Help to choose: FX5600 or Ti4200 ???

Im looking for buy a new vid card. I have Athlon 2100+ and im hesitate with
a Ti4200 (new for 200$) or a FX5600 (used for 200$)...any suggest?

Thx
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Bli =)

"Bli" wrote in message
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Im looking for buy a new vid card. I have Athlon 2100+ and im hesitate
with
a Ti4200 (new for 200$) or a FX5600 (used for 200$)...any suggest?

5600 is significently faster than 4200. I benchmarked a pny ti4600 against
an asus 5600 non-ultra vivo on 3dmark2003 and there was a 1000 point
difference. I would assume the 4200 would be worse. Your IP is in canada
so I assume the $200 is not USD. You mention used. I have bought
refurbished video board before that was DOA on arrival and the vendor
refused to take it back. The fine print said warranty was OEM only ie:
manufacturer. I got it fixed for free, but it cost me shipping one way and
3 weeks time plus hassle of explaining everything to hercules/guillamont
twice and the better business bureau once. If you are buying this from a
friend that upgraded then should be o.k.. Newegg has the asus 5600 ultra
for about 169 USD as I recall. Note sure that that amounts to in canadian.


Thx
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Bli =)

Beemer Biker wrote:
"Bli" wrote in message
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Im looking for buy a new vid card. I have Athlon 2100+ and im hesitate

with

a Ti4200 (new for 200$) or a FX5600 (used for 200$)...any suggest?


5600 is significently faster than 4200.

http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/..._guide-12.html
indicates that is insignificantly faster?

Matt wrote:
Beemer Biker wrote:

"Bli" wrote in message
. ..

Im looking for buy a new vid card. I have Athlon 2100+ and im hesitate


with

a Ti4200 (new for 200$) or a FX5600 (used for 200$)...any suggest?



5600 is significently faster than 4200.


http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/..._guide-12.html
indicates that is insignificantly faster?


whoops---insignificantly slower.

Beemer Biker wrote:
"Matt" wrote in message
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Matt wrote:

Beemer Biker wrote:


"Bli" wrote in message
. 100...


Im looking for buy a new vid card. I have Athlon 2100+ and im hesitate


with


a Ti4200 (new for 200$) or a FX5600 (used for 200$)...any suggest?



5600 is significently faster than 4200.


http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/..._guide-12.html
indicates that is insignificantly faster?



Interesting...I wonder if that futuremark cheat by nvidia caused the 1000+
difference I saw over the ti4600. I have since picked up the 330 build that
stops the cheat.


whoops---insignificantly slower.



whoops again. That would be the GeForce 4 Ti4200-8X.

Am Fri, 15 Aug 2003 03:02:09 GMT, Bli schrieb:

Im looking for buy a new vid card. I have Athlon 2100+ and im hesitate with
a Ti4200 (new for 200$) or a FX5600 (used for 200$)...any suggest?
^^^^

i just bought a Ti4200 (Sparkle) new for 112 EUR -- ~ 120 $. If you
really need DirectX 9, which I doubt, go for the 5600, but your CPU
has not much reserves. a light overclocked 4200 would server you for a
long time well.
DrFish

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DrFish wrote in
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Am Fri, 15 Aug 2003 03:02:09 GMT, Bli schrieb:

Im looking for buy a new vid card. I have Athlon 2100+ and im hesitate
with a Ti4200 (new for 200$) or a FX5600 (used for 200$)...any
suggest?
^^^^

i just bought a Ti4200 (Sparkle) new for 112 EUR -- ~ 120 $. If you
really need DirectX 9, which I doubt, go for the 5600, but your CPU
has not much reserves. a light overclocked 4200 would server you for a
long time well.
DrFish

Bora Ugurlu



thanks for this tip...it help me... i think im gonna look for a 4200

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Bli =)