help with gfx

[old.KingBean]

hey guys,

just needed a little help.

i am within the next week or 2 gonna get a new machine set up.

decided to go for a:

AthlonXP 1800+
512 DDRam
80 Gig Maxtor
and all the other crap that goes with it.

but was wondering what gfx card to get was thinking of going for a 64Mb XFX Geforce 4 TI4200 which i saw in cclcomputers.

was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this card and could give me a little feed back on it performance wise.

i mostly play RTCW so what sort of FPS could i expect with this card and any other useful info on it..

thanks in advance

King^Bean

 

[Happy Go Lucky]

I'd say you'd get 70 fps + @1024x768

 

[old.mattshanes]

Geforce 4 ti4400 because 4600 is quite a margin of price difference between the 4400 and 4600 when the 4400 can be just as good if u overclock.Besides the 4600 aint worth the extra money too even though its the best card its not by hardly that much.

 

[Embattle]

True...then again I can overclock my 4600.

 

[Xavier]

I'd say go for the ti4200 if thats what your budget permits and ignore mat as he's just regurgitating what he's read in a ti4400 review and seems to forget that ti4200 and ti4600 can be overclocked too

 

[old.mattshanes]

nope i have one

 

[old.Cask]

Ti4200 seems to be the card giving 'the most bang for your buck'.

I looked at the XFX model and was a bit surprised that there is no fan on the gpu, just a big heat sink. I know how hot my 4400 gets and if your case has poor airflow that could be a potential problem.

Would make overclocking more difficult anyway.

*EDIT* Was looking at the wrong card, it does have a fan. Looks good

 

[Xavier]

Originally posted by mattshanes
nope i have one

/me pats mattshanes on the head

"good boy, now run along and clock your card quicker than NV30 like a good little lunatic"

 

[old.KingBean]

cheers guys,

looks like the card for me then. its about right for my budget and since you aint had a big grudge against it if any i shall be getting one with in the week whe ni order the rest of my "wonder" machine



thanks alot for ya help

King^Bean

 

[Stazbumpa]

What about the GF4 MX440 jobbies? Are they any good? Reason I ask is that I'm on a serious budget (ie: £90 and under if you please) and I'm sick of playing CS at 20 fps

 

[old.mattshanes]

geforce 3 ti200 is supposed to be good and around 100-130 quid.

 

[throdgrain]

Staz buy a GF3 ti 200 I used to have one and they're very good. To refer to our previous conversation I dont think they come in 128m just 64, i think only the GF4's have that. Never mind, its still a very good vid card well worth the money. I bet for playing cs theres not much difference between that and mine

 

[FatBusinessman]

http://www.dabs.com/1YG4MF

One 128 meg GeForce3 Ti200 for yer m8.

 

[Stazbumpa]

OK, GF 3 Ti200 it is.

Do I get the 128 meg version or is that a bloody stupid question.

 

[Happy Go Lucky]

Get the 128 MB if you fancy those new direct 8 - unreal engined games that aren't out yet like C&C Generals, Doom III, Colin Mcrae 3 etc,

but if you just want to play your current games faster get the 64MB.

 

[(Shovel)]

Memory is your bitch. There, that's an answer for you

 

[Xavier]

Originally posted by Stazbumpa
What about the GF4 MX440 jobbies? Are they any good? Reason I ask is that I'm on a serious budget (ie: £90 and under if you please) and I'm sick of playing CS at 20 fps

hmm, for about £30-40 more u could have a ti4200 now from some places - give me a holler on MSN or IRC and I'll bombard u with links

 

[Stazbumpa]

Ta ever so guys.

Now all I need is a bit of extra cash :/