Creative 3D Blaster GeForce2 MX

Graphics cards, for some reason, suffer more than almost any other piece of PC kit from snobbery. Perhaps it's the fact that what they do is so immediately apparent, but it's still startling to see the frequency with which questions on message boards and newsgroups about what card would be OK for some middle-ranking PC game are met with a vehement denial that anything less than a top of the range Whizz Bang Ultra Wonder Super Card will be any use at all. This, of course, is arrant nonsense, as the example of nVidia's excellent GeForce 2 MX card shows - and a good thing too, as most of the people who go on about those high-powered cards are Americans, who seem ...  Read the complete review

I would rate the Geforce 2 MX cards as acceptable to those on a budget. The Geforce 2 MX belongs to the Geforce 2 family of AGP-based chipsets made by the Nvidia company and there are many different card manufacturers using it. It's basically similar to it's bigger brothers within the GF2 range: MX 400; GTS; Pro, Ultra and Ti. The most prominent difference is it's lower core and memory speeds. So you can see that you're getting something special in terms of performance that has been down rated for the budget buyer. Which is exactly where this card this aimed. The MX 400 version has the same chipset but has 64MB of RAM instead of 32. ...  Read the complete review

Yep, that's some title for a graphics card - but it's 100% true. If you've read some of my other opinions, you might know that me and Creative haven't always "got on". From the time I first bought a Creative CD-RW drive which never worked I was doubtful about their products. However, determined to give them a second chance I purchased one of their fine looking GeForce II MX graphics cards. Now, I'm not usually a picky person but you have to ask what kind of company Creative is. They barely package the card at all, and the end result can be one which isn't too pleasing. When my card arrived it has lost several parts, ...  Read the complete review

As you can see, this card is currently top of the dooyoo hit parade on the front page. Well, top of the range as far as overall elements are concerned. Its not the quickest card on the market, nor the cheapest but it is the best all rounder. What does it offer you? Well its going to give you 32 Mb of ultra quick SD RAM for starters. Its an AGP Socket for the latest technology. Its powered by nVIDIA so you know its going to be reliable. The graphics are quick due to the 20 million triangle per second through put. Imagine that many bits on your Vic 20!!! Obviously its 3d compatible being a modern card but works equally as ...  Read the complete review

Updated ******* The GeForce 2 MXs are excellent value graphics cards. Basically they are a cut down version of it's older brothers, the GTS, the Pro, and the Ultra. An explanation of some of the jargon I will use: Clock speed - how fast it goes Memory Speed - important for hi res gaming Pipelines - for upping the fillrate AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port (Faster than PCI) PCI - Peripeheral Component Interconnect (Standard expansion slot, for a wide range of peripeheral, runs slower than AGP - not recommended for graphics usage) The MX is the slowest version of the GeForce 2 line of cards, though it is also ...  Read the complete review