Best choice for $150-200?

cammby · 03-18-2003, 10:05 AM

Currently in the process of making final decisions on a new system I'm building. I thought I had everything pared down except for deciding on the case. However, I seemed set on a GeForce4 Ti4200 card, but now I'm a little hesitant with the rollout of the GeForce FX soon.

I'm not sure if I should stick with the Ti4200 or else wait for some price drops in the others Ti4400 or 4600, OR even consider switching to a Radeon-based card - 8500 or 9000? Is the 4600 much better than the 4200 factoring in price? I hear a lot more conflicts with Radeons, so would tend to stay with nVidia but unsure now.

Anything will be a HUGE upgrade over the 32MB card I currently have. I'm obviously not a big gamer, though I do play here and there. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

John

Thendar · 03-18-2003, 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by cammby
Currently in the process of making final decisions on a new system I'm building. I thought I had everything pared down except for deciding on the case. However, I seemed set on a GeForce4 Ti4200 card, but now I'm a little hesitant with the rollout of the GeForce FX soon.

I'm not sure if I should stick with the Ti4200 or else wait for some price drops in the others Ti4400 or 4600, OR even consider switching to a Radeon-based card - 8500 or 9000? Is the 4600 much better than the 4200 factoring in price? I hear a lot more conflicts with Radeons, so would tend to stay with nVidia but unsure now.

Anything will be a HUGE upgrade over the 32MB card I currently have. I'm obviously not a big gamer, though I do play here and there. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

John

I may be wrong but I thought that the FX was canned

If you want to spend between $150-200 and get the most for your money I would suggest an ATI All-In-Wonder 8500DV. I've seen them at Best Buy for $199.00..... Not only are you getting a great graphics card 2D and 3D but also.... TV tuner, video capture and 2 extra firewire ports.

Wiskers · 03-18-2003, 10:42 AM

Ati-9500 Pro

barureddy · 03-18-2003, 10:47 AM

If I wasn't in a hurry, I would wait for the $79 geforce fx that are suppose to come out sometime in the near future. It will be a dx9 card that will have a performance around a ti 4600.

Ec]-[oMaN · 03-18-2003, 10:50 AM

right now if i was buying a vid card and wanted one fast id would be the in my sig,if you can wait 1 month and a half id buy a 9700pro for cheaper

an Ugly SOB_abx · 03-18-2003, 12:25 PM

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Originally posted by barureddy
If I wasn't in a hurry, I would wait for the $79 geforce fx that are suppose to come out sometime in the near future. It will be a dx9 card that will have a performance around a ti 4600.

Wrong. It's the MX in the FX series, so it will suck. It won't be as bad as a GF4 MX (missing pixel shaders and such) but it's going to be bad. It has a passive cooler on it, that should be an indication to you...

03-18-2003, 10:05 AM	#1
cammby Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 27	Best choice for $150-200? Currently in the process of making final decisions on a new system I'm building. I thought I had everything pared down except for deciding on the case. However, I seemed set on a GeForce4 Ti4200 card, but now I'm a little hesitant with the rollout of the GeForce FX soon. I'm not sure if I should stick with the Ti4200 or else wait for some price drops in the others Ti4400 or 4600, OR even consider switching to a Radeon-based card - 8500 or 9000? Is the 4600 much better than the 4200 factoring in price? I hear a lot more conflicts with Radeons, so would tend to stay with nVidia but unsure now. Anything will be a HUGE upgrade over the 32MB card I currently have. I'm obviously not a big gamer, though I do play here and there. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! John
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Wiskers Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 39	Ati-9500 Pro
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barureddy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,414	If I wasn't in a hurry, I would wait for the $79 geforce fx that are suppose to come out sometime in the near future. It will be a dx9 card that will have a performance around a ti 4600.
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