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    Old 02-16-01, 05:23 PM
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    Hey.
    Currently, i have a 8MB Nvidea TNT2 card, and I am thinking of getting a new card, at least 16MB Video Memory, but it has gotta be cheap. I don't have that much money, after all im 10 :-( :-).

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    I suspect this isn't your definition of "cheap," but, for something better than what you have, I'd get a Voodoo 3 2k PCI, and overclock it....they're about 50 bucks....
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    Oh yeah....another annoying fact. I've been in your shoes before (actually, I'm worse off, I have a videocard that is commonly reffered to as a 3d decelerator...the S3 ViRGE4Mb), but for about 80 bucks, you can get a Geforce 2 MX, which are pretty much the ultimate in "cheap" videocards.....they mop the floor with V3's.
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    Get a GeForce 2 MX or the new Radeon VE (you can unlock the GPU for better performance).
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    Unless you run win2k....in which case just get the mx. ATI's win2k drivers, from what I've heard, are abysmal. (Compared to Nvidias)
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    i'd also suggest a Geforce2MX, they're about the best inexpensive video cards you can find
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    Get a DMD Stealth s540( | extreme), I assure you good performance, drivers are regularly updated & a 32MB card for just 60 bucks
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    If you need a PCI card, get a V3. If you have an AGP slot, GFMX2 is the best choice--get Guillemot--if you can, a high quality brand. Going for 80-some bucks on Price Watch.
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