Video card question

Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force 4mx 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Using newest detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Is this right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a little faster at least. Also in open gl there is only 32bit no 16.(N2002) This was the case with my G-force2 also. Any ideas. Thanks guys, Doug D

you sould have bought a Geforce 4 Ti 4200. This card is really fast. The MX version is a slow one and it can be very right, that it will be slower as the older GF 2 Pro. Read the technical datas and you find, that it is only the number 4, written on the card, but it has to do nothing with the GF 4 Ti chips. Rolf

You haven't really upgraded video card-wise. To get the 16 bit option, you have to set your desktop resolution to 16 bit, then you will have the 16 bit option. Should help some in fps without a noticeable difference in quality. -- Tim Doyle TDRacin� Online VRW Team Owner www.VirtualRacingWorld.com "Bachs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:s4S69.3951$[email hidden]... > Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force 4mx > 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Using newest > detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Is this > right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a little faster > at least. > > Also in open gl there is only 32bit no 16.(N2002) > This was the case with my G-force2 also. Any ideas. > > Thanks guys, > Doug D > >

You basically bought a GF2 with more/faster memory. GF4 TI series is based on the GF3 chip with faster memory. In other words full DX8 compatibility. If ya have any chance at all to return the GF4 MX then do it and grab a TI 4200. Mitch "Bachs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:s4S69.3951$[email hidden]... > Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force4mx > 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Usingnewest > detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Isthis > right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a littlefaster

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> at least. > > Also in open gl there is only 32bit no 16.(N2002) > This was the case with my G-force2 also. Any ideas. > > Thanks guys, > Doug

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Bachs wrote: > > Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force 4mx > 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Using newest > detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Is this > right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a little faster > at least. I agree with Tim D here, going from a GF2 PRO to a GF4 MX isn't too much of an upgrade unless you got the 460 version, the 440 would be slightly faster than the GF2 PRO I guess and the 420 about the same http://www17.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q2/020418/vgacharts-05.html > Also in open gl there is only 32bit no 16.(N2002) > This was the case with my G-force2 also. Any ideas. See Tim D's post Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

> Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force 4mx > 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Using newest > detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Is this > right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a little faster > at least. I agree with Tim D here, going from a GF2 PRO to a GF4 MX isn't too much of an upgrade unless you got the 460 version, the 440 would be slightly faster than the GF2 PRO I guess and the 420 about the same http://www17.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q2/020418/vgacharts-05.html See Tim D's post Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Thanks for the help gents. I guess I better start saving some more money for the ti4200 Thanks, Doug D "Bachs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:s4S69.3951$[email hidden]... > Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force4mx > 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Usingnewest > detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Isthis > right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a littlefaster

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> at least. > > Also in open gl there is only 32bit no 16.(N2002) > This was the case with my G-force2 also. Any ideas. > > Thanks guys, > Doug

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On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:06:16 GMT, "Bachs" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force 4mx >64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Using newest >detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Is this >right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a little faster >at least. The GF4MX's are basically GF2's. They are a bit faster but not by much. A GF3Ti would've been a better option. RAM makes a difference if you are running at higher resolutions and 32bit and AA. But it's pretty much limited by the MX's capabilities. I mean you can strap a gig of RAM on a GF2 and it wouldn't be any faster than say a 32meg version. If you can get your money back. Get a GF3Ti. In my neck of the woods it's only like $10 more than the GF4MX's. And much faster. -- karkrazy AT softhome DOT net

Also SET your desktop to 16bit color. That should help with the open gl problem. dave henrie

Get a GeForce 3 Ti200. They can be purchased for $80 or sometimes less. You can easily overclock them to the Ti500 specs. This card works beautifully for me. Lannie "Doug D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:GXU69.189130$[email hidden]...

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> Thanks for the help gents. > I guess I better start saving some more money for the ti4200 > > Thanks, Doug D > "Bachs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:s4S69.3951$[email hidden]... > > Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force > 4mx > > 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Using > newest > > detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Is > this > > right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a little > faster > > at least. > > > > Also in open gl there is only 32bit no 16.(N2002) > > This was the case with my G-force2 also. Any ideas. > > > > Thanks guys, > >

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Methinks you should return the GeForce 4 MX. It is famous for providing GeForce 2 speeds :( I don't believe it has a true GeForce 4 core in it. Return it for the Ti4200. You will be a LOT better off. -Larry "Bachs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:s4S69.3951$[email hidden]... > Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force4mx > 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Usingnewest > detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Isthis > right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a littlefaster

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> at least. > > Also in open gl there is only 32bit no 16.(N2002) > This was the case with my G-force2 also. Any ideas. > > Thanks guys, > Doug

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Took your advice guys and got the GF4 Ti4200 128mb LOVE IT nuf said Thanks for all the help Doug D "Bachs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:s4S69.3951$[email hidden]... > Need a little help here. Replaced my old G-force 2pro 32mb with G-force4mx > 64mb. Got rid of all the old drivers. Installed without a hitch.Usingnewest > detonator drivers. The problem is my fps is about the same(N2002). Isthis > right? I figured newer card with twice as much ram would be a littlefaster

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> at least. > > Also in open gl there is only 32bit no 16.(N2002) > This was the case with my G-force2 also. Any ideas. > > Thanks guys, > Doug

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