My MSI Ti4600 Just Flies. another 12months life in it yet me thinks.

"Mr. Grinch" wrote in message
3.159...
While not perfect, my MSI Ti4200 8x was one of the best purchases I've
made
for the money, even considering how fast prices dropped. It gave me a
boost to games and I'm only using dual p3-800s. It's my own fault I'm not
doing better in games because my cpu is so slow. And I've had a great
time using the TV out feature to play MST3K vids over to the TV.

It reminds me of the rise and fall of the BX motherboards. Those things
had the longest lifespan of any MB before or since... my own Tyan Tiger
100
could support everything from Celeron 300A to dual P3-800s. How many
motherboards do you know that can support a system about 3x faster than
the
original config? I think the same way about the GF4 cards. With all they
hype surrounding the FX line, I don't think I was the only one
disappointed
when it finally came out. I'm surprised they let ATI get this close to
them. Makes me wonder when they are going to stop buying up companies and
sueing the rest... how about redirecing those resources and focusing on
building faster cards instead.

Darthy wrote in
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As it goes in this area... the GOOD cards always go so fast... while
the low end crap seems to linger like a piece of poo that won't let go
of your spinctor while your date is waiting.

If you look on the net, the stock of GF4 Ti cards are almost gone...
very soon, we cannot recommend this card to anyone since they won't be
able to buy it!!

Look on Pricewatch... the Ti4200s fit on a single page (as do the 4400
& 4600s) - when a few months ago there were 10+ pages... Compare
this to the selection of 17+ pages for fx52000 cards.

Ti4000 series, you did very well. You lasted long until the ATI9700
took the crown away, but you had everything below that card in your
pocket.

Ti4000 series, you showed how well you were engineered by the simple
fact that your younger sisters, most of the FXs doesn't out run you.

One thing that is a FACT, look at these posts in this newsgroup - I
doubt there has everbeen one that said "Ti4200 SUCKS!" - while there
are posts everyday by unhappy customers of fx5200s... you're so
called"replacements"... and its sad to see that when you're gone -
people will still be buying GF2-MX cards (6 pages on pricwatch)

Ti4200, you deserve to have a longer life... to BE that $40~50
replacement card... rather than MX400 or the 440MX... The GF5's (fx)
have yet to gain the respect that you earned easily so long ago.


R I P good Card...