GeForce 3 Ti 500 or wait? Upgrade from GF2 Ultra...

[TOOLBoy]

Hey all -- getting a new system and here is the specs:

AMD XP 1800+
Abit KR7A-RAID
512MB OCZ Enhanced RAM
2x WDC Caviar 30GB 7200RPM ATA/100
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound
Intel NIC
CompUSA 300w PSU (I know, but with my old system the 5v rail was at 4.85 which is OK (?))

My question is this:

I have a GeForce 2 Ultra right now and I am wondering if I should go ahead and get a GeForce 3 Ti 500. Money is not an issue as it is a gift, but if I don't get the card then I could get the money for a next generation card, like the NV25 that is rumored to have "free" anti-aliasing.

What would you do? Take the 300-400 bills and wait and bear it out with a GeForce 2 Ultra or go ahead and get the GeForce 3 Ti 500? The 64-tap anisotropy and Quincunx look sooo good... Im just mistified! Looks way better than my GF2 Ultra, that's for sure! Anyways, your opinions are welcome!

AND NO ATI FANBOYS! Haha

Tool

 

[steelthorn]

I've got the geforce 2 ultra also and I'm going to wait on the nv 25. I've heard the ti 500 is not all that much faster than the
regular ge 3. If it was me I would wait.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

<< 512MB OCZ Enhanced RAM >>

You should upgrade the ram first.

 

[TOOLBoy]

LOL its 2400 DDR CL2 =P

Benchmarks faster than Crucial

 

[damocles]

Wait for a while, see what Nvidia brings to the tabe and see how the Radeon 8500 matures. The Ultra isnt exactly slow at the moment

 

[jaydee]

Wait.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

IN terms of overclockability, OCZ ram can have wide (i mean really wide) variances. Just last week, someone in Cpu/Processors/Overclocking reported that they could only get the OCZ 2400ddr stuff tp 143 or so, while the crucial went over 150. Overall quality of OCZ stuff can be flaky, and returning it is downright awful cause the company has next to no customer service or support. Something to consider.



Mike

 

[damocles]

You could always get the GF3 Ti 200 for $99 (in the Hot deal forum) to tide you over. You could probably sell your Ultra for that much

 

[zsouthboy]

Buy the Ti 500 and send me the Ultra....


Really, though, I would wait. See what nVidia's next will be, how the 8500 matures, and how the Kyro III does when(if?) it comes out.

zs