geforce4

[diesoft]

Gentleman, are the current geforce4 cards worth a damn? I mean, the xtasy and visiontek brands...I always seem them as the first in the market. Are they worth even lookin at?

 

[BD231]

Why wouldent they be?

 

[diesoft]

Don't know. That's why I ask. I never seem to hear much from them, so I'm either not listening close enough or they're just more generic or SOMETHING.

 

[tornadobox]

aren't visiontek and xtasy the same card?

anyhow, the GeForce4 MX cards aren't worth it IMO (the GeForce3's are better since the GeForce4 MX is based on the GeForce2 MX model). I think the first GeForce4 card to be worth it is the GeForce4 Ti4200, but again, that's just my opinion.

edit - also, Visiontek used to make the Elsa boards, not sure if they still do or not though.

 

[diesoft]

Oh, geez. Sorry, forgot about the mx. No, I was assuming the Ti 4200/4600 (think those the right #'s). Yeah, geforce4mx isn't worth it for a performance hog

 

[tornadobox]

i say that the GeForce4 Ti4200 is really the only one worth it for price/performance...first because the GeForce3 is still overkill for almost all games (the GeForce4 will be also, but the Ti4200's pricetag is only $199 making it cheaper than the GeForce3 original and Ti500).

 

[diesoft]

well, then, what kind of performance difference is there between the 4200 and 4600? splitting hairs?

 

[tornadobox]

there's most definately a performance increase for the 4600 on paper but seriously you'd be hard pressed to notice it in applications if you tried (not benchmarks mind you). also the price tag ($399) is definately not worth it in my opinion.

 

[diesoft]

I think you're right.
Btw, do you know if any new athlon processors are coming out relatively soon?

 

[AGodspeed]

<< I think you're right.
Btw, do you know if any new athlon processors are coming out relatively soon? >>

A 1.8GHz Athlon XP will arrive sometime in the next 4-5 weeks.

 

[cmaMath13]

I think it depends on a few things:
1) What kind of system do you currently have? (Is it powerful enough to take advantage of tech)
2) What kind of video card do you currently have? (If you have a GeForce 3 Ti500, then don't upgrade.)
3) How much money do you have to spend? (If you have $400 you are willing to spend, then ....)
4) What do you want out of a video card? (Do you play games at high resolutions or do you want full screen AA...)

I personally am going to get it, based on the above criteria.