GF4 4200 128MB or spend $60 more for 9500 Pro?

[schavera]

I hope I can get some advice on this purchase. I am just about set to buy a TI 4200 with 128MB but am hesitant because the ATI 9500 Pro is about $60 more. I want a card that will be useful for at least a year and I do a moderate amount of gaming. I figure the price difference isn't that great but big enough to wonder what is the better deal. There doesn't seem to be a big difference between the two cards. Am I wrong?

 

[Schadenfroh]

4200 o/c to a 4600 and would beat the 9500 in most tests untill the AF/FSAA gets turned on. by the time you need the directx 9 features of the 9500 pro, you will be able to buy one for 60.

 

[EdipisReks]

if you want to use FSAA and AF, then the 9500 Pro is definitely the better deal.

 

[nutxo]

wait for the new 5600ultra, it will smoke either one of those cards with or without fsaa and af.