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FastB4c
09-14-2003, 01:16 AM
Im building a new computer with a Asus A7V8X motherboard a 2500 athlon and 1gig of Ram. This will be my only computer and I will be using it to play games as well as for 3d modeling & animations. 3d graphics performance is more important to me than games but I would like a graphics card capable of playing some of the more intense games like doom III. My budget is around $300. I would like to here some sugestions on what graphics card I should get. Im thinking nvidia right now but I really have no idea what would be best geforce4, geforcefx or quadro, Or maybe and Ati card, any suggestion would be appreciated. Thanks.
gmask
09-14-2003, 01:24 AM
The Asus A7V8X uses a VIA chipset which may have problems with an nVidia display card. You might consider a board thathas an nVidia chipset as I would expect better performance and compatibility with MB with a chipset made by same manufacturer of the display card.
FastB4c
09-14-2003, 01:41 AM
I typed the wrong motherboard in. This is the one I plan on using.
Asus A7N8X

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=499358&sku=A455-2020

It uses the nvidia chipset and has a 400mhz frontside bus so later I plan to upgrade to the athlon 3200 that is why I thought it would be a good choice.
Savage_Henry
09-14-2003, 04:21 AM
That's the mobo I have. My video card is a Suma geForce ti4200 128mb. It's a dream setup. I bought it around January and I love it. Any game I throw at it runs great. And Using Maya is no problem.

Hope that helps.
Emberghost
09-14-2003, 06:40 AM
I second the 4200, thats what I have and it works awesome, and for 100 bucks it makes my #1 budget list. If you have some more cash I would go for a 5900, ultra or non. Im pretty sure the non ultra goes for about $275...(?)
allenlikewo
09-14-2003, 12:38 PM
I don't know about games so I could be wrong. In my opinion I say go ahead and get a quadro if you want to go NVIDIA, at least it is supported and I have seen some good performace from quadro cards. This is just my opinion, others migh not agree with me.
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