Budget Card - which (£50ish)

[oshta]

specs are

Althon XP 1800+ (at 1798mhz)
Abit at7-max2
2* 265mb PC3200 corsair value select
geforce 2 GTS (to be replaced)

situaltion is, with the current setup, UT is fine, but NFSu is a bit jumpy, and i what to be able to play UT 2003/4 (havent even tryed on this PC) - and i need another card (for another PC)

- so, im looking at speding about £50 on somthing (ati or nvidia) that will beat the Geforce2

- i was looking at the various Radeon 9550's, but is there any thig else i should consider?


thanks, daniel

[GreenPiggy]

You may be able to lay your hands on a softmoddable 9500 which would do the job quite nicely.

[oshta]

which might i fine one of them, how do you tell if its softmoddable?

- thanks

[CrapshoT]

You may be able to lay your hands on a softmoddable 9500 which would do the job quite nicely.

Good idea or you should be able to pick up a Gf 4 ti4200 for that kind of money or even a ti4600 if youre lucky.They will handle UT 2K3-4 ok.

[GreenPiggy]

which might i fine one of them, how do you tell if its softmoddable?

- thanks

Retek sometimes have them but your best bet is to post a wanted: on forums. The ones most likely to softmod have L-shaped memory.
The only way to find out if they do or not is to try the softmod drivers and see if you get any weird effects.

[GreenPiggy]

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=23760
if you want a ti4200 or ti4600

[oshta]

yeah, he PMed me a few secs before i read you post actually

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[Zathras]

Retek are doing 9700 Pros for £75, well worth the extra £25. Have a look at the thread in bargain hunt.

[menthel]

If you can afford it a 9700pro wees all over a 4200. I upgraded from one to the other and the difference is quite large. A 9700 pro should keep you up to date for a little while longer.