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09-25-2003, 02:56 AM
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Rockin'n Rollin' All Nite
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Opinions on this card please
Hi all,
I have the graphics card in my sig, I have been offered a GF4 4800Ti SE Golden Sample (Gainward) for nothing. My question is, With this being a retrograde step in relation to the card, would you swap them. If I remember correctly the Ti 4800 is not a directx 9 card, and my FX5200 is. There are no games that fully utilise DX9 yet and I'm not a big gamer, just the odd hour on SOFII, H&D, Wolfenstein (ET, online). The above games run flawless on my rig and I am more than happy with the frame rates. 3D marks are only an amusement for me, I don't really take too much interest to them. So would you change over to the Ti4800 from the FX5200? All opinions welcomed. Steve
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09-25-2003, 03:01 AM
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I definatley would. The Geforce FX Series has no true dx 9.0 cards unlike ATI. The Geforce 4 TI4800 will destroy the Geforce FX 5200 in all tests. The Geforce FX 5200 is nice to haev for a basic set-up. If I were in your situation though I probably wouldnt since I would be satisfied with the frame rates and would not need any better.
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09-25-2003, 02:47 PM
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Computer Slave
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I agree, the Ti 4800 would trounce the FX 5200...even the Ti 4200 beats it. I wouldn't sweat about the lack of DX9 support. For one, you're not that big a gamer and the FX series cards perform horribly in DX9 games. I'd say ditch the 5200 and get the 4800! Seems like a backward move, but worth it IMO.
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09-26-2003, 12:59 AM
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Rockin'n Rollin' All Nite
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Thanks for the opinion guys.
Anymore......... |
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10-06-2003, 01:58 AM
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Rockin'n Rollin' All Nite
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Well I did it.
Apart from a couple of thousand extra points in 3Dmark 2001, I can see no descernable difference, except it is a little quieter than the FX5200 which surprises me. Will hopefully get the chance to give a few games a testing tonight. thanks for the opinions, I'll run it for a few weeks to see...... |
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10-06-2003, 10:44 AM
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Nvidia did right with the 4Ti series cards. The FX series is a step backwards in my opinion.
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