GeForce4 MX = Radeon 7500??

[masshass81]

Just looking to replace the onboard gfx on my NF7-M to free up memory. Don't need anything more than the onboard gfx (GeForce4 MX), but wasnt sure what was a cheap equivalent to it. Yeah, its not used for gaming, maybe occasional light gaming, but mainly for internet and music.

 

[carage]

You might as well find a Ti 4200 shouldn't be too expensive and works much better than the MX or the 7500.

 

[PrayForDeath]

I think the 7500 performs just like the GeForce 4 MX 440, and faster than the MX 420, but I don't think you'll find one anymore for sale, I recommend getting a 9200 PCI for your situation.

 

[kurt454]

Newegg has 7500's for sale still. They are $39.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: carage
You might as well find a Ti 4200 shouldn't be too expensive and works much better than the MX or the 7500.

I am in agreeance, even for occasional gaming, the Ti4200 will treat you much better

 

[jjyiz28]

geforce 420 (cuz its 64bits) < 7500 < 440 < 460 < 9000 < 8500 < 4200 < 9600

 

[Marsumane]

Originally posted by: jjyiz28
geforce 420 (cuz its 64bits) < 7500 < 440 < 460 < 9000 < 8500 < 4200 < 9600

Any of these aboave cards will do u fine.

 

[jiffylube1024]

A 7500 would be considerably faster than onboard GF4 MX graphics due to the fact that it's not running on slower (and shared) system DDR memory.

It's still slow for today's games, but it's a very capable video card for 2d, and 2d quality is generally excellent on 7500's too.

 

[Killrose]

A 128bit mem bus 7500 will be faster than the on-board GF4 MX. Also, if you can find an origional ATi built one with at least 4ns ram, they overclock like crazy because the mem usually was clocked at a measly 230MHz, far below rated speed for the mem.

I still have a 7500 somewhere, and when Oclocked 315core/275 mem, would absoulutely blow away all the published benches I ever saw reveiwed about the card. In fact, when overclocked, it benefitted far more than any card I have ever used.

Beware of the 64bit mem bus units.

 

[carage]

Well, if we want to discuss overclock potential, I believe any decent 4200 can be overclocked to 4600 levels especially the ones using 4600 PCBs.

 

[PrayForDeath]

The only problem with the TI is that they're hard to find, and the cheapest one you can find goes for 80$, but you can buy a used one for 50$ I guess.

 

[PrayForDeath]

Originally posted by: jjyiz28
geforce 420 (cuz its 64bits) < 7500 < 440 < 460 < 9000 < 8500 < 4200 < 9600

The 7500 is actually on par with the 440. And the 4200 is definately faster than the 9600 NP, but slower than the pro especially when AA/AF used.

 

[jjyiz28]

Originally posted by: PrayForDeath

Originally posted by: jjyiz28
geforce 420 (cuz its 64bits) < 7500 < 440 < 460 < 9000 < 8500 < 4200 < 9600

The 7500 is actually on par with the 440. And the 4200 is definately faster than the 9600 NP, but slower than the pro especially when AA/AF used.

your right at both counts