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| 148354 | 2003-05-29 09:57:00 | I am looking at upgrading my TNT2 in my new PC to a GeForce 4. However, I am not sure whether I should buy a GeForce 4 Ti or a Geforce 4 MX. I only use the PC for casual gaming, but would like to be able to run Unreal 2 and other games like it. I am looking to spend absolute maximum $300 on the card. What GeForce is best in terms of price and performance? |
wintertide (1306) | ||
| 148355 | 2003-05-29 10:01:00 | well i have a 420 mx. it does the job well, i haven't played unreal 2 yet but it runs battlefield 1942 well. if you prefer to just have the game running decently, as opposed to being able to crank the most power possible, an mx is fine. someone else might know differently though... | tango (2697) | ||
| 148356 | 2003-05-29 10:03:00 | the TI cards are the better card but from waht you say the MX will do everything you want. I only have a GeFore 2 MX and it runs unreal fine for me. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 148357 | 2003-05-29 10:24:00 | it also depends on how fast your pc is. a gf4tixxxx may be a waste of money. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 148358 | 2003-05-29 10:28:00 | Sorry - forgot to mention my PC specs. They are currently: Athlon XP 2000+ CPU Gigabyte GA7VAX1394 m/b 256MB DDR266 RAM 40GB Seagate Barracuda HDD NVidia TNT2 vid card |
wintertide (1306) | ||
| 148359 | 2003-05-29 10:54:00 | look thru threads from the last couple days,theres a couple on video cards. The g4mx is only a third of the card that the g4ti is. You wont be happy if you buy an mx then later on see what a ti can do. Running the latest unreal release on a ti is a jawdropping experience,although id recomend another 256mb stick of ram. |
metla (154) | ||
| 148360 | 2003-05-29 11:15:00 | Ive gotta agree with Metla there, Ive got an nVidia GeForce 4 MX 440 SE-T and it does well at 1024x768 in games like UT.. In Linux, most of my screensavers get about 40fps, running at 1024x768 in 16Bit The performance of the Ti cards is HUGE! If you can spare a little extra $$, then you'll thank your wallet in the long run :-) Although, in saying that I'll still get the same card for my next PC in a month or two :-) Hope this helps Cheers Chill. |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 148361 | 2003-05-29 11:17:00 | just out of curiosity,after running that stormtest i put ya on to,did u find out wether the g4mx suported overlay? | metla (154) | ||
| 148362 | 2003-05-29 11:23:00 | LOL - Ive been running RedHat for the last week or so, Only rebooted into Win2K for 5 mins this evening to compile an app Ive been working on for the CyberCafe ;-) I'll go down to my bedroom tonight and try it out for ya :-) I know it works on the Gateway's SiS 630 OnBoard VGA ;p |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 148363 | 2003-05-29 12:07:00 | At the looks of it $300 is not going to get you a GF4 ti card. Thats wishful thinking. (Unless maybe you get a good deal off trademe). You can get some good deals off there and it would save you a fair bit of money. Have you got Unreal 2 yet? It only requires a 32mb card, 64mb recommended. Got 8x AGP on your motherboard??? Your not going to see anything special with a ti without 8x agp. If you do decide to save your money for a while, get one of those Radeon cards. Apparently they outstrip the Geforces by a long shot in testing. Buy a cheap Geforce 4 mx440/460. Or a geforce 3, if you can find one. Don't let this turn into a flame war anyone! |
PoWa (203) | ||
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