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    you know...

    sometimes i wish life was fated, so that whatever you did, it would turn out all right.

    Like looking for computer components. Don't you ever wish that the thing you want pops out with the lowest price tag?

    Im looking for a geforce4200, and it is SO HARD. I mean, there are so many versions it blows my mind! nVidia should just make the board and sell it as it is. My mind is going to explode.

    Ok...this is the question...which Geforce4200 is the best for the money? I just need it for gaming and maybe for hookup for a projector.

    I was thinking about the leadtek winfast, but i dont really care for brand names. Just give me a card with nice overclockable features so i can crank it.

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    A nice Cheap one is the ALBATRON card..

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    Gotta second Albatron.
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    Third the Albatron, though make sure it's the 128 meg version.

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    VisionTek makes great Nvidia cards, but I dont think they are as cheap though. eVGA are cheaper I think too. Some say the PNY's run hot but I myself have never had one so I dont know about that one.

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    Got to third P4 gamer and ND... get the Albatron Ti4200P-turbo. It's basically a Ti4600 8-layer PCB components/BGA mem with a Ti4200 GPU, and costs about as much as a n ordinary Ti4200. The copper cooler for the GPU is a big plus and is really effective as well.

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    I say leave nVidia all together and go for an ATI card...and as a plus, if it's built by ATI,then it comes with DVD decoder built into the card.
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    but you already have a decoder card right CA
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    Re: you know...

    Originally posted by ConfusedAlien
    sometimes i wish life was fated, so that whatever you did, it would turn out all right.
    Or turn out all wrong

    Originally posted by ConfusedAlien
    nVidia should just make the board and sell it as it is. My mind is going to explode.
    If nvidia did that, the prices wouldn't be as low as they were. When you eliminate competition, you eliminate the need to lower prices.

    Doesn't the albatron ti4200 128mb cost $200? That's not a normal priced ti4200. I suggest the MSI or the Leadtek. I haven't used an Albatron so i can't say.

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    I like my MSI ti4200. It was $130 about 2 months ago. Newegg doesn't have it anymore, all they have is the new "8x agp" expensive one.

    Whatever you do, don't get a gainward. They are having quality problems.
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    WEll,

    it all depends.

    MSI's are good yet dated.

    And $200 for the Albatron Ti-4600 PCB card is good. Remember it's 128MB with BGA and all the high-end voltage regulator stuff that'll allow you to clock higher. You WILL get Ti4600 performance with this card.... it'll oc to that level and beyond, with 128MB of 3.3ns RAM!

    8500 128mb=not much cheaper


    And BTW I second Giblet on the Gainward. PowerCrack! Moldy sample. Have fun if you go with them.
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    If you're ready to spend $200 then consider ATI 9500Pro for $180.

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    Or that, yes. But don't think about overclocking if you're not flash-happy.

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    please be aware that CA's mobo supports only 4x AGP if even that, it's probably a 2x AGP...
    there are a lot of nice/ cheap ATI PCI cards at www.jandr.com
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    my geforce256 supports4x with fastwrite, but i dont know about the mobo. Im thinkin its only 2x

    see im planning to make this dell really nice, put new parts in and give it to my mom for her birthday. Im trying to replace the vid card, and add a hard drive. my processor is fine, p3 700, maybe ill upgrade it to a celeron 1.4 p3 based.
    are those good?

    ill get a geforce 440se. are those worth the 40 bucks? All I really need is a good card that will do VIVO. my mom doesnt run serious apps.

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