Leadtek Geforce 4 Ti 4400 128mb - A good idea?
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I've got that same model here @ the house. This was the same unit that I reviewed over @ nvnews. Personally, I have taken a strong liking to this card...much more so than I would have honestly envisioned when the GF4 was initially launched. This isn't an engineering sample, and it has been clocked @ 320/650 since I got it. On the 2D side, I have been impressed with it as well.
Wellcome to the forum MastaC.
IMHO the GF4Ti4200 has better price/performance. See this UT2003 benchmark at anandtech: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1647&p=8
The 4400 has only 11% performance advantage compared to 4200 but cost 58% more (pricewatch).
edited prices: 4200 ($138) and 4400 ($218)
IMHO the GF4Ti4200 has better price/performance. See this UT2003 benchmark at anandtech: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1647&p=8
The 4400 has only 11% performance advantage compared to 4200 but cost 58% more (pricewatch).
edited prices: 4200 ($138) and 4400 ($218)
Looks like 4200 is the best buy for your dollar but it all depends on how high you want t go with performance. My belief is that the 4400 is a great mid-range card (midrange? 
) because of its overclocking capability (especially with the Leadtek, love that heatsink). I have mine running at 315/680 with no artifacts.
But pascal is defintely right, the 4200 has a magificent performance for its low cost.
) because of its overclocking capability (especially with the Leadtek, love that heatsink). I have mine running at 315/680 with no artifacts.But pascal is defintely right, the 4200 has a magificent performance for its low cost.
I think the Ti 4200 is your best bet, and if you don't mind overclocking, then it really is one of the best options for a budget card.
If you can wait maybe a month or so, ATI's next generation budget card might also be a good option. Ofcourse it won't be on the shelves in a month, but hopefully we will know the details by then. I am waiting for the high end card personally
If you can wait maybe a month or so, ATI's next generation budget card might also be a good option. Ofcourse it won't be on the shelves in a month, but hopefully we will know the details by then. I am waiting for the high end card personally
I have the Leadtek 4400 and it's worked perfectly. The heatsync (with 2 fans) is heavy making it the heaviest card I've owned--but that is more of a trivia issue.
To be honest I've never tried OCing, that isn't my ball of wax--but I know I can probably do it if I want to in the future.
I think the biggest question is 4200 or 4400. The 4200 is quite a bit cheaper. I guess it comes down to available $$$.
Good luck.
To be honest I've never tried OCing, that isn't my ball of wax--but I know I can probably do it if I want to in the future.
I think the biggest question is 4200 or 4400. The 4200 is quite a bit cheaper. I guess it comes down to available $$$.
Good luck.
