64mb or 128mb, which is better for Ti4200????

[jabroni1m]

I am thinking of buying a Gainward or Prolink 4200 and was wondering which is better for the price. Will the 64mb one slow me down or is it good enough for any gaming out there. Thanks.

[cack01]

The 64MB is still more then enough for any game out, and I feel it will stay that way for another couple years. You will probably get better overclocking on the 64MB version since it has faster RAM.
I think 3-4 years from now a 128MB will be a must but if your pressed for money, go with what ever is cheaper, b/c I doubt you will see any difference between the two. I actually just got the Gainward 64MB with 3.5ns RAM and it's a very good card. but I think I may endup replacing the cooling.

[jabroni1m]

Is 350/650 good for a 4600. I found one of those for $330 or so. Its a 128mb model. I will probably go with 64 now that I know it will last me at least a year or two.

[Jamesdsl16]

I have a Visiontek Ti4200 128 and my first Benchmark was 7518 on 3DMark2001 and my brother has a PNY Ti4200 64mb and he got almost the same as me.:cool:

[Violator]

Originally posted by cack01
I think 3-4 years from now a 128MB will be a must but if your pressed for money, go with what ever is cheaper, b/c I doubt you will see any difference between the two. I actually just got the Gainward 64MB with 3.5ns RAM and it's a very good card. but I think I may endup replacing the cooling.

Actually I think by this time next year we'll be looking at needing 128Mb if you want maximum texture/detail out of the latest games. Doom3 I'm pretty sure will run just fine on 64 but I'm not sure you'd be able to run it at max settings on one, those textures look pretty complex.

I stayed off buying a new card with the current roundup (i.e. the GF4). Next buy will either be the R300 or the NV30, and I'll get one with 128Mb. Since they're both still a few months away by that time it will be more viable.

If you're getting anything less than the next-gen cards right now stick with 64Mb. By the time the games arrive that need more than 64Mb, you'll probably be looking to upgrade the card again anyway.

[h20link]

i'd say spend the extra money for the 128 now to get some longevity out of it rather than having to buy a whole new card down the road sooner than you anticipated...of course that's just my opinion.....

[CPFitz14]

By the time games come out that need 128mb, you will need a whole new video card anyway. Go with the 64mb Gainward, i'm picking one up myself. Just my .02

-CPFitz-

[phantom punisher]

the games are already on the way. doom3, ut2. besides the difference in price isnt bad right now. i don have any numbers, but isnt that 128 radeaon only like $100 right now?

[phantom punisher]

Originally posted by Jamesdsl16
I have a Visiontek Ti4200 128 and my first Benchmark was 7518 on 3DMark2001 and my brother has a PNY Ti4200 64mb and he got almost the same as me.:cool:

the 3dmark2001 benchmark does not use the large textures that the 128 is designed for. try code creatures.its designed to stress 128 cards. your brother may not be even able to run that.

[jabroni1m]

Thanks for all your replies about the 64mb and 128mb graphics cards. Even though I still haven't made up my mind, I think im leading toward the 64 and then, when games start to slow me down a bit, I will upgrade and blow some more money again. Better start working some more.

[GeckoBanzai]

I bought the 64 for oc but I am getting results only 10 to 15 percent different than a 4600. I only paid $161 for as opposed to $349. In a year or year and a half I'll upgrade to tech that will keep me current. The games that will be released in that time will be no match for my card. I know that there are benchmarking tools that will stress the smaller memory but real world games won't and in a year or three when they do your card will look good in a second rig.