Is it worth it to get Geforce4 Ti4200 if i only have a LCD monitor?

[Joecheng]

I currently using a Geforce2 GTS 32 MB card from Asus .. . I'm thinking about upgrading to a Ti 4200 but i only have a 15 inch lcd monitor because of dorm space is too small . .. Is it worth it spend the 150 $?

 

[ai42]

What does the corrolation between a Graphics card upgrade and your TFT (LCD is Liquid crystal Display, but TFT is Thin Film Transfer which is what it actually is) monitor? I don't quite get your question, you are going to get a performance boost by upgrading but how does the monitor factor in?

 

[mchammer187]

if your monitor has DVI and the card you want has DVI than yes

if no DVI than you can at least run at 1024x768 w/ 4X FSAA and AF pretty well right?

i have a radeon 8500 on my 15" LCD and it suits it fine though I'm looking at a 20" LCD before I get any video card upgrade

edit: AI42 15" LCD will only do 1024x768 max so he's wondering if it is worth it to get the GF4 if he can only run a max of 1024x768

 

[John]

Originally posted by: ai42
What does the corrolation between a Graphics card upgrade and your TFT (LCD is Liquid crystal Display, but TFT is Thin Film Transfer which is what it actually is) monitor? I don't quite get your question, you are going to get a performance boost by upgrading but how does the monitor factor in?

15" LCD's run optimally at 1024x768 . IMHO there is need to drop the cash if you monitor can't scale up in resolution to take advantage of the video card. This is also one reason I still have a GF3 on my secondary rig using a 15" LCD.

 

[Joecheng]

Sorry for the confusion, thanks mchammer for clarifying that for me . . . So what would be a nice upgrade that would still be nice on my lcd? 8500le?

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: Joecheng
Sorry for the confusion, thanks mchammer for clarifying that for me . . . So what would be a nice upgrade that would still be nice on my lcd? 8500le?

yeah i'd say stick with GF3 or a Radeon 8500 LE

 

[jamie2833]

i am thinking the same thing, i just got a 15'' TFT screen, pretty good as well with a 25ms response time i dont notice any of the blurring any more as my eyes have got used to it,i love it!

i think it will be worth getting a geforce 4 with a TFt monitor as when games like unreal tournament 2003 comes out which is pretty soon you wont be able to get good frame rates at higher resolutions anyway, i say get one, a geforce 4 will probably be better with UT2003 but you can pick up a radeon 8500 for under 100 dollars nowadays on the forums