Ti200 vs. 8500 Le vs. Ti4200

[morphingboy78]

Ti4200 = $120
8500 Le = $80
Ti200 = $90

Is Ti4200 worth that extra money compare to the others? Or are the framerates and and quality in the pictures very minimal and there isn't hardly any diffference?

 

[Schadenfroh]

options
1. get a ti4200 from the forsale/trade forum for 80
2. $89 new TI4200 64mb from newegg
3. there are new 4200s to be had for around 100

as for performance
you decide, think of the 4200 as a 4400, as most will easily o/c to that level

 

[onza]

newegg refurb has 4200, w/ 3.3 memory that should theoretically OC to 4600 speeds

ASUS btw

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: onza
newegg refurb has 4200, w/ 3.3 memory that should theoretically OC to 4600 speeds

ASUS btw

 

[Gog]

I concur with everyone else... go for a used 4200, shouldn't set you back more than $85-90.

 

[morphingboy78]

How safe is it to buy the refurbished ones? What if they don't work or something like that? If it's all good then I'd spend a little extra money and maybe get a 9500 Pro.

 

[yhelothar]

safe..
i got a refurb geforce3 from newegg over a year ago for $65

OC'ed like a BEAST!!!

from 200/460 to 280/565

 

[BFG10K]

The Ti4200 is the fastest card but when you start cranking up the eye candy the 8500LE will start to catch up and might even overtake it.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: onza
newegg refurb has 4200, w/ 3.3 memory that should theoretically OC to 4600 speeds

ASUS btw

 

[morphingboy78]

They are out of that one last time I checked. Does Newegg restock their reburbished items? I'm not going to be buying any parts until July sometime so right now I'm just getting a basic idea of what i want.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: BFG10K
The Ti4200 is the fastest card but when you start cranking up the eye candy the 8500LE will start to catch up and might even overtake it.

Not really, if you crank up the AA on the 8500LE, it slows down hell of alot. Using quincunx on the Ti4200 looked so much better.

BTW, I got the Asus with the 3.3ns RAM. For the life of me, I can't oc the RAm to beyond 626mhz without getting VERY minor artifacts.

 

[Zap]

How about Radeon 9600 non-Pro or FX5600 non-Ultra for $130-150?

 

[xSauronx]

my bro just go the abit suluro gf4 4200 8agp from newegg for 89 shipped

nice card, retail package, hasnt oced yet but ill update when he does in the net couple of days
oh, and i like my 8500 le...nice card, should go for under 80 now, ive seen em around here for 50 used

 

[BFG10K]

Not really, if you crank up the AA on the 8500LE, it slows down hell of alot.

And if you crank up anisotropic filtering you'll lose 5%-10% on the Radeon but it'll cut your framerate in half on the Ti4200.

Using quincunx on the Ti4200 looked so much better.

Quincunx is probably the worst implementation of AA in existance in terms of image quality. It's like smearing your monitor with margarine.