Gainward Ti4200 128mb good cards?

[Sniper82]

Was offered one for $40 shipped. These any good? Heard some of there earlier cards had issues with the capacitors on them. Does this include the 128mb version or just the 64mb?

 

[oneshot47]

Try asking on the video forum...

 

[TGHI]

it's not a BAD card...not in it's day, no. The TI series only came in 128MB and maybe 256MB, but not 64MB. What card do you have right now?

 

[Dman877]

Originally posted by: TGHI
it's not a BAD card...not in it's day, no. The TI series only came in 128MB and maybe 256MB, but not 64MB. What card do you have right now?

Ti series was 64 mb and 128 mb only, most were 64 mb.

 

[TGHI]

really? hmm...thought only the MX series had 64...ah hell.

 

[Lyfer]

$40 shipped, thats dirt cheap. Can I get one too?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Lyfer
$40 shipped, thats dirt cheap. Can I get one too?

most likely in FS/FT forum..

 

[someone16]

make that 3 =)

 

[Corporate Thug]

gainward = quality

 

[gf4200isdabest]

"Gf4200isdabest"

 

[imported_Vision]

Price is great, but if you play alot of games I'd get something newer...

 

[JBT]

Seems like a gooid price if you plan on sticking with DX8 games. If not you might want to spend a bit more...

 

[Marsumane]

Originally posted by: JBT
Seems like a gooid price if you plan on sticking with DX8 games. If not you might want to spend a bit more...

definately. its not powerful enough for future games mainly.

 

[styrafoam]

The bad cap problem was only with the base model gainward 64meg ti4200 cards. I had one and they RMA'd it with no hassle at all after it started to exhibit the problems that were typical to them going bad.

$40 for a ti4200 is a better deal than anything you can buy new. Any DX9 card in the lowest rung of the price ladder will be ungodly slow anyways.

 

[Boobers]

I've got a Gainward Ti4200 64MB Golden Sample. It runs great @ 300/600, but I'm not really pushing it. I got it as a referb from Newegg. After 6 months, the two 1000ufd caps by the VGA port puffed up and burst and my monitor went black (yellow standby light was on). I replaced them with high quality caps for about $1 and it's worked flawlessly for about one year now.

YMMV...