What GFX card - help!!

[1tchy trigger]

OK pay cheque has arrived and it's time I upgraded ... basically this is going to be my only upgrade before ultimately buying a new PC - I have £200-£300 to spend - my motive: improve game gfx, frames rates, increase playable resolution, reduce fogging.

Is a new GFX card the solution? What GFX card do you lot recommend?

My system spec is:

* P3 1GHz
* 128MB Ram (upgrading to 512MB as part of my overhaul)
* GE Force 2 GTS 64MB

 

[S-Gray]

Siluro GeForce 4 Ti4200 64MB DDR AGP RP DVI VO
Mfr code: GF4 TI4200-64
Quicklinx: 21K4WS
14 now
£110.00
£129.25

Siluro GeForce 3 Ti200 64MB DDR AGP Retail DVI VO
Mfr code: TI200/DVI
Quicklinx: 14R4WS
1 now
£132.00
£155.10

Dabs.com ?


I would recommend the GF4 tho

 

[glenfiddich]

get a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 128, best price/quality ratio on the market imho

 

[Testin da Cable]

I've got a leet S3 Virge DX I might let you have....for 298 squid say? NO? pinchy bast

 

[Wilier]

Ive just bought a Brand fucking new Inno3d GF3 Ti200 for £70 from Ebay.

Havnt tried it yet, but it looks spinky, and the reviews are good.

I would have prefered a 4200, but bang for buck I reckon Ive got a deal here.

 

[1tchy trigger]

Thanks for the feedback guys!!

One more question - If I go for a GeForce 4 Ti4600 - will I see significant difference over the TI4200, or will the performance increase not justify the extra cost?

 

[xane]

I got a Leadtek WInFast A250LE TD MyVIVO GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB from ebuyer.com, it was around £130, works great for BF1942, best price/performance IMO, and advisable to get a 128MB nowdays.

 

[James-]

I've got exactly the same card as cama, it's dandy!

If you want the best card possible, go for the Leadtek GeForce 4 Ti4600 128mb.

 

[roads]

I'd get a 4200 and save the extra money for something else. From what iv read the 4600's are far too expensive to justify the extra power ud get over a 4200. If ur into overclocking ur gfx card, u can supposedly O/C a 4200 to near the speed of a 4600 safely.

Found this on meh travels:

http://discuss.madonion.com/forum/s...246746&page=4&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=1

 

[1tchy trigger]

Ti4200 it is then - thanks for your help chaps

 

[Xavier]

Originally posted by Wilier
Ive just bought a Brand fucking new Inno3d GF3 Ti200 for £70 from Ebay.

Havnt tried it yet, but it looks spinky, and the reviews are good.

I would have prefered a 4200, but bang for buck I reckon Ive got a deal here.

except for £82 you could have had a Radeon 9000 from HiTech which is about 40-50% quicker right across the board!

 

[Xavier]

Originally posted by James-
I've got exactly the same card as cama, it's dandy!

lion?

 

[Xavier]

Ti4200 easily represents the best on the price/performance stakes - though XP4 from Trident is sizing up well and Radeon 9000 could gain some ground with the new 7.77 catalyst 2.3's