[Thor]

If you want power now, go with a Ti 4200.  I heard they're around $200(?) stateside, and are at about $250 here in Canada.

[Jabu]

Originally posted by Thor
If you want power now, go with a Ti 4200.  I heard they're around $200(?) stateside, and are at about $250 here in Canada.

For that price, you're better off getting the brand new Radeon 9500 PRO. Kicks Ti 4200 (and Ti 4400) arse, supports DirectX 9 and has far, FAR superior anisotropic filtering and FSAA. Great card overall. Basically a Radeon 9700 with half the memory bandwidth, bringing it down to GF4 Ti levels.

[Ulundel]

But don't forget that most of the games are optimized for Geforce

[Thor]

Last time I checked, Radeon's where three times that price (@$650).  but that's here in Canada.

[Fetty]

u got g400 or g400 max ?

[Stunaep]

Originally posted by Thor
If you want power now, go with a Ti 4200.  I heard they're around $200(?) stateside, and are at about $250 here in Canada.

that much? I got mine (with 128 megs of vram, mind you) for 170 bucks. (US)

[Ulundel]

Originally posted by Stunaep

that much? I got mine (with 128 megs of vram, mind you) for 170 bucks. (US)

ehhh, why vram?

[Stunaep]

Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
But don't forget that most of the games are optimized for Geforce

most games do support GeForces special features, such as shadow buffering, dual vertex shaders, etc. but most of the newer ATI cards are capable of well handling that, plus the MX series don´t have those bells and whistles, since theyre based on the NV17. Also, quoting from nVidia.com

GeForce4 MX Series Enjoy the Views
The ideal solutions for:  

• Multiple display &

   desktop flexibility

• 2D office applications
• Web surfing

nope, nothing about games. nor 3d apps, which is the primary interest of HLP.

[Ace]

The MX models are simply a revamped GeForce 2. They don't support pixel shaders or other features.

FX cards will cost an arm and a leg, wait a year before getting one. In the meantime a GeForce 4 Ti is wow

[Ulundel]

Originally posted by Ace
In the meantime a GeForce 4 Ti is wow

Amen

[castor]

G400.. now thats a sweet card for 2D work -- beats NV and ATi stuff hands down (esp. with higher resolutions). I still have one in stock.. Would never trade it for MX400 *shivers*

HH!

[wEvil]

meh, i would go for any of them, they all suck in comparison to my wildcat VP ;p

And dont you beleive about what ATI say - i very much doubt the 9600 will run very well with DX9.....but it makes a change for them to plug driver support, i'll agree.

[Ulundel]

Originally posted by castor
G400.. now thats a sweet card for 2D work -- beats NV and ATi stuff hands down (esp. with higher resolutions). I still have one in stock.. Would never trade it for MX400 *shivers*

HH!

tree candles or something?

[castor]

Yup, the thing casts somewhat psychedelic reflections on my screen  

[Ulundel]

*sings "Rockin' around christmas tree"*

*rocks around the christmas tree*