[G4] Nvidea Geforce 3 Vs. ATI 8500

[Mel Krewall]

I'm pretty sure the 8500 has better specs than the GF 3. I think the 
8500 also does DVD hardware decompression, too. The 8500 would be my 
pick.

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On Oct 20, 2004, at 9:15 PM, Kevin Willis wrote:

> I am looking into upgrading the video card in my Gigabit G4/400, so 
> I'm looking for some advice.  I am currently looking at either a ATI 
> 8500 64 Mb AGP card or a "flashed" Nvidea Geforce 3 64 Mb AGP card.  
> The Nvidea is $20.00 cheaper, and they are both guaranteed.  I am 
> running only one monitor, so dual display capabilities are not 
> important to me.  I will mostly be watching DVD's or playing some 
> games.  I would really loke to get Halo which requires a 32 Mb card 
> but recommends a 64 Mb card.  Which do you think will be best?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
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