What brand/model of GeForce 4 Ti 4200 should I get?

[snik]

I want to upgrade my GeForce 3. Looking to get a GeForce 4 Ti 4200. I'm possibly looking into Gainward since I am real happy with my current GeForce 3 Golden Sample. But Newegg has so many different Gainward cards I get lost... Besides that, what brands/models of Ti 4200 should I also look into? Leadtek, Asus, Prolink, MSI, etc? Thanks for the help.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I think ASUS is the way to go. i love my asus geforce4 TI, great software bundle and sofar, no problems.

 

[MustangSVT]

from the reviews it all seems to be similar if not same..

but if you want to overclock, abit seems to have good results.

my TNY geforce 4 o/cs not much (295/570) but acceptable. (but if u think about the deal mine cant be beat! $79 for 128mb 8x agp )

 

[greyhavns]

asus or ABit siluro is best bet.

 

[nick1985]

albatron ti-4200 turbo

 

[jmorrell]

I have to agree with Schadenfroh on the Asus cards: I just got the Asus V9280 TD 8X AGP about a week ago, and it is a great card with a great software bundle. Also, the Reader's Choice Awards 2002 at Tom's Hardware selected an Asus GeForce4 Ti4200 series as the best mainstream graphics card, and Asus as the best graphics card maker (link below).

http://www.tomshardware.com/column/20030227/index.html

 

[ultimatebob]

I'll give props to the Abit Siluro. It's fast, cheap, and overclocks well. They throw in the A/V cables, too.

 

[ultimatebob]

One thing, though. The GeForce 4 Ti4200 is only marginally faster than an original GeForce 3. You might want to skip past the GeForce 4, and go right for the 5600 or an ATI Radeon 9600.

 

[NYHoustonman]

I have the Gainward ti4400 golden sample, and it does not dissappoint.

 

[nick1985]

albatron turbo!!!

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: nick1985
albatron turbo!!!

Had one of these cards, excellent card for the price. Any GF4 is considerably faster than a GF3. My GF4 basically allowed me to run 1 resolution higher with max details, where I might have to turn stuff off with my GF3.

Chiz

 

[FearoftheNight]

Get the MSI card from googlegear or newegg...its about the same price as the asus but it has vivo....and msi has much better package

 

[suklee]

<--- Another vote for Albatron Ti-4200P... just cuz I'm getting one this week

 

[LAVAB84615]

Originally posted by: nick1985
albatron turbo!!!

i agree... the albatron ti4200p turbo is so bad@ss - ive wanted one for such a long time, but cant seem to find one anywhere.... :|

 

[Ravenit]

Im for the msi as well. VTD has the vivo TD is just the basic ti4200. I have read on other posts that they also over clock great.

 

[Soulkeeper]

I almost got an albatron ti4200p turbo
I ended up getting an asus version that basically has the same bga memory and ti4600 board

good cards
just get a GF4 with 128mb if you can
and if yur overclocking shoot for the bga memory like in the albatron card

 

[sep]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
One thing, though. The GeForce 4 Ti4200 is only marginally faster than an original GeForce 3. You might want to skip past the GeForce 4, and go right for the 5600 or an ATI Radeon 9600.

Yep!

 

[MTLzombie]

Anyone ever got video-in to work on their Abit Suliros?

 

[Viremia]

Another vote for...

Albatron Ti4200 Turbo

Mine is running at 300/650 with no problems.

 

[snik]

Getting anything other than a GF 4 Ti would defeat my personal reasons for upgrading. Which ones would you guys go for out of these? (These are all from Newegg)

$150
MSI Ti4200-VTD8X (MS-8894-060) GeForce 4 Titanium 4200 DDR/SDRAM 128MB 8X AGP Video-in TV-out Dual VGA CARD - RETAIL

$148
ABIT SILURO GF4 TI4200-8X 128MB TV/DVI Retail

$146
ASUS V8420 Geforce4 Ti4200 128MB 128 bit & DVI RETAIL
Memory: 128MB DDR 550MHz 3.3 ns DDR BGA memory
8-Layer PCB

$149
ASUS V9280TD Geforce4 Ti4200 128MB 128 bit AGP 8X TV-OUT & DVI RETAIL

$150
ALBATRON GeForce 4 TI4280P (NVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 GPU),8X AGP 128MB DDR, DVI+VGA TV-Out. w/DVI adaptor

$148
PixelView GeForce Ti4200-8X VIVO Model VDO-4200-8x128 Retail

 

[snik]

One of the Asus cards has these specs: Memory: 128MB DDR 550MHz 3.3 ns DDR BGA memory
8-Layer PCB

Is this good? I'm taking the lower the ns timing rating the better?

 

[Stallion]

I have a Leadtek Ti4400 and it is a great card. So far I have had it to 305/625 with no problems. My GF3 Ti200 was a great Leadtek card as well.

They have some great features.

 

[Soulkeeper]

Originally posted by: snik
One of the Asus cards has these specs: Memory: 128MB DDR 550MHz 3.3 ns DDR BGA memory
8-Layer PCB

Is this good? I'm taking the lower the ns timing rating the better?

yes that is good
i think that's prob the card i got from newegg
v9280S
that is $219 at newegg which is much too high when compared to the equally featured albatron card

Albatron Ti4680 turbo
for $169

basically when you buy one of these cards yur getting a Ti4600 board (8 layer pcb) and memory (3.3ns bga stuff) but with a Ti4200 chip that you are able to overclock if you want

that albatron one is prob yer best bet dunno why it has dropped from like 220 over the past few months and the asus one hasn't

also as a side note when I got my v9280S it was DOA and i had to send it back for a working one

 

[nemesismk2]

My vote is for Gainward, they make great video cards esp the golden sample versions.

 

[greyhavns]

definately asus or the abit siluro is nice for overclocking