Video Card Opinion

[BigKaboom2]

I installed Live 2003 on my PC and got the dreaded black screen. My vid card is an old Voodoo3 and I've got to get a new one. Any suggestions? Limit is probably $80 or so. I don't have a great computer so I wouldn't need an expensive one.

[SniperR]

If you want to play Live and have lots of fun u need to get at least the Geforce 4 MX 440 by my opinion.

My spec. are:

ATHLON XP 1600+
512 PC 133 SDRAM
GEFORCE 4 MX 440 overcl. to: core clock 340 and memory to 403 ( without any additional cooler and works fine. No freezes for me for 5 - 6 playing hours without stop.)
WIN 98 SE

i can run the NBA live 2003 on everything set to max except reflections.
FPS is playable for me and have no need to reduce graphics.

[mjyoung]

if your price range is only $80, then yeah.. get somethin from the g4 mx series

[KnickNut3]

How great is not great? You may be better off saving for a new rig. If you have a good monitor already $500 can get you something workable for a couple years.

Anyway, to answer your question:

I'd suggest a Radeon 9000 or Geforce Ti200 (or 500 if you can afford it).

DON'T get a Geforce4 MX. Don't let the "4" in Geforce4MX fool you, though - they're just souped up Geforce 2s. Geforce3s have almost equal power and have more Support for DirectX 8 features.

[bishibashiboy]

Radeon 9000 is a good choice IMHO

that's what i'm using right now and it seems to be alright on my xp 1800..not excellent..but decent for the price