should buy or upgrade?? big question

[puneets]

I am having P-III 1.13GHz intel CPU with Asus Motherboard supporting 133MHz FSB and 512Mb RAM...Iam looking for a GOOD AGP card. should i buy GeForce 4 Ti 4200 or is it too much for my system...??????????????

 

[slickstaa]

it depends, what is your current video card? Keep in mind that you can always pull it and put it in a new system when you get the money.

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[Rubberbband]

Nah that CPU should be able to push that video card to its limits.

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[puneets]

Thanks to all, I am going to buy one ..

 

[Rubberbband]

Let us know which one you bought/benchmark scores/any problems.

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[Artanis]

No matter what you buy, you still wont beat my old VOODOO BANSHEE...!!!! with whole 16MB of RAM.

 

[Yahiko81]

I remember when that came out. I was stuck with a measly little 4mb card.

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[Esso]

hey 2 16MB voodoo2s in SLI still own! I wish they would have kept that trend along with newage video cards....

Just imagine what 2 radeon9700 pro's could do 8D

 

[Yahiko81]

They'd probably have to much of a heat problem. Plus IRQ sharing can be a bitch.

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[vagabond]

Hey bt,

I should be able to push that same GPU with my system shouldn't I? 900Athlon on a DFI AK74-EC w/512PC133 nonECC SDRAM

Now if I can only convince the wife?! :redface:

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[HolyShiznit]

With the kind of prices I've seen for the Ti4200 cards, I don't see why anyone with a decent PC looking to upgrade their video card wouldn't consider one. With the Thanksgiving sales I've seen $100 prices. Not bad at all.

 

[vagabond]

Wouldn't be a problem if I was paying in $ and not Euro.

Believe me I've considered exactly what you suggested. I'm a little light on the duckies. Care to lend me some?

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[vagabond]

Sorry puneets,

I got tangled in my own post with the others. Sorry if you felt ignored. My fault.

The GeForce Ti4200 is a very good choice because of it's price/performance when compared to its bigger brothers (sisters). I can't remember if it was here in THG that they compared the 3 Ti series but look into the... okay I found it.

THG actually praises the Ti4400. But the Ti4200 isn't bad. If I find the benchmarks I'll post it here.

http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/02q4/021127/xmas_2002-06.html#asus_v8440_geforce_4_ti4400_graphics_card


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