Which Geforce 4 should i go with?

[AZN]

first question, GF 4 Ti4400 or 4600? and y. Is the 4600 really worth the extra $100. Seem there are more then 1 company that uses the GF chipset, who do i go with and y. My first GF card was made by ASUS. My friend has a GF3 made by Visiontek. with all the different companys with the GF chipset, how does one decide?

 

[jazztrumpet216]

This should really be in the "Video and Sound Cards" section of the Forums.

Anyway, yes, Nvidia sells their chipsets to card makers. I have a Visiontek GF2GTS and a Visiontek GF2MX400 and am very happy with both. I've found Visiontek to be a good card maker, though Asus cards are not bad either. My personal opinion is that it's not worth the extra $100 but it depends on how much you want to be king-of-the-hill so to speak.

 

[AZN]

I would agree, I'm building my dream machine not a king of the hill machine. I want to keep it near top of the line but not waste money.


GeForce4 Ti 4600 Vertices per Second:
Fill Rate:
Operations per Second:
Memory Bandwidth:
Maximum Memory:

GeForce4 Ti 4400 Vertices per Second:
Fill Rate:
Operations per Second:
Memory Bandwidth:
Maximum Memory:

136 Million
4.8 Billion AA Samples/Sec.
1.23 Trillion
10.4GB/Sec.
128MB

125 Million
4.4 Billion AA Samples/Sec.
1.12 Trillion
8.8GB/Sec.
128MB

not much difference for $100. so i rather put that into a kick *** HSF or whatever else the comp needs.
well does any1 out there know which company is best? Or is it, as long as it has the GF chipset, then u cant go wrong?

 

[Vfrjim1]

If budget is a concern, the Ti4400 will suit your needs just fine without a noticable lost of quality.

 

[Antimatter]

I'd go for a gainward 4400, which is oc'ed by them I read over a review of an oc'ed 4400 and 4600 on a website, but I forget what site =\ Anyway, the oc'ed 4400 performed at par and sometime better than the 4600 (which isn't oc'ed). So save yourself the 100 bucks, and get a 4400 which gives you almost equal performance if not slightly better in certain areas.

 

[AZN]

i hear gainward comming up all the time, i guess that is the brand to go with. thx guyz

 

[GoldenTiger]

Make sure the Ti4400 you get has VIVO (Gainward's does). Not all of them do, but most do.

 

[Illah]

Gainward is my friend. So is red PCB.

If you got a window it looks cool.

--Illah

 

[AZN]

I guess gainward is good, its the most expensive manufacture with the Nvidida Chipset. Besides the price and just that u like it, can u tell me Y Gainward is the best. What are the fact, y should i choose Gainward?

 

[Arcane]

hmmm...i'd actually get the 4600...it's already top of the line and should last you quite a long time...and as soon as new games or progs come out the begin to stress the card, there always overclocking...but then again...i am partial to the 4600

 

[13rian]

yes, i MUST know why every mentions Gainward [i thought it was a no namer brand...?]. is it stable when oc'ed? cheaper? compliments most setups?

GoldenTiger: what is 'VIVO' that gainward also features?

...i was thinking about 4600 really heavily, but now i'm noticing more ppl saying 4400 can SURPASS it!! *woah* that's big exclamation mark!

 

[SirDennis]

Gainward cards tend to OC higher, and have faster RAM. I think overclocking is even covered by their warranty to a certain extent.