justinvalencia

im looking into buying a new video card, and im willing to spend around $120. i have an athlon 2100+ @150x15 = 2.25ghz, 512 pc2100 @ 150 and i would like to know what card will perform the best on my system. ive been leaning towards a ti4200 128mb @ 512mhz memory.... is there anything better for the price?

SilentlyViolently

I don't think you're going to find anything that will out-perform the Ti4200 in that price range. The only newer cards that are as cheap are the Fx5200 or Radeon 9200, neither of which is better than the Ti4200 (unless you absolutely need DX9 compatibility).

Buzz_4_20

i sit on the cash untill i got enough for a 9500 pro, but other than that the 4200 is the highest performing card at that price.

putwig

Agreed.

BigAkita

The 4200 still has a lot of horsepower, and if you choose your card carefully, you can reach 4600 level performance.

jinx©

Newegg has the Sapphire Ati 9500 non-pro for $165 that can possible take a soft mod and hard mod that could push it into 9700 spec range. I know you said $120, but I'm thinkin for $45 more.....

justinvalencia

yeah im pretty sure ill stick with the 4200.... i dont have the budget for the 9500

LAVAB84615

yay! go for the ti4200! i just got one - an albatron ti4200p turbo for $100 from a friend, and it is awesome!

scapegoat

Ill have to second mostly everybodys opnion, and say if you cant spend a little more go with the TI4200.

Though if you can get the 45 or 50 dollors extra somehow, go with the ATI 9500

Fu3lman

go with the voodoo banshee

WDoG

haha, yeah ive seen the 9500 pro at frys for 210 (to much)
i have an MSI ti4200 128mb
its great, these things are HELLA BAD A$$ when it comes to Ocing, if ull look atound they are some of the highest oc on g cards u can get and be stable

mot19

For $100 I got a Geforce FX 5200 so i stuck a better cooling unit on for 10 bucks and was ready to roll. It has 128 mg of ram and the memory is very overclockable. I think it out performs most of the 4200s out there.

TekXoID

Save up and get a ATi Radeon 9500 Pro; you'll be glad you did.

justinvalencia

i was looking at the 5200, but its hardley a step up from the geforce 4 mx440 - 8x. and the 5200 ultra is about 35% slower than the ti4200. im looking for a bit higher performance and overclockability

putwig

The FX 5200 is definately nowhere near equivalent to the TI 4200.

Different league altogether!

The TI 4200 of course being the better card.

justinvalencia

what is so much greater about the 9500 pro, over the ti4200? its only about 3% better on average. and with the ti4200's overclocking... why would i go with a more expensive card for such a small increase in performance?

hawklen

Quote: Originally posted by Fu3lman go with the voodoo banshee

no fu3l, if you want power, the voodoo rush. Its a foot long, so its gotta be powerful

putwig

Full DX9 support for one thing.

justinvalencia

if i were to get a saphire 9500 non pro... what kinda cooling would i need to max it out. and how far could i get it to. possibly in the 9700 pro range??

mot19

WHAT? I think the TI4200 has some power but if you overclock the FX 5200 there is no comparison. And when full DX 9 games come out the TI 4200 will run home to momma.