Should I upgrade from my Ti4200? (Budget $100-150)

[gsaldivar]

I'm thinking about upgrading my video card, but I'm unsure of what to buy. I mainly play FPS games, so I'm hoping to get as much FPS boost as possible.

Can anyone recommend some cards between $100-150?


Here's my rig:

ECS K7S5A Pro with XP2000+ (no OC)
1GB DDR 3200 RAM
Visiontek Ti4200 128MB DDR


Thanks!

 

[modedepe]

$100-$150 will only get you exactly what you're upgrading from or a 9600 pro. The 9600 won't be much of an upgrade as far as fps goes. To get much of an upgrade you're going to have to pay at least $210 for a 9700 np.

 

[gsaldivar]

So a 9600 Pro is basically equal to a Ti4200?

 

[modedepe]

A 9600 pro is just faster with aa and af enabled, plus it has dx9. With aa/af off they're about equal.

 

[ponyo]

Ti4200 is still very capable card. I would hold on to it. I doubt any card in $100-150 will offer noticeable improvement over your current card.

 

[BFG10K]

You'll see a big performance gain from a 9600 Pro when you crank up the eye candy but I'd wait another month or so until the 9900 is released. That should bring down prices of the 9700 NP a bit.

 

[ethebubbeth]

yeah for now you will not really see any speed increases in your price ranges, only gain dx9 capabilities. i'd wait till the next generation of cards

 

[Peter D]

You could always try trading your Ti4200 + as much money as possible for like a 9700 Pro. There have been a few threads in the FS/FT forum for people with Radeon's wanting to trade down. Good luck to ya! 🙂

 

[NYHoustonman]

I, too, say wait and save more.

 

[Johnbear007]

Originally posted by: modedepe
A 9600 pro is just faster with aa and af enabled, plus it has dx9. With aa/af off they're about equal.

That may depend in a DX9 game like HL 2 the 9600 pro will own a ti 4200