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Asus Gf4 4200ti vs. generic vs. Asus fx5200
The FX5200 is a low-end DX9 card, but it may lack enough raw power to run
DX9 features. The 4200 is from the previous generation; it's pretty fast (and sometimes overclockable to near spec 4600 performance levels). It's DX8 only. You don't mention your CPU/RAM, so I can't guess whether your card is entirely the limiting factor. If you can talk yourself into wasting more cash, I'd suggest a Radeon 9500pro, if you can still find one, or a 9600. Keep your hard-earned cash with ATI in Canada. ;-) Bob Knowlden Spam dodger may be in use. Replace nkbob with bobkn. "Mitchua" wrote in message le.rogers.com... I'm looking to spend about CAN$100 before taxes (15% here) for a new video card since my Radeon 7000 64MB sucks donkey kong. Everyone tells me how great the Gf4 4200ti is and I've been drooling over the benchmarks but with the Asus and MSI versions being at least $180, it's a little out of my price range. I'm sure I'd see a big preformance increase going to the Asus FX5200 ($112) but the benchmarks are significantly under the 4200ti so I don't know if it's worth buying now. To complicate matters more, I found a generic (comes in white box, made in taiwan, cyberlink CD, VIVO, 1-year warranty) GF4 4200ti for $109. Is a "crappy" generic 4200ti better than an Asus FX5200? Will I really get what I pay for? What should I be considering here? Thanks for your help, Mitchua |
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