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    Post people who are thinking of upgrading?

    dont want to argue with anybody but people who want to upgrade but dont want to spend alot of money.Look into the geforce256 cards.Have had mine since it came out and yes geforce2 cards are faster butit still can hang with the big boys!O/C slap a good heatsink and fan there ya go


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    yup, at sub $100 the orginal GeForce 256 is actually a nice upgrade to consider

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    Why not just go with a MX?? It's hell of a lot faster and the price is around $120.
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    A GeForce DDR is faster than a MX.
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    Originally posted by Humus:
    A GeForce DDR is faster than a MX.
    whoops, my bad!
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    This makes sense for most people. But, if you have a finicky motherboard that can't handle the power of the GeForce 256, the GeForce2 GTS at $145 may be what you need. It uses much less power, and seems to be more forgiving with problem systems than the original GeForce.

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    Originally posted by RobsTV:
    This makes sense for most people. But, if you have a finicky motherboard that can't handle the power of the GeForce 256, the GeForce2 GTS at $145 may be what you need. It uses much less power, and seems to be more forgiving with problem systems than the original GeForce.
    145 $$$$ gf2 retail wherre this please ?

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    MX at $145 maybe.....not gts

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    Geforce2 MX is 90$ at pricewatch.com.
    GTS is 145$ at pricewatch.com

    Real good deal if ya ask me.
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    The Radeon 32 MB DDR card is gonna be a much better upgrade, and at about $130, you're gonna get much more longevity out of it than any of the other "bargain" cards out there, with the DX8 optimization and all.

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    Im sorry and i know people have limits with money but i am sorry i cant see wasting time with a MX card when there are much better cards out there, dont forget!!! YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!!!!!!!

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