upgraded from gf2mx to gf4 440

[WhiteHawk]

Info for shoppers.

was running 1.7 pent 4
                     512 ram
                     gf2 mx
                      1280 by 1024 res
                      getting 30-50 fps (fsaa off)
                      getting 12-20 in heavy smoke and fire, or clouds.

upgraded to gf4 440 (not the big dog)
                   getting 50-60 fps
                   holding 30+ in big smoke/fire with heavy aircraft
                     actviity.
                  no lock ups.
           Paid $149 for this instead of $399 for the top of line.
           (wife kicked me in balls when i said $400 bucks for
             computer gadget......ughhhh.  right ball still aches)
   Im pretty happy thus far.
any advice on the tweak stteings appreciated:

[SKurj]

Heh

I just did the same Whitehawk.

I was going to spend $500 canuck bux, on a GF4 Ti4400, but in the end I couldn't justify it (i am a student).  I am very happy with it.
In cockpit view I go from 50 to 100+ at 1024x768x32bpp
in 3dmark2001se my score went from 2900 to 5200

For $166 bux i am more than satisfied.
I bought the MSI 440


SKurj

[volsung1]

I did the same thing, then used RivaTuner to overclock the G4 440 to 325/475. It functions beautifully at 1024x720 with full Mip Mapping and 4xS Anti-Aliasing.

Check this thread (started by me) for more info.

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52720

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Whitehawk!

[-ammo-]

skurj, whitehawk, is that card as good as a geforce3 original?

[SKurj]

ammo


a GF3 is a better card



SKurj

[volsung1]

Actually, the MX 440 is performing very nicely for a $79 video card. The cheapest Geforce3 you're likely to find is around $125 Like I said, I run it overclocked in 1024x768x32 resolution with MIP mapping enabled and Anti-Aliasing running at 4xS. Here are the specs on 3 comparable cards direct from the Nvidia web site.


GeForce2 TI:
Graphics Core: 256 bit
Memory interface: 128 bit DDR
Pixels per Second(fill rate): 1 Billion
Memory Bandwidth: 6.4 GB/sec
Triangles per Second: 31 Million
RAM: 64Mb DDR

Geforce4 MX 440:
Graphics Core: 256 Bit
Memory interface: 128 bit DDR
Texels per second(Fill rate): 1.1 Billion
Triangles per second: 34 Million
Memory Bandwidth: 6.4 GB/sec
RAM: 64Mb DDR

GeForce3 TI 200:
Graphics Core: 256 Bit
Memory interface: 128 Bit DDR
Fill Rate: 2.8 Billion AA Samples/sec.
Opertions per second: 700 Billion
Memory Bandwidth: 6.4 GB/sec
RAM: 64 Mb DDR

Pricing per ZDnet:

Geforce2 TI: $124
GeForce3 TI 200: $128
GeForce4 MX 440: $103 ( I paid 79.95 at "PC Club")

I gotta admit the GeForce3 TI 200 Looks like the best over-all deal.

[bloom25]

The best deal is the GF 4 TI 4200 right now.  They start at $169 and offer performance greater than the GF 3 TI 500.