mcb Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Poll: Geforce4 Ti4200: 64mb or 128mb? which would you pick? -64meg: less ram, cheaper (about $40-$60canadian cheaper), faster clock speeds&bandwidth, probably less lasting due to having half the ram -128mb: twice the ram, more expensive, slower clockspeeds&bandwidth, probably longer life due to higher overall power basically speed and price versus power and lastability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziddey Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 hehe lastability. we need a neowinian's dictionary :D:D:D that would be a great addon. for now, it really depends on your usage. if you are into ishloads of textures, the 128 is a must. else do 64. also anyone know about tex compression? theoretically for most games nowadays, if i have a 128, i really dont need the compression and itll go faster with ssame qualikty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted June 22, 2002 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 22, 2002 4400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPUSER Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 the 128mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtmcgee Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 who's paying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted June 23, 2002 Author Share Posted June 23, 2002 this is what i'm gonna get, unless someone can lead me to something cheaper http://store.yahoo.com/buyeee/prolpixgefti.html (keep in mind that i need it shipped to Canada) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziddey Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 Originally posted by mcb this is what i'm gonna get, unless someone can lead me to something cheaper http://store.yahoo.com/buyeee/prolpixgefti.html (keep in mind that i need it shipped to Canada) aye mixpc.com! best of luck. should be a world and a half of difference from your old tnt2! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonze Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 just wait it out and get the Matrox card in a week or two ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziddey Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 Originally posted by Fonze just wait it out and get the Matrox card in a week or two ;) prob is that maxtrox card >300 and the 4200 we talking about here <200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jm1397 Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 GainWard GeForce4 Ti4200 allows you to OC by default (128mb is the best idea for the for the future) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted June 25, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 25, 2002 Two words: Doom Three Certain games are already taking advantage of the 128MB cards, such as SOF2's "very high" settings. You can always OC that bad boy up around the standard levels. There was a review of a comparison between the Gainward 64MB and 128MB cards, I'll try to find it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 I saw the GF4 ti4200s myself today and they are not as expensive as I thought Currently I have a AudioExcel GeForce2 MX 400 64mb card if I upgraded to the GF4 ti4200 128mb would I see a substancial difference? and will this card last me longer then 6 months? I ask the second question because I thought the 64mb card I have now would sorta do me for longer then it has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulfusion Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Originally posted by Osiris I saw the GF4 ti4200s myself today and they are not as expensive as I thought Currently I have a AudioExcel GeForce2 MX 400 64mb card if I upgraded to the GF4 ti4200 128mb would I see a substancial difference? and will this card last me longer then 6 months? I ask the second question because I thought the 64mb card I have now would sorta do me for longer then it has. i have the same card and question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Originally posted by mcb Poll: Geforce4 Ti4200: 64mb or 128mb? which would you pick? -64meg: less ram, cheaper (about $40-$60canadian cheaper), faster clock speeds&bandwidth, probably less lasting due to having half the ram -128mb: twice the ram, more expensive, slower clockspeeds&bandwidth, probably longer life due to higher overall power basically speed and price versus power and lastability if you're undecided pull for a 4400 its one speed and one size. if you're into the 4200 i suggeswt the 128MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autodefe Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 probably less lasting due to having half the ram Just wondering... how does ram size relate to life time of the card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusanagi Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Originally posted by Opio Just wondering... how does ram size relate to life time of the card? He means it'll become outdated faster, not that it'll stop to function faster :D Something like this: You have a 3d card that has 8mb, and another one that has the same chipset/speed, but has 16mb. Then, you try to run RTCW on both. It'll only run on the 16mb one. Get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Originally posted by Kusanagi He means it'll become outdated faster, not that it'll stop to function faster :D Something like this: You have a 3d card that has 8mb, and another one that has the same chipset/speed, but has 16mb. Then, you try to run RTCW on both. It'll only run on the 16mb one. Get it? or maybe he meant exactly how it was interpreted! make no assumptions, i've seen the strangest comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted June 25, 2002 Author Share Posted June 25, 2002 i forget what i wrote, but i assume you mean 'lastability' i meant how long the card will be adequate, or until its outdated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 so can no one answer mine or impulse fusions questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted June 26, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 26, 2002 So how about Geforce 4 Ti4600? I think that 128 mb ram is standard on that card right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobsgrg Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 I upgraded from a geforce 2 mx to a geforce 4 ti4400 and i saw a humongous improvement, you should still see a massive improvement with the ti4200, i'd definately recommend upgrading its the biggest improvement u can make to ur system, upgrading my CPU from 800MHz to an athlon XP 1700+ increased my 3d mark score by 1000, upgrading my card increased the score by over 5000!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted June 26, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 26, 2002 well i don't know how much power UT 2003 really needs (or maybe cuz it's buggy) but whoa that thing drains my GF3 TI 200! i imagine Doom III will be just as much too but in my situation i wouldn't buy a video card just yet. The NV30 will be comign out soon and i know those babies will milk UT 2003 or even the the R300! To answer the question tho i'd get the 64MB version since it's cheaper and only 2 or so games really take advantage of the additional mem. They all would use it i guess but it wouldn't benefit. C'mon , is 3 - 5 FPS gonna make that big of a deal? Oh and about the Matrox card... hmm.. didn't impress me at all... sorry fellaz. "You are the weakest link... goodbye!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam2001 Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 the difference between the 128MB and 64MB card is that with 128MB it has alot more storage space for textures. Which could result in increased performance as the textures are in the buffers or RAM or whatever ready for it. If the same amount of textures cannot be loaded and processed as fast as the 128MB one then the 64MB will have a performance hit. Also if the 128MB one is clocked slower then just clock it up, it can take it as its the same GPU. In terms of lastability just do it man nothing ever lasts. The Matrox Parhelia comes out. It'll be obsolete in less than 18 months. Partly because games designers are using bigger and better graphics because PC systems that are sold in shops are getting more powerful graphics cards in them as standard. So just go for whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techquilla Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 get the 128 one. 128 is a good number......:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted June 26, 2002 Author Share Posted June 26, 2002 MixPC is evil. first off, they had the vidcard i wanted at a good price. but i go to order, and it's declined. so i tried again, and again, about 10 times, then again this morning, figuring its too late at night to approve the credit card #. so this moring, my mom is called by the bank security, because her credit card's been red flagged, because there are 10 of the gfx cards being charged to her credit card. (keep in mind they said the order didnt go though) so my mom phones this store, and then they say then that they dont even ship to Canada (or any other foreign countries). then why the hell is your order form set up with Zip/Postal Code? and why is there a country selector with about a hundred countries on it?! idiots... so basically, we're being charged $3000 for a $200 video card, which can never be shipped here. such as this example. http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date...001-03-31&res=l and its going to take a few days to clear the credit now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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