Best GeForce card for gaming?

Hey everyone,

I'm not really an expert when it comes to graphic cards, so I'm here asking for your help. I'm looking for a really good GeForce graphic card that would be excellent for gaming.

However I can't really tell the difference on certain products, mainly because with all the "Geforce 2, 3, 4, MX, FX" labels. They just released a GeForce MX card which is suppost to be really good.

Can anyone give a very brief description (or a link) to what all the labels stand for as well?

If you have 2 AGP slots open then get the GeForce FX 5900. If you have only 1 open get a GeForce 4 Ti 4600.

The 2 through 4 are just progressions. So 3 is better than 2, and 4 is better than 3. The MX line is released with every new GeForce line. It's basically a cheaper version of the card (and lower quality). So a GeForce 3 is better than a GeForce 3 MX. The FX line is their newest. They are the bleeding edge of video cards. But they take 2 AGP slots. I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4600 and it will be perfect for a couple more years before it becomes obselete.

The best card however is the Radeon 9800 Pro (or whatever the number they are up to now). It consistently scored higher than all the other cards (even the GeForce FX) in benchmark tests. So if you want the best go with a Radeon 9800 Pro. Otherwise get a GeForce 4 Ti 4600. And if you need something cheap, but will last a couple years get one of the MX line of nvidia cards.

Thanks for the info!

Quick question, where did you buy your card? For how much?

Mine came with my computer.

www.pricewatch.com would be the best site to look for any computer related stuff.

I heard about another site called www.newegg.com but I cannot vouch for it as I have never used it.

Price Watch.com will find you the cheapst price.

I use the NVIDIA G Force 4 4800SE 8. I have nothing but good things to say about it. Great card for gaming.

Originally posted by Telemakhos
If you have 2 AGP slots open then get the GeForce FX 5900. If you have only 1 open get a GeForce 4 Ti 4600.

well since about every motherboard only comes with 1 apg slot, thats kinda impossible, but He means if you have one APG and one PCI Slot. The 5900FX has a stupid huge fan that takes up two slots on your motherboard. Only taking up one real APG slot though. The other slot (PCI) is only unuseable because of the dumb fan coming down too far. NVIDIA Needs to get smart and get rid of that problem.

How should I upgrade if my computer is mad stupid and only has PCI? To rephrase that in simpler means, what is a good video card upgrade for gaming for PCI?

Get a PCI GeForce card...

Originally posted by msz070
How should I upgrade if my computer is mad stupid and only has PCI? To rephrase that in simpler means, what is a good video card upgrade for gaming for PCI?

time to buy a new computer, dont waste your money on a pci video card.