Video card options

[LoveDoc]

Right now i've got a Gf4 Ti 4200 64mb and i'm looking to upgrade it. I've only got about $75 to work with though so is there anything out there now worth it upgrading to or should I just hold out for a couple months?

 

[DarkAmeba]

with only $75 you need to save some more.

 

[JackHawksmoor]

Yeah, for $75 the best thing you could probably get is...a Geforce 4

That's what I've got, and it still works just fine for modern games, even if you can't use max settings on Farcry or Doom 3.

 

[LoveDoc]

In that case, what would be a reasonable amount to begin with?

 

[DarkAmeba]

Are you looking to play games?? In your situation the cheapest card i'd recommend is a $150 9700 pro. Anything below that would not give you enough benifit for the cost. There are many options ahaead of the 9700 pro though for a bit more if you have a bit of cash to play with. You can even find 9800 pros for ~$200.

 

[Mareg]

You can even find 9800 pros for ~$200.

If you're upgrading from a Ti-4200, there is not much you can go below 9800 pro. Maybe FX5900 XT.

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: LoveDoc
In that case, what would be a reasonable amount to begin with?

In your case the lowest card I would step up to would be a 9700Pro for $164 (9700non-pro is $150)
5900xt for $170 is not bad either. Radeon 9800Pro for $192 is the next step up.

 

[Holobits]

The 9600xt isn't a bad card either and you can get them for about $140 dollars depending on where you are looking.

 

[LoveDoc]

So the general concensus is in the 9X00 pro area or sticking it out w/ the 4200 for a little bit?
CS and BF1942 are my games at the moment and I dont really foresee playing much of Doom3 if any which is why i'm kinda reserved on getting anything real fancy at the moment

 

[Yanagi]

jsut hold on to your GF4 for a while. Hopefully the prices on the new gen cards will dsrop even more. And your GF4 should be able to play doom 3 fine. But with less details. I think HardOCP are going to bench doom 3 with all cards from gf3 up to gf 6800 this week. might want to look into that and then decide what you want to do.