I have a 4200TI 64 meg GeForce 4.....Is it time to upgrade???

[DarkFudge2000]

Guys I just built a 2.6 P4c 800 powerhouse that I am overclocking to 3.1 ghz and I have 1 gig of DDR PC 3700 RAM and this monster is cruising but I ran out of cash to put the final icing on the cake....a SWEET Video card.

So I plopped in my old GeForce4 4200ti 64meg card in there and am a little nervous that I am driving a high performance sports car with firestone tires. How much is this limiting my High end gaming performance and would you recommend going to something BETTER?

Perhaps other than a 9800 PRO ATI that seems to be as good as you can get, what else would you recommend that's worth a slightly smaller investment that would really be worth the upgrade??


thanks

 

[stardust]

If you have the money, a 9800PRO 128mb is the best choice

EDIT:

If money is of concern, get the 9800 nonpro. The "old" saphire ones are very successful in flashing to Pro if you choose to do so. I'm not sure about the cards AFTER the huge recall.

9800Pro ~ $330 (380mhz core / 350mhz memory)

9800 ~ $260 (340mhz core / 280mhz memory rated 300mhz) if i remember correctly.

 

[nick1985]

9800np then OC the hell out of it

 

[modedepe]

An fx5900nu or 9800np would be the best bang for the buck as far as higher end cards go.

 

[Rogodin2]

a samsung equiped 9800non pro or a 5900nonU

I felt the urge to upgrade my old 4200 gainward 2 years ago 😉

rogo

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: modedepe
An fx5900nu or 9800np would be the best bang for the buck as far as higher end cards go.