I was wondering if a Grainward Geforce4 Ti4200 with 128mb DDR will dramatically increase the performance of a P3 866, 512mb pc133 and a gf2 mx200 32mb.
Cheers.

anything with a TNL engine will MX's Are :gay

but upgrading from a amd 1ghz 512mb sdr gf2 32sdr 30~fps in tribes 2 >>>> P4 1.8ghz @ 2.4ghz 256 DDR same gf2 32sdr 70~120fps Is winz

GF4 is something ill worry about when GF5's are out and GF4's start to go down in price but they are rather afordable now

Hell yes. The MX200 only has 64bit RAM, which means if you play anything in >800x600 it will run like dongs.
That's only one reason.

Thats what I have been thinking dais. In 1024x768 in q3 I can pull about 100fps but in a firefight it drops to about 60. I have about $400 to play with so I am thinking I dont need any more ram .. and $400 isnt really enough for a decent cpu + mobo upgrade. So for a performance injection, I thought I could get a Grainward G4Ti4200 from pcrange. I thought that would do, and I shouldnt have to upgrade my vid card next cpu upgrade.

Any better suggestions?

two words: hell yes.

I'd be saving for a CPU/RAM/mobo upgrade as well though!

oh and btw, it's "Gainward", not "Grainward" :)

Ahh .. Thanks for the correction there orbitor :)

I've got some other money coming in at a later stage in this year, so for the time being I thought i'd just do a vid card upgrade.

I wouldn't mind one of those Gainward cards. Go to Tom's Hardware and check out the scores the Geforce4 Ti4200's were getting. Very impressive for a cheap card. When I say cheap, I mean price tag.

8-)

Rev .. It would be much appreciated if you could supply me with a link to the reviews on toms hardware .. cheers :)

Is $439 a good price for a "Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack! Ultra/650XP Golden Sample (128MB)" ?

i have one, its yum yum :)
like ive said before i can get u in contact with the guy who supplies them for $335

Gainward GF4 128 meg DDR, TV out.

TV out only versions, VIVO are more.

*EDIT* no thats a crappy price, i can get u that exact one for $335 + $15 postage from sydney. Gets to ur doorstep in under 48 hours. =D

Tom's Hardware

There's the link for the review. Hope you like it.

i have one, its yum yum :)

Good to hear good things :)

like ive said before i can get u in contact with the guy who supplies them for $335

Gainward GF4 128 meg DDR, TV out.

TV out only versions, VIVO are more.

This sounds very, VERY tempting. Only thing is, im in Adelaide, which could pose as a problem. Is it?

Also what do you mean VIVO? VIVO = TV in/out?

im in brisbane, i got it posted up to me, so of course it can go over to you in adelaide :)

VIVO = video in video out ports.

Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack! Ultra/650XP Golden Sample (128MB) is $335 from FinnComputers

I'll find you his email :)

this is from a while ago,

Current update on Gainward video card pricing.

All cards are in stock (Except Ti4200 650/XP Golden Sample is 1 week away)

Gainward GF3 Ti200 64mb DDR with TV/Out : $240.00 Inc GST
Gainward GF3 Ti200 128mb DDR with TV/Out : $290.00 Inc GST

Gainward GF4 Ti4200 128mb GeForce4 Ultra/650TV Golden Sample : $335.00 Inc GST
Gainward GF4 Ti4200 128mb GeForce4 Ultra/650XP Golden Sample : $420.00 Inc GST

Gainward GF4 Ti4600 128mb GeForce4 Ultra/750XP TV/VIVO Golden Sample : $760.00 Inc GST

Get them from me at :
Finn Computers
ICQ 79527167
sales@finncomputers.com.au

and his personal email nick@finncomputers.com.au


hope that helps ya eye :)

and just for some good measure, my golden sample overclocks as far as the nvidia sliders let it go and gets 9505 3D Marks :)

Ahh thank you Chikin and Rev my good men :)

TV In would be nice .. but def not a life or death thing.

I have to sell off come merchendise first .. should take much more than a week. A LCD monitor shoulnt be hard to sell.

"Gainward GF4 Ti4200 128mb GeForce4 Ultra/650TV Golden Sample : $335.00 Inc GST" is sounding quite good. So all up its $350.00.
Does it come with any kind of warranty incase it gets damaged in the mail?

This card is def DDR isnt it?

Thanks for your help people.

yes it is.

yes its DDR, and it has a DOA policy (dead on arrival), just post it back to him and he'll send another replacement.

i had 2 cards sent up to me, both work just fine :) and he said he hasnt had a DOA yet :) mine were packed really well.

well the card is $335, if it hasnt changed but i think itd only get cheaper anyway, and express postage he charged me $20 for both cards from syd to bris, so im not sure how much express post is to adel, find that out and add it on
but im sure itll be cheaper than your other price by far :)

I went to finncomputers.com.au and it came up with Cosmos Internet Services?
When I email this guy do I need to tell him I know you or anything or is this his standard pricing?

EDIT : Okies .. Does it come with any kind of warranty like a 1yr warranty or anything? Or if it dies to I return it to Gainward?

Thanks alot for all your help fellas.

yeah they are moving web hosting apparently, thats just his email or something, he isnt dodgy, get that ICQ number or send him off an email i posted and have a chat to him just ask him what the current price is on the GF4's he stocks.

I dont know him personally, just off a forum and thru the sale i did with him. But hes cool.

Hes a champ, id never done a Direct Deposit transfer with money before, he helped me thru that and had the cards up to my door by the next day!
I was impressed :)

Ah, that was my next question - What type of payment method does he use?
I dont have any credit cards or anything.

I bought a Gainward GF3 Ti-200 off him. He sent it to me BEFORE I paid for it, it was packaged very well, works like a charm.

I sent him a cheque as payment, that was fine.


Gainward are very good cards and I wouldn't hesitate to deal with Nick again (in fact I will be in the future :)

MSI game bundle pack

$385

http://www.au.store.yahoo.com/overclockerzsupplies/msigef4ti464.html

hmm costs more, and is only 64MB as opposed to 128MB...

Thats what I was thinking orbitor .. but thanks for the option Prod :)

Ill probably be ordering two cards from this bloke .. so hopefully hes got them in stock.

and MSI is crap compared to Gainward, and the one i listed is a Golden Sample, sif that isnt way better :)

I bought my card (GF3TI200) from Finn Computers, came with a 3 year warranty too by the way!

He's a nice guy to talk to, best to ring him up and ask all your questions like that. I paid on 10AM monday morning and had the card in my hands by 10AM Tuesday!

it's common in graphics cards for the 64mb version to have faster ram than the 128mb version.
64mb = 3.3ns/3.6ns
128mb = 4ns

not sure if this applies to these cards though.

it has 4ns ram, but id rather have the extra 64 meg of ram if u ask me,
games will start to utilise the extra ram soon enough and a card with faster ram but only half the ram isnt going to be better is it :)

apparently Doom3 will use 80 meg of textures,

i sure as hell don't want it using the AGP bus to access the extra memory :D

Rubba does the one you bought for 335 come with a second VGA output (or DVI is fine) ??

Eye,

I also bought a GF4 ti 4200 for $335, from Nick, (thanks to rubba!)

it works fine,

It was $360 (Credit Card + Shipping)

I payed at 3pm,
got it next day at 11am,

he is in victoria too, (thats what the invoice said)

mad s***, i was about to get a GF4Ti4200 and this sure helps alot :)

can someone get the correct prices, as I'm looking for a gf4 ti4600.

I currently have a gf3 64mb and I'm getting 40-60 fps in AA. So I want to get more.

I want tv in and out. And DVI can go f*** itself because I havent found anything really good for using DVI out.

Current Pricing


Gainward GF4 Ti4200 650/XP Golden Sample VIVO 128mb DDR : $ 440.00
Gainward GF4 Ti4200 650/TV Golden Sample TV Out 128mb DDR : $ 360.00
Gainward GF4 Ti4600 750/XP Golden Sample TV Out 128mb DDR : $ 770.00

$15 shipping.

Ordered mine just then =)

DVI <> VGA converter and you have Duel monitors.

anyone know where u can buy a DVI>VGA converter
I didn't get one with my card.

From Tomas (finncomputers) on icq:

You have received a message!
yeah the ti4200 gainward 650/tv is in stock 128mb ddr RAM Golden Sample : $ 340.00


so how come you're paying 360?!
dodgy.. wierd.. or is it just a small stuff up

i darno ;(* sniff but i want one for $340 too!! shame ive already DD'd.. but still $360 is cheaper than everywhere else ive seen even for other brands same specs

Enigma > DVI-VGA Adaptor just over 30 dorrahs

arrrrr
anyway I can get one with ordering or purchasing with a CC?

eyo.com.au might sell em too
ifnt
try
www.techbuy.com.au
www.umart.com.au
etc

what are suma cards like, there is one advertised at gamedude with 128mb 3.3ns which would theorictally be better then other 128mb cards????

Yes the Suma are a very good card for price for a few reasons
the 4200 uses 4400/4600 Refrence board isntead of 4200. and it uses BGA memory so less heat aparently.

but the price is Ouch compared to others