GeForce4 TI4200 versus ATI RADEON 9500

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  1. dov13

    dov13 Registered Member

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    Hi guys,

    Which one of these 4 video cards do you consider is better:

    MSI TI4200-VTD8X (MS-8894) 128 MB - $250

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    ATI RADEON 9500 128 MB - $219

    Thanks
    Dov13
     
    dov13, Jan 19, 2003
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  3. Clarentavious

    Clarentavious Person Registered Senior Member

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    You are paying WAY too much for a 4200!!!

    I got the same chipset (except 4x) by LeadTek from PC-Beyond for only about $170 without shipping I'd also recommend LeadTek or GainWard as a vendor over MSI (for video cards anyhow, motherboards are another story)

    http://www.pc-beyond.com/

    You can find an OEM 4200 for like $150

    Unless the Raedon you are looking at is one of the Pro cards, the GF 4 Ti cards are normally better.
     
    Clarentavious, Jan 20, 2003
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  5. wesmorris

    wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    I'm not spamming, ignore if you wish, but pricewatch.com has always saved me a shitload of money on hardware.
     
    wesmorris, Jan 20, 2003
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  7. blobrana

    blobrana Registered Senior Member

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    There are new nivada cards to be launched soon...
    take up two pci slots( in size) ...see pic


    The 9500 can of course be hacked/transformed into a 8 pipe 9700
    (if you know a bit about it) for free...

    In all the speed tests i`ve seen the raedon win
     
    blobrana, Jan 21, 2003
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  8. Lord_Tigersloth

    Lord_Tigersloth Registered Senior Member

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    I was having a discussion in a chatroom about it, the overall result was that the radeon was better, hope it helps

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    Lord_Tigersloth, Jan 21, 2003
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  9. fadingCaptain

    fadingCaptain are you a robot? Valued Senior Member

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    The ATI gives you more bang for the buck IMO. I have an 8500 though so I can't be too specific.
     
    fadingCaptain, Jan 21, 2003
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  10. Vertigoll

    Vertigoll Gringorican Registered Senior Member

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    I found a Radeon 8500 in Radio Shack for $150, to me it was a bargain. But really. why go all out on expensive video cards? Try something simple like the older Vertigo models.
     
    Vertigoll, Jan 24, 2003
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  11. Vacui

    Vacui Registered Senior Member

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    Vacui, Jan 24, 2003
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