.gif &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/happy.gif &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/happy.gif

[kcar181]

Yea wb ge (alltho I didn't know you were gone http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif ) Yea I olny payed 80 dollars for my geforce 2 mx400 64mb ram and there isnt a game that it can't play (that i've seen). but granted i bet the newer ones work alot better http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[The Player of Doom]

GeForce2 is THE best! http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
Getting a betters card doesn't really matter, since all emulators works good with geforce.

[kcar181]

Yea thats what i think

[Rodney Jason]

i really like the Geforce 2 MX 32MB that is in my new computer ut is much better than the Intel card i had in my old computer.

[Flash]

GF2+2xVoodoo2 12M -it's the best choice for emu freak http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
GF2 have fast and nice D3D and OGL and there is some very fast glide plugins and many old glide-only games. And glide wrappers sux &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[metaphysics]

im stickin with my Onboard atleast untill i have enough money to buy an entirely new pc, and that will take about like 4 years lol..

[brightman]

Why don't you just give in and get a new GFX card? &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

If you see how some of my games play you'll be amazed.

[metaphysics]

nnnaaahhhh lol... im gonna wait till i get a better pc... i have the money for a Geforce 2 but i dont wanna waste it on that...

[strider]

A Geforce 2 MX 400 is only $50!(on several sites and auctions) So get it instead of waiting 4 years for a new comp!
16bit and 24bit is gay so just get it since its so cheap.

[goldeneye]

I just updated my friends computer which has 256mb ram and ~400mhz celeron processor, and had onboard gfx. *I Put a 32mb Geforce2 MX200 PCI in it. *Now the computer, running winxp, is running like, well, very fast compared to before. *So, a little ram (especially when u only have 64) a nice pci video card, and you'll have a good machine for another 2 years.

btw, the card cost $60 but it had a 10 dollar mail in rebate



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[goldeneye]

I was just looking, you could get the GeforceMX200 32mb PCI for $36 with a $10 mail in rebate, I searched using www.tomshardware.com &nbsp;it has like $15 shipping tho....its still a good deal...;)

[Metalgear]

Yo im back 2 stay i got a nivida geforce 2 mmx 400 for £50 thats roughly $60 its went down in price scince the releases of XBOX has been released as the Nivida geforce 3 is out (well in the XBOX) and the geforce 4

[goldeneye]

welcome back metal! we've missed ya,

In my oppinion, a Geforce2 MX400 64mb is probably the best card for the best deal that u can get, unless....u could get a Geforce3 with 64mb ram (that's what i'd get if I had the cash)

or maybe a Geforce4, just for bragging rights &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif but in my mind, it isn't worth it..



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[Metalgear]

i have to disagree id say the nivida gf2 is well worth the money also PJ64 is basically built 4 the gf2 and why oh why are u slaggin off the gf2 when ever i finally get it

[metaphysics]

or u could just stay wit onboard like me &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[strider]

Onboard is gay plain and simple. And I agree w/ Bright about
the GF3 thing.

[brightman]

Well I don't care about N64 emulation. I am describing the gfx card for games and apps in general.

Besides, I get a lot of problems in PJ64 and 1964, such as slow speeds and graphic bugs with a GF2 as well, so it's not like it does perfect emulation or anything.

[The Player of Doom]

BAH to all of ye...
onboard sucks, and gf3 is waste of money.
A gf2 is enough i'd say, since it's cheap and the emulators doesn't really use the new stuff in the new gf. So who cares? Go for gf2 mx. NOT Ti!