It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds for a
lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic testing...
-Larry
If you have any luck getting Detonators newer than 27.42 working with
it let me know. I've done a fresh install of Win98 twice now and
tried using multiple sets of newer certified drivers and it's
ridiculously unstable.
Jason
GeForce 3 Ti500 3D Mark 2001se Score - 7474.
GeForce 4 Ti4400 3D Mark 2001se Score - 9144.
Yowsa :)
Is it worth it to replace a Ti500 with a Ti4400?
Hell, I don't know, but it's faster, the 2D quality of the GF4 is visibly
better than the GF3, and it has 128MB of RAM. For $229, it'll hold me until
2003 when the next round of cards come out :)
Once I sell the Ti500, the investment will be minimal.
Oh, and the GF4 is one big honkin' board!
-Larry
> It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
> If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds for a
> lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
> I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
testing...
> -Larry
No problems under WinXP.
-Larry
> >I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
testing...
> I have that card, it's really really nice using the default driverset.
> If you have any luck getting Detonators newer than 27.42 working with
> it let me know. I've done a fresh install of Win98 twice now and
> tried using multiple sets of newer certified drivers and it's
> ridiculously unstable.
> Jason
> It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
> If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds for a
> lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
> I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic testing...
> -Larry
This is always true of course, but the original poster upgraded from a
GF3, so the difference was incremental at best.
rms
> > 6 months from now it will be $100
> > So you have to decide if its worth
> > throwing away $199 in 6 months.
> This is always true of course, but the original poster upgraded from a
> GF3, so the difference was incremental at best.
> rms
If I want to invest money, I'll check in with Fidelity.
-Larry
> > It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
> > If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds for
a
> > lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
> > I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
testing...
> > -Larry
The next gen cards are NOT almost here. The new nVidia's are to be released
no earlier than year-end, and there are rumors now that they are delayed
until 2003 sometime.
I needed certain things (sharper 2D, 128MB RAM, etc...) and frankly this car
eats the Radeon alive.
-Larry
> > 6 months from now it will be $100
> > So you have to decide if its worth
> > throwing away $199 in 6 months.
> This is always true of course, but the original poster upgraded from a
> GF3, so the difference was incremental at best.
> rms
SLG
>GeForce 3 Ti500 3D Mark 2001se Score - 7474.
>GeForce 4 Ti4400 3D Mark 2001se Score - 9144.
>Yowsa :)
>Is it worth it to replace a Ti500 with a Ti4400?
>Hell, I don't know, but it's faster, the 2D quality of the GF4 is visibly
>better than the GF3, and it has 128MB of RAM. For $229, it'll hold me until
>2003 when the next round of cards come out :)
>Once I sell the Ti500, the investment will be minimal.
>Oh, and the GF4 is one big honkin' board!
>-Larry
>> It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
>> If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds for a
>> lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
>> I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
>testing...
>> -Larry
-Larry
> SLG
> >Quick Comparison time. Not Toms Hardware Quality, but it'll do, it'll do
:)
> >GeForce 3 Ti500 3D Mark 2001se Score - 7474.
> >GeForce 4 Ti4400 3D Mark 2001se Score - 9144.
> >Yowsa :)
> >Is it worth it to replace a Ti500 with a Ti4400?
> >Hell, I don't know, but it's faster, the 2D quality of the GF4 is visibly
> >better than the GF3, and it has 128MB of RAM. For $229, it'll hold me
until
> >2003 when the next round of cards come out :)
> >Once I sell the Ti500, the investment will be minimal.
> >Oh, and the GF4 is one big honkin' board!
> >-Larry
> >> It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
> >> If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds for
a
> >> lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
> >> I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
> >testing...
> >> -Larry
> (All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new
> and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are
> due to too many English classes/teachers)
My board is defective. It is suffering from the nVidia "Dots 'o' Death",
which usually resolves to a bad memory chip :(
I'll be stoppying by CompUSAto exchange it this afternoon :(
You know, I've only had about 4 computer components fail on me in the last
22 years, and two of them have been nVidia boards :) My Creative GeForce
DDR died with the "Dots 'o' Death", just like this one. I had that one
fixed under warranty which took about 2 weeks. It was a bad memory chip.
And no, I don't overclock my boards (I just knew someone would bring that
up, so I'm heading it off at the pass :)).
-Larry
> SLG
> >Quick Comparison time. Not Toms Hardware Quality, but it'll do, it'll do
:)
> >GeForce 3 Ti500 3D Mark 2001se Score - 7474.
> >GeForce 4 Ti4400 3D Mark 2001se Score - 9144.
> >Yowsa :)
> >Is it worth it to replace a Ti500 with a Ti4400?
> >Hell, I don't know, but it's faster, the 2D quality of the GF4 is visibly
> >better than the GF3, and it has 128MB of RAM. For $229, it'll hold me
until
> >2003 when the next round of cards come out :)
> >Once I sell the Ti500, the investment will be minimal.
> >Oh, and the GF4 is one big honkin' board!
> >-Larry
> >> It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
> >> If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds for
a
> >> lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
> >> I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
> >testing...
> >> -Larry
> (All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new
> and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are
> due to too many English classes/teachers)
There must have been something really funky with the first one. When I
installed the replacement, and identical board, WinXP detected it as a new
device. I didn't expect that, unless WinXP is looking further than the
hardware descriptor string these days.
I can't get over how much the 2D is improved in the GF4 over the GF3. It's
easily up to ATI 2D Quality now. For the first time, I can run 1600X1200 in
crystal clear clarity without a hint of fuzziness.
I like!
-Larry
> My board is defective. It is suffering from the nVidia "Dots 'o' Death",
> which usually resolves to a bad memory chip :(
> I'll be stoppying by CompUSAto exchange it this afternoon :(
> You know, I've only had about 4 computer components fail on me in the last
> 22 years, and two of them have been nVidia boards :) My Creative GeForce
> DDR died with the "Dots 'o' Death", just like this one. I had that one
> fixed under warranty which took about 2 weeks. It was a bad memory chip.
> And no, I don't overclock my boards (I just knew someone would bring that
> up, so I'm heading it off at the pass :)).
> -Larry
> > And what are you giving the GF3 Ti500 away for? :-)
> > SLG
> > >Quick Comparison time. Not Toms Hardware Quality, but it'll do, it'll
do
> :)
> > >GeForce 3 Ti500 3D Mark 2001se Score - 7474.
> > >GeForce 4 Ti4400 3D Mark 2001se Score - 9144.
> > >Yowsa :)
> > >Is it worth it to replace a Ti500 with a Ti4400?
> > >Hell, I don't know, but it's faster, the 2D quality of the GF4 is
visibly
> > >better than the GF3, and it has 128MB of RAM. For $229, it'll hold me
> until
> > >2003 when the next round of cards come out :)
> > >Once I sell the Ti500, the investment will be minimal.
> > >Oh, and the GF4 is one big honkin' board!
> > >-Larry
> > >> It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
> > >> If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds
for
> a
> > >> lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
> > >> I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
> > >testing...
> > >> -Larry
> > (All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new
> > and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are
> > due to too many English classes/teachers)
> My board is defective. It is suffering from the nVidia "Dots 'o'
Death",
> which usually resolves to a bad memory chip :(
> I'll be stoppying by CompUSAto exchange it this afternoon :(
> You know, I've only had about 4 computer components fail on me in the
last
> 22 years, and two of them have been nVidia boards :) My Creative
GeForce
> DDR died with the "Dots 'o' Death", just like this one. I had that
one
> fixed under warranty which took about 2 weeks. It was a bad memory
chip.
> And no, I don't overclock my boards (I just knew someone would bring
that
> up, so I'm heading it off at the pass :)).
> -Larry
> > And what are you giving the GF3 Ti500 away for? :-)
> > SLG
> > >Quick Comparison time. Not Toms Hardware Quality, but it'll do,
it'll do
> :)
> > >GeForce 3 Ti500 3D Mark 2001se Score - 7474.
> > >GeForce 4 Ti4400 3D Mark 2001se Score - 9144.
> > >Yowsa :)
> > >Is it worth it to replace a Ti500 with a Ti4400?
> > >Hell, I don't know, but it's faster, the 2D quality of the GF4 is
visibly
> > >better than the GF3, and it has 128MB of RAM. For $229, it'll hold
me
> until
> > >2003 when the next round of cards come out :)
> > >Once I sell the Ti500, the investment will be minimal.
> > >Oh, and the GF4 is one big honkin' board!
> > >-Larry
$229.
> > >> It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
> > >> If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600
speeds for
> a
> > >> lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
> > >> I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
> > >testing...
> > >> -Larry
> > (All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new
> > and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are
> > due to too many English classes/teachers)
Don Burnette
> It breaks down as $299 - $30 Instant Rebate - $40 Mail-In Rebate.
> If you were considering a Ti4200, or if you want near Ti4600 speeds for a
> lot less money than the Ti4600 then I think this is a great buy.
> I just picked one up. Quick comments to follow after some basic
testing...
> -Larry
