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| Thread ID: 43989 | 2004-04-03 09:07:00 | Graphics card questions | Mcpisik (4924) | Press F1 |
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| 226879 | 2004-04-04 03:21:00 | could you be a lil more specific in terms of system spec, for all we know that could be a 1.7Ghz P4. The Geforce 4 MX is a peice of C#$%. If you want to play any of the newer games such as Battlefield Vietnam or UT2k4 then you dont really want anything less than a Geforce 4 Ti4200. 128mb or ram is the sweet spot at the moment for video card ram, anything more is really a waste of money. The cards that melta reconmended are good, Powercolour make a 9600XT with faster ram e.g 680Mhz as opposed to 600Mhz this will give better preformance to a stock 9600XT. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 226880 | 2004-04-04 06:42:00 | ok....2.4Ghz P4 So would it be worth the money to get the Geforce 4 Ti4200? Or should I hold off for newer models/ cheaper prices? Thanks |
Mcpisik (4924) | ||
| 226881 | 2004-04-04 07:12:00 | it really depends on what games you want to play. 2.4Ghz P4 with 512mb DDR and a GF4MX should play Halflife, Battlefield 1942, Couter-Strike and maybe even some of the newer games. What you need to do is try some of these game and if you live with the preformance consider a new video card depend on your budget and what you want to play. A Geforce Ti4200 is a good card but for a lil more you could probably get a Radeon 9600XT. You should also consider the fact that the new nVidia card is being release on April 13. This should lower the prices of current cards. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 226882 | 2004-04-04 19:37:00 | Thanks Pete, I'll wait till the 13th and see what happens... | Mcpisik (4924) | ||
| 226883 | 2004-04-04 22:29:00 | seeing as production of the g4ti series was stopped some months ago i doubt the prices will be affected by any newly released card that even once released will still probally take months to apear on our market. The ti series is too far out of date imo to be considered a viable purchase,even though it does give excellent performance for the price. |
metla (154) | ||
| 226884 | 2004-04-05 04:32:00 | Thanks again for your input metla... | Mcpisik (4924) | ||
| 226885 | 2004-04-05 07:44:00 | GeForce FX 5700 128Mb. It is not not much more than a Geforce Ti4200, and it is better. I think get 128mb. Do not go up to 256mb, as they are usually slower for some reason, and 64mb seems too little. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 226886 | 2004-04-05 18:35:00 | ahh.....I was wondering aboout that range. But couldn't tell if it was better or worse. That's good to know thanks! I'll stick with 128mb... | Mcpisik (4924) | ||
| 226887 | 2004-04-05 22:15:00 | if you want super awsome value for money check out the Leadtek WinFast GeForce FX5900 XT @ OEM Computers in manakau its only $378.00 and offers 30-40% better preformance compared to the fx5700. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 226888 | 2004-04-06 06:39:00 | value for money with good performance....just what the doctor ordered! Before i made this post, I thought the Geforce was an nvidia only product, so on that point, does it matter which company the product belongs to? (eg. does Leadtek do a FX5900 the same as Nvidia FX5900?) |
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