GF4 Ti4200 Ultra - Good Budget Choice?

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:29:35 +0100, In this world we created "smjohn"
wrote :

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts in this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for around £85
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...x428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice, can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase in my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same models by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn


I think it's a good choice but by how much well....
I'm in a similar situation with an older G3 Ti200 and am going to wait
a while to see what's the nest thing after the FX cards.
Do any of your games not run well?
If the answer is yes then upgrade.
If the answer is no then save your money and wait.
My 10 penn'th.
Also a good supplier,
http://prices.cclcomputers.co.uk/
HTH



--
Free Windows/PC help,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html
Free songs download,
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/17/sheppard.html

Here's what Tom's Hardware says about it :

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...409/index.html



"Shep©" wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:29:35 +0100, In this world we created "smjohn"
wrote :

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts in this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for around £85
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...x428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice, can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase in my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same models by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn


I think it's a good choice but by how much well....
I'm in a similar situation with an older G3 Ti200 and am going to wait
a while to see what's the nest thing after the FX cards.
Do any of your games not run well?
If the answer is yes then upgrade.
If the answer is no then save your money and wait.
My 10 penn'th.
Also a good supplier,
http://prices.cclcomputers.co.uk/
HTH

--
Free Windows/PC help,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html
Free songs download,
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/17/sheppard.html

For $200 USD, you can get a Radeon 9700 non-pro. Check www.pricewatch.com
and try to find someone that will ship, internationally, via CC purchase.
Will blow the socks off the GF4 Ti4200 pro. Can, also, get the 9800
non-pro for $200 USD.


-
smjohn stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget
option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts in
this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my
favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells
them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for
around £85

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...s/pixelview/vi
dpix428x128dv/vidpix428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice,
can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any
other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm
finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase in
my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same models
by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

Oops, that should read that the 9800 np is going for about $280 USD.
Typo, from Hell.

-
Strontium stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

For $200 USD, you can get a Radeon 9700 non-pro. Check
www.pricewatch.com and try to find someone that will ship,
internationally, via CC purchase. Will blow the socks off the GF4
Ti4200 pro. Can, also, get the 9800 non-pro for $200 USD.


-
smjohn stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget
option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts in
this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my
favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells
them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for
around £85


http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...s/pixelview/vi
dpix428x128dv/vidpix428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice,
can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable
purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any
other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm
finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase in
my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same models
by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

Too bad that this article is fairly old. And, after the introduction of
the 9500, ATI is smoking nVidia in the FSAA arena.

-
Keith Clark stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Here's what Tom's Hardware says about it :

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...409/index.html



"Shep©" wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:29:35 +0100, In this world we created "smjohn"
wrote :

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget
option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various
cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts
in this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my
favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells
them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for
around £85

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...s/pixelview/vi
dpix428x128dv/vidpix428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice,
can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable
purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any
other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm
finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase
in my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same
models by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn


I think it's a good choice but by how much well....
I'm in a similar situation with an older G3 Ti200 and am going to
wait
a while to see what's the nest thing after the FX cards.
Do any of your games not run well?
If the answer is yes then upgrade.
If the answer is no then save your money and wait.
My 10 penn'th.
Also a good supplier,
http://prices.cclcomputers.co.uk/
HTH

--
Free Windows/PC help,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html
Free songs download,
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/17/sheppard.html

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

Does the 9500 have dual monitor support and solid Linux drivers? If it does I
might consider one...

--Keith



Strontium wrote:

Too bad that this article is fairly old. And, after the introduction of
the 9500, ATI is smoking nVidia in the FSAA arena.

-
Keith Clark stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Here's what Tom's Hardware says about it :

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...409/index.html



"Shep©" wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:29:35 +0100, In this world we created "smjohn"
wrote :

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget
option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various
cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts
in this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my
favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells
them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for
around £85

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...s/pixelview/vi
dpix428x128dv/vidpix428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice,
can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable
purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any
other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm
finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase
in my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same
models by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn


I think it's a good choice but by how much well....
I'm in a similar situation with an older G3 Ti200 and am going to
wait
a while to see what's the nest thing after the FX cards.
Do any of your games not run well?
If the answer is yes then upgrade.
If the answer is no then save your money and wait.
My 10 penn'th.
Also a good supplier,
http://prices.cclcomputers.co.uk/
HTH

--
Free Windows/PC help,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html
Free songs download,
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/17/sheppard.html

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/vid...500pro_1.shtml


-
Keith Clark stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Does the 9500 have dual monitor support and solid Linux drivers? If
it does I might consider one...

--Keith



Strontium wrote:

Too bad that this article is fairly old. And, after the
introduction of the 9500, ATI is smoking nVidia in the FSAA arena.

-
Keith Clark stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Here's what Tom's Hardware says about it :

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...409/index.html



"Shep©" wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:29:35 +0100, In this world we created
"smjohn" wrote :

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget
option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various
cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts
in this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my
favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells
them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for
around £85


http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...s/pixelview/vi
dpix428x128dv/vidpix428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice,
can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable
purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any
other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm
finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase
in my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same
models by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn


I think it's a good choice but by how much well....
I'm in a similar situation with an older G3 Ti200 and am going to
wait
a while to see what's the nest thing after the FX cards.
Do any of your games not run well?
If the answer is yes then upgrade.
If the answer is no then save your money and wait.
My 10 penn'th.
Also a good supplier,
http://prices.cclcomputers.co.uk/
HTH

--
Free Windows/PC help,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html
Free songs download,
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/17/sheppard.html

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

Yeah? And now Nvidia's 5600 is smoking right back!
Dave

"Strontium" wrote in message
...
Too bad that this article is fairly old. And, after the introduction of
the 9500, ATI is smoking nVidia in the FSAA arena.

-
Keith Clark stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Here's what Tom's Hardware says about it :

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...409/index.html



"Shep©" wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:29:35 +0100, In this world we created "smjohn"
wrote :

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget
option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various
cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts
in this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my
favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells
them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for
around £85

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...s/pixelview/vi
dpix428x128dv/vidpix428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice,
can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable
purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any
other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm
finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase
in my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same
models by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn


I think it's a good choice but by how much well....
I'm in a similar situation with an older G3 Ti200 and am going to
wait
a while to see what's the nest thing after the FX cards.
Do any of your games not run well?
If the answer is yes then upgrade.
If the answer is no then save your money and wait.
My 10 penn'th.
Also a good supplier,
http://prices.cclcomputers.co.uk/
HTH

--
Free Windows/PC help,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html
Free songs download,
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/17/sheppard.html

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

It better blow the socks off (maybe a 30 to 40% increase in frame rate, that
is if the rest of your system supports the increase, otherwise no increase
at all) for $200 more. Basically the ti4200 is the best buy, period.
Dave

"Strontium" wrote in message
news
Oops, that should read that the 9800 np is going for about $280 USD.
Typo, from Hell.

-
Strontium stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

For $200 USD, you can get a Radeon 9700 non-pro. Check
www.pricewatch.com and try to find someone that will ship,
internationally, via CC purchase. Will blow the socks off the GF4
Ti4200 pro. Can, also, get the 9800 non-pro for $200 USD.


-
smjohn stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget
option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various cheaper
options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after reading posts in
this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my
favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells
them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for
around £85


http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...s/pixelview/vi
dpix428x128dv/vidpix428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice,
can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable
purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any
other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm
finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase in
my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same models
by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

Not quite.


Ti4200 can whop all over an 8500.....old....old...old. Now, 9500?
Hehehehehee nice try.


-
Dave stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

It better blow the socks off (maybe a 30 to 40% increase in frame
rate, that is if the rest of your system supports the increase,
otherwise no increase at all) for $200 more. Basically the ti4200 is
the best buy, period.
Dave

"Strontium" wrote in message
news
Oops, that should read that the 9800 np is going for about $280 USD.
Typo, from Hell.

-
Strontium stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

For $200 USD, you can get a Radeon 9700 non-pro. Check
www.pricewatch.com and try to find someone that will ship,
internationally, via CC purchase. Will blow the socks off the GF4
Ti4200 pro. Can, also, get the 9800 non-pro for $200 USD.


-
smjohn stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

Hello, I am looking to replace my graphics card with a low budget
option. I
currently have a Ti500 card and have been looking at various
cheaper options. My initial choice was an FX5200 but after
reading posts in this
newsgroup, this would seem to be a poor choice. After that my
favoured
option was a Radeon 9500 Pro but I can't find anywhere that sells
them in
the UK (apart from 1 supplier which is out of stock).

My latest option is a Pixelview GF4 Ti4200 Ultra 128MB card for
around £85



http://www.microdirect.co.uk/company...s/pixelview/vi
dpix428x128dv/vidpix428x128dv.htm,
I've also read in this group that a Ti4200 would be a good choice,
can
anyone tell me if this particular card would be a reasonable
purchase.

I would be willing to go up to £125 (approx $205) if you have any
other
recommendations for a good graphics card in this price range, I'm
finding it
pretty difficult working out which card would be the best purchase
in my
price range as there are big variations in prices for the same
models by
different manufacturers.

Any advice would be appreciated

(My system is a P4 2GHz, 512 RAMBUS memory, Win XP)

smjohn

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

--
Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311