GEFORCE4 Ti4200 128MB DDR AGP8X - WHICH MAUFACTURER?

[brigden]

Due to a sweet price/performance ratio I plan on picking up a GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB DDR AGP8X. However, there are many manufacturers who produce this card and obviously some are better than others. Any recommendations? Who should I avoid?

 

[sash1]

Good:
-Gainward
-Asus
-Hercules

Bad:
-Generic
-Chaintech!

 

[TrollMan]

Gainward's Golden Sample is a silly name, but one with a very good (and deserved) reputation...

 

[WalMart1564]

ill pass on gainward
Gainward defect update

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: AunixP35
Good:
-Gainward
-Asus
-Hercules

Bad:
-Generic
-Chaintech!

whats wrong with chaintech??? mine works great, no regrets

 

[nick1985]

and i have 2 other chaintech cards besides mine, they all work outstanding.

 

[ScrewFace]

I'd recommend MSI. My MSI GeForce4-Ti4400 overclocks from 275/275 to 330/315 and has worked flawlessly for me.

 

[beatle]

Abit has the OTES system, which is nice. It also runs @ 4400 speeds by default. HardOCP did a review of the card. I don't remember if they said it was loud, however. My brother owns the card and he likes it.

 

[BFG10K]

Leadtek is a good brand and although I've never had any issues with Gainward, they do seem to be suffering from quality issues lately.

 

[jcuadrado]

my buddy bought a BFG and it seems to work fine for whatever game...

 

[Mem]

Leadtek would be my choice,it has excellent image quality (one of the best GF4 wise),Gainward have had problems but they`ve gone out of their way to make sure customers get a good replacement if it becomes faulty.

The Albatron Turbo GF4 TI4200 model is a very good overclocking card,so another good choice as well.

 

[AtomicDude512]

I vote MSI! They have my money, my GeForce4 Ti 4200 works schweet!

 

[IdBuRnS]

Originally posted by: brigden
Due to a sweet price/performance ratio I plan on picking up a GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB DDR AGP8X. However, there are many manufacturers who produce this card and obviously some are better than others. Any recommendations? Who should I avoid?

My Radeon 9500 Pro is markedly faster then my GeForce4 Ti 4200 128MB card, neither are AGP 8x but is there really that much of a performance difference?

 

[gistech1978]

ive had two refurbed gainwards from newegg
GF2 ti450 golden sample (kicked ass)
GF4 ti4200
no problems atall.
been very very good cards.

 

[PliotronX]

ATI, muaha

I'd go with Leadtek or MSI.