the_music_man
aka prodj88 =P
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hey does it matter which company makes a graphic card? b/ci want to get a chaintech or gainward ti4200. they aren't the most known but i think they are ok, right?
Originally posted by LeeJend
Chaintech is not a very good name. Gainward is supposed to be good but my ge3-ti200 just died after only 15 months and i never pushed it beyond the default settings so I'm really down on gainward now. A friend had a pny ge4 that died after 2 months.
If you want reliable avoid "golden samples" or overclocked cards, whatever the brand. And go with one of the low end versions of a chipset they aren't pushed as hard for the amount of cooling provided.
WARNING watch out for all the "newer" cards that do not have DX9 hardware support like the whole ge4 series and the ati 9000!
As mentioned above if cost is a driver wait for the benchamrkson the new GE FX5200. Its going to run about $79.
Originally posted by Alex_is_Axel
for some senseing feeling.. i think some of the GeforceFX series will be cheaper than the Geforce4Ti .. i dunno why thos coz even the cheapest GeforceFX is about 30% better than the Geforce4ti4600
Ill let you decide
Originally posted by almostfamous88
so i shouldn't get the fx5200?
Originally posted by Geffy
Radeon 9700 Pro as soon as the 9800s come out, they will be cheaper and they are dx9 cards
Originally posted by LeeJend
If the golden samples are so good why did my gainward ge3-ti200 die 15 months after i bought it. Conveniently right after the warantee ran out. My system temp is only 35 deg F and the cooler fan was running fine and I left it at the Gainward default speeds.
Like I said before.
Never buy a factory overclocked chip you are assuming the responsibility for it. If they decide to extend the warantees on golden samples out to 3-5 years maybe its worth it .