GF4-MX-420 or GF3-TI-200

K

*Kornholio*

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Considering they're around the same price range, which one would make the better purchase ??
 
W

Wilier

Guest
You do know that your going to get loads of "save money for a GF460000000" or whatever, dont you?

I, on the other hand, have no idea at all, although Ive read that the MX blows goats.
 
K

*Kornholio*

Guest
hmmm... GF3 TI 128 meg DDR = £120.93
GF4 MX 420 64 meg DDR = £69.60 (unless you buy it from Game @ £119.99)
GF4 TI's are £185 and up...

GF3 it's gonna be methinks...
 
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Will

Guest
Or an ATi Radeon 8500LE for around £130. Though they aren't quite as overclockable as you might think, look at those Operation Flashpoint screenshots for details. Maybe if I fitted a better cooling solution...
 
K

*Kornholio*

Guest
Cheapest ATI 8500 I can find is £182.56 :/
 
W

Will

Guest
Add the letters LE to the end, it's clocked at 250MHz instead of 275MHz, hence the cheapness.
 
X

Xavier

Guest
i'd go with the ti200 - the mx420 is quicker horsepower-wise but lacks the pixel shader you'll need for modern games...

:D
 
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Will

Guest
You ignoring the existance of ATi again Xav? ;)
 
W

Will

Guest
Just checking. I'm (believe it or not) interested in your opinion on the ATi card against the other 2.
 
T

throdgrain

Guest
Apparently the GF4 MX is like a small horse, i.e pony ;)
The ti 200 gf3 on the other hand is an excellent card, I had one in my old pc never had any problems.
 
X

Xavier

Guest
I dont rate it for the money - I'd personally opt for a Ti200 if i was buying new for that budget - but if I was lookin for a 2nd hand card the 8500 would be top of the bill..
 
K

*Kornholio*

Guest
Ordered the Ti200... what can I say, I'm a sucker for nvidia cards...
 
F

FuZor

Guest
Had my Ti200 for nearly 3 months now, decent all-round card :) You wont go far wrong!
 
S

(Shovel)

Guest
The fact that you can get 128 Meg models with hardware DVD for £130 should make it a no brainer really :) I might get one over the summer.
 
F

FatBusinessman

Guest
Is that the AOpen one Shov, or is it another one?
 
S

(Shovel)

Guest
AOpen AND Abit Ti200s with DVI and 128 MB are both £130 on Dabs at the moment. I've had an Abit GF2MX-400 since last summer and it's been great, but fucks with the Windows XP installer so I want to upgrade before I start hacking around with my set up :)
The Abit version comes with WinDVD too, which has always been nice to use :)
 
K

*Kornholio*

Guest
Got the GF3 now, it's bumped my 3dMark score up by 1500 :D
 
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