Whats A Good Video Card?
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jollyrancher
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Performance-wise, the Radeon 9800 is great, but since this a PJ64 forum, I'd say get a Geforce if you're big into N64 emulation because Jabo's video plugin, which is currently the best, was developed on, and works best with Geforces.
fivefeet8
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Tagrineth said:
It seems geforces and Radeons are having problems with glN64 .41. It's too subjective at the moment to declare which video card actually runs better with gln64 .41. As for the better at everything else remark. That's also subjective.
Both nvidia and ati cards have their pros and cons. It's not one dominating the other.
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jollyrancher
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Yeah, they both have pros and cons... I think you get more speed for the dollar with Radeons, but the Radeons tend to have more video driver issues... I haven't updated my Geforce drivers in a year and haven't had any card-specific gfx glitches with any games.
scotty
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I think that GeForces are better for N64 emulation because it is what Jabo and Rice use, and they are the authors of the 2 best plugins.
It would be best to get a GeForce4 and above depending on exactly how much you want to spend. Make sure that your Processor is fast enough, Video is one thing, but you have to have a decent processor as well (1.3 Ghz should run almost all games).
It would be best to get a GeForce4 and above depending on exactly how much you want to spend. Make sure that your Processor is fast enough, Video is one thing, but you have to have a decent processor as well (1.3 Ghz should run almost all games).
HigherHeat
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Try the Nvidia GeForce2 and above. You can probably find one for under $150 at the tigerdirect website.
I recommend the Geforce4 with TV out! 933Mhz CPU and above should be good.
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I recommend the Geforce4 with TV out! 933Mhz CPU and above should be good.
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Tagrineth
Dragony thingy
The Radeon 9800 Pro is better than the FX 5900.
I disagree. The only driver issue I've had with my Radeon since I got it, is that when I first installed Catalyst 3.4, no AF or AA settings would ever stick.
And lately the GeForce FX series driver has sucked... though apparently nVidia is maintaining quality on the previous cards.
If you want a GeForce Anything I recommend the Ti4200. nVidia's last truly great product.
I disagree. The only driver issue I've had with my Radeon since I got it, is that when I first installed Catalyst 3.4, no AF or AA settings would ever stick.
And lately the GeForce FX series driver has sucked... though apparently nVidia is maintaining quality on the previous cards.
If you want a GeForce Anything I recommend the Ti4200. nVidia's last truly great product.
jollyrancher
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Well the fact you're asking means that you probably don't have a new P4 or something. If that's true, you shouldn't spend $300+ on a gfx card when your cpu is going to be a bottleneck like it might with N64 emulators. You can get a Geforce3 for under $100 these days and I haven't played any games that it can't handle flawlessly.
jollyrancher
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Well here's the deal... you must be getting slow performance in some games or you wouldn't need to upgrade. What games are slow? For example, putting a Radeon 9800 in a 900mhz AMD still won't give you full silky-smooth speed on Perfect Dark or Goldeneye in PJ64... the cpu can't handle it.