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Comparison Vid Card Question

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How does a nVidia FX5600 Ultra 256Mb 8X AGP Video Card compare to a PNY GeForce 4 Ti4400 128 meg?
 
Ti4400 is an overall better card. Ultra comes close somewhat, but it's definitely not an upgrade.

Are you looking into changing cards? If so, what's your max budget?
 
I really wouldn't go with either if you plan on playing newer games.

Also, the PNY TI4400s had a lot of problems. I owned one myself. Broke down after only 3 months and almost took my monitor with it. Tried to RMA with PNY and they would only give me a plain 5600. I can't find it now, but there was a huge thread on another forum about those cards breaking down.

How much are you willing to spend on a new card?
 
I have $160 to spend, so thought I could get a lower end 256MB card or would just a higher end 128MB be better? I really don't know much about Vid Cards, been using a Geforce 2 for years now.
 
I know this is going to sound stupid but, on the outside of my case I have a lil Nvidia engraving, so would like to keep a nvidia card....no flames. I made my case very pleasing to the eye inside and such so would like to "try" to stick with it.
 
you will get 80-90 percent of the proformance with the 9700pro of the 9800pro. and it is in his price range. i could tell him "save up some more money and get a 6800." 150 is enough to drop on a vid card for some of us who don't care if we play at 1200x1600 or with AA/AF.

A comparable vid card to the 9700pro would be the 5900xt but it is a little bit more.

Here is the cheapest one i could find: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-164-018&depa=0

I haven't had any experiance with that company before nor have a heard reviews about them though. The 9700pro still beats the 5900xt in most benchmarks and surprisingly even call of duty which is an open GL game.

LINK: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-13.html#unreal_tournament_2003
 
The Ti-4xxx cards are all solid performers. The only steps up are the 5700, 5900 and newer cards. Don't bother with the 5200, 5600 series. The Ti-4600 will out run them in any contest. If you can find an 8x AGP variant, then the only real next step up would be a 5900 or higher card.

I run a Ti-4200 128mb, and a 5900XT. The biggest gap is with FSAA/AF. With these settings enabled, the 5900 pulls ahead by 12-25 FPS. You can compare the 5900 series to the TI-4200 128mb by saying that the slower 5900 series runs with 2xQ/2x FSAA/AF at the same speed as a 128 MB Ti-4200 with those settings disabled.

A good buy is the 5900 card by Leadtek. It easily accepts the flash to a 5950. You can then overclock it about as far as a stock 5950! The only real difference is the firmware (BIOS). A cheaper choice is the Leadtek 5900XT. It runs all day at 450/900 in 3D mode, and can be pushed even further. That is faster than a stock 5900 card as far as performance goes.
 
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