ASUS GeForce 4 MX 440 Graphics Card?

[Dr.Doom]

I'm planning to get a new card for around $140
Is the ASUS V8170DDR GeForce 4 MX 440 Graphics Card a good card? I want asus because I got a asus motherboard and it works well with it.
How many polygons per second can the card do?on 1280 by 960 if anyone knows

Thanks for any information


Dr.Doom

 

[KimB]

For $140? Um, no, that would be a very, very bad idea.

Get a GeForce4 Ti 4200 instead. Many of those can be had for under $140. Just don't get the Gainward model (known stability issues). Check pricewatch for some decent values, and both Inno3D and eVGA should be decent.

And a little note on polys/sec:

Polys/sec is independent of resolution. That is, a card that does 20 million polys/sec will do that same number whether it is running at 640x480 or at 1280x960. It is also pretty meaningless for today's games.

Oh, and one other quick thing. The 64MB Ti 4200's actually perform better than the 128MB versions, due to higher-clocked memory.

 

[Dr.Doom]

Is Asus V8420 GF4 4200 128M DDR anygood?for 289cdn

 

[Doomtrooper]

Are you Canadian ?? I would suggest a Radeon 9000 or Radeon 8500 LE


http://www.canadacomputers.com/video.html

Around $150 for 128 meg 8500LE OEM, you will be looking at $ 230-300 for a Ti4200 in Canada

 

[KimB]

Is Asus V8420 GF4 4200 128M DDR anygood?for 289cdn

Oh, you're in Canada...the price makes a whole lot more sense now. Anyway, Asus' video cards aren't all that great, at least not from what I've heard. There's really no reason to get an Asus video card just because you own an Asus motherboard.

Regardless, I still prefer nVidia's video cards, largely due to stability, compatibility, and better drivers (all of which are related, of course...). However, living in Canada, the Radeons may just cost so much less that the GeForce's aren't that viable of an option.

 

[gkar1]

And the salesman errm chalnoth strikes again!


The Price/features-performance ratio of the Radeon 9000 Pro simply can't be beat.

 

[Dave B(TotalVR)]

You must also remember that the GF4MX 440 is a big fat pile of shite that I would buy if somebody paid me.

 

[alexsok]

gf4ti4200 I say!

 

[Tahir2]

I say Radeon 9000 Pro !
Definitiely....

Ahh so pointless....

 

[pascal]

Dr. Doom, forget the GF4 MX.

For less than US$85 get the GF3Ti200 or the Radeon 9000 class cards.
Next generation games like UT2k3, U2 and Doom3 will use the increased number of available texture stages compared to the GF4MX line.

See this thread: http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1989