GeForce4 Ti4600 Good Card at $145?

Any of you video card experts consider this a good deal for someone not
looking for the bleeding edge?

GeForce4 Ti4600 for $145

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp...TgxiCdAkoYxXA7

Spend $20 more and get yourself a Radeon 9600XT, much better filtering and
anti-aliasing performance.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...ue=5026,366 8


"Pack Fan" wrote in message
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Any of you video card experts consider this a good deal for someone not
looking for the bleeding edge?


GeForce4 Ti4600 for $145


http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp...TgxiCdAkoYxXA7

It's a good card (I use one!), but it's not DX9 compatible, which the newer
games require.

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DaveW



"Pack Fan" wrote in message
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Any of you video card experts consider this a good deal for someone not
looking for the bleeding edge?

GeForce4 Ti4600 for $145


http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp...TgxiCdAkoYxXA7

Pack Fan wrote:

Any of you video card experts consider this a good deal for someone not
looking for the bleeding edge?

GeForce4 Ti4600 for $145

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp...TgxiCdAkoYxXA7

I would buy a 9600.
I have a 4200.

DaveW wrote:
It's a good card (I use one!), but it's not DX9 compatible, which the newer
games require.


I've heard the terms "compatible" and "Compliant"...anyone know the
difference in terms of computing, such as the example from the previous
post? I've seen these terms used in thumb drive descriptions when it
comes to USB 2.0...

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Michael Cecil wrote:
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:34:22 +0800, Sooky Grumper
wrote:


DaveW wrote:

It's a good card (I use one!), but it's not DX9 compatible, which the newer
games require.


I've heard the terms "compatible" and "Compliant"...anyone know the
difference in terms of computing, such as the example from the previous
post? I've seen these terms used in thumb drive descriptions when it
comes to USB 2.0...


I'd say compatible means "won't crash when used with" while compliant
means "has been tested to work with".

$145 for a GF4 card seems very expensive to me when you consider you
can get a low end GF5 or Radeon that is DX9 compatible for that much.


Remember, though, that low end FX cards run slower than the higher end
Ti cards.

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"Sooky Grumper" wrote in message
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Michael Cecil wrote:
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:34:22 +0800, Sooky Grumper
wrote:


DaveW wrote:

It's a good card (I use one!), but it's not DX9 compatible, which the
newer
games require.


I've heard the terms "compatible" and "Compliant"...anyone know the
difference in terms of computing, such as the example from the previous
post? I've seen these terms used in thumb drive descriptions when it
comes to USB 2.0...


I'd say compatible means "won't crash when used with" while compliant
means "has been tested to work with".

$145 for a GF4 card seems very expensive to me when you consider you
can get a low end GF5 or Radeon that is DX9 compatible for that much.


Remember, though, that low end FX cards run slower than the higher end
Ti cards.

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That's why the only decent choice is an ATI card....

"Require" I don't think so....

"DaveW" wrote in message
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It's a good card (I use one!), but it's not DX9 compatible, which the
newer
games require.

--
DaveW



"Pack Fan" wrote in message
...
Any of you video card experts consider this a good deal for someone not
looking for the bleeding edge?

GeForce4 Ti4600 for $145



http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp...TgxiCdAkoYxXA7

LeeB18509 wrote:
"Sooky Grumper" wrote in message
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Michael Cecil wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:34:22 +0800, Sooky Grumper
wrote:



DaveW wrote:


It's a good card (I use one!), but it's not DX9 compatible, which the

newer

games require.


I've heard the terms "compatible" and "Compliant"...anyone know the
difference in terms of computing, such as the example from the previous
post? I've seen these terms used in thumb drive descriptions when it
comes to USB 2.0...


I'd say compatible means "won't crash when used with" while compliant
means "has been tested to work with".

$145 for a GF4 card seems very expensive to me when you consider you
can get a low end GF5 or Radeon that is DX9 compatible for that much.


Remember, though, that low end FX cards run slower than the higher end
Ti cards.

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That's why the only decent choice is an ATI card....



Not if you use linux...

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"Sooky Grumper" wrote in message
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Michael Cecil wrote:
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:34:22 +0800, Sooky Grumper
wrote:


DaveW wrote:

It's a good card (I use one!), but it's not DX9 compatible, which the
newer
games require.


I've heard the terms "compatible" and "Compliant"...anyone know the
difference in terms of computing, such as the example from the previous
post? I've seen these terms used in thumb drive descriptions when it
comes to USB 2.0...


I'd say compatible means "won't crash when used with" while compliant
means "has been tested to work with".

$145 for a GF4 card seems very expensive to me when you consider you
can get a low end GF5 or Radeon that is DX9 compatible for that much.


Remember, though, that low end FX cards run slower than the higher end
Ti cards.

Well, I'm hoping this is true. I bought the GF4 card on impulse. Probably
should've waited. In any event, this is for a workstation, not a gaming
system.

Also, I do love dual monitor systems and currently have two. While I wasn't
planning on making this a dual monitor system, it may well turn out that
way.