I know I said i decided but......GeForce 4 maybe? info Please

[Wildfire]

yeah I know I said I was going to buy a Radeon 8500 but they work out at $320 in the UK so I have asked my Aunt in the US to try and get me a Ti 4400.

Does the extra $120 for the Ti4600 justify itself in the performance difference?

I am thinking of the Visiontek Ti4400 for $279. this is still cheaper than the retail Radeon 8500 in the UK. Is this a better card than the Radeon? and finally..

Does it support Twin monitors?

Thanks

 

[Starfoxer]

hey bro, these sites should help you out
http://www.visiontek.com/g4_ti44.shtml

 

[RnPgrosz]

The new GF4 TI's whoop the radeon 8500 in benchmarks. 50-70% faster is what I've heard. Go with the GF4 TI 4400.

 

[{PMS}fishy]

Why dont you just have your aunt get you a radeon 8500 in the US. They are $139. Such a better value than the geforce4s

 

[Garfield]

How long as the GeForce 4 been out? Sounds good. How many frames per second, anybody know?

 

[Wicked Klown]

How long as the GeForce 4 been out? Sounds good. How many frames per second, anybody know?

Heres a Benchmark with the same speed CPU as you at a Res of 1024x768x32. The guy is running a 140 FSB tho.

 

[Garfield]

Thanks for the screenshot. That's pretty good. Expensive, though. That's a lot of money for a video card. I might upgrade with some time and more money.

 

[plague]

personally, Im gonna wait for the TI 4200. A little OC and you can probably get at least a 440 out of it for a lot less $$$.

 

[Garfield]

personally, Im gonna wait for the TI 4200. A little OC and you can probably get at least a 440 out of it for a lot less $$$.

Understood. How will this TI 4200 be?

 

[Ice_Gargoylle]

absolutely get a gf4, they are a totally new board.

I have looked at gainwards site and i think the Power pak models do support duel monitors along with some other cool features.

do some searching and reasearch the gf4's and thier features, im sure will find 1 that u like. 8500 vs. GF4 = apples vs. oranges

 

[Garfield]

>> absolutely get a gf4 <<

Not for me for awhile. I just built my computer and I'm going fine. Besides, I don't have any money . I should be getting a programming assignment soon, so I should get some decent $$$ out of that. But, then next thing I want to do is some modding. I have a lot on my computer upgrading list. It's a darn long list, too!

 

[Radman]

Leadtek,Leadtek,Leadtek. WinfastA250 UltraTD. Worth the wait, at least for me. Leadtek has a consistantly excellent product, with plenty of cooling and on-board support for overclocking. Can't wait to get mine. While my ATI has been good to me, she's gettin' old, and I personally don't believe in small upgrades if I can afford better, nor do I believe in trading one old component for another. Just the way the Radman is.

 

[]-[itman]

Just to answer one of your questions, all GF4's, whether they be MX or TI, have dual monitor support. Incase you're interested the Gainward's also have Video in.

 

[Garfield]

Just out of curiousity, do any of you guys have multiple monitors? What would the benefit of this be? Just to see it multiple times? Hmmm...sounds interesting...

 

[]-[itman]

There's been some talk about this. Most people don't need dual monitor support, most people won't use dual monitor support. But, say you have a huge spreadsheat, you could see it all by spreading it over 2 monitors. You could also you 2 different apps opened on each monitor.

 

[Ice_Gargoylle]

thnx for the clarification hitman.....i read the site a while ago and i nvr chked out any other makers of the gf4's.

 

[Wildfire]

Gee thaks for all the replies guys. I would get my aunt to get the 8500 for me but I was prepared to buy one over here and the Ti4400 is still cheaper in the US than the 8500 is over here so I don't mind spending the extra cash for more performance.

I do 3D graphics and Photoshop so the twin monitor support is pretty important for me, just in reply to some one's question. In a a package like Softimage XSI you can set up the display so that you have your tools on one monitor and the other for your workspace. i also play a few game, mainly AVP2 and Medal of Honour multiplayer at themoment so I want somthing that is going to get the best for my work and play.

Yeah I do agree that Leadtek makes great cards, I have one at the moment. But I spent ages waiting for the Gigabyte Radeon which still hasn't arrived and I have a major project on the go at the moment and want the card soon. I can't really afford to do any more waiting.

I was thinking Visiontek Xtacy.Good? I've never had any experience with Visiontek before

 

[]-[itman]

The GF4's will beat the Radeon8500 hands down. Especially if you're going to be in 3dgraphics design and such. Visiontek is an excellent company that makes great cards! I am more than pleased with my Xtasy GF2Ti.