Which Vid Card should I use?

avgJOE · 05-14-2005, 01:52 PM

I really appreciate the last assistance I receieved about which vid card to use. Last time I had an nVidia Geforce4 Ti4200 128mg vs an nVidia Geforce4 Fx5200 128mg and I was told that the Ti4200 is better for gaming, which I used and have been very pleased with. I'm not a huge gamer, but I do appreciate the difference the Ti4200 made. But now I was handed an Asylum nVidia GeForce4 FX5200 256mb vid card. Does the extra 128mg make a difference? Would this be better or should I stick with the Ti4200 128mg I already installed? Your assitance will be greatly appreciated. Again, here's the specs on my rig:

Sony Vaio
Win XP
P4 1.8 Ghz
512 MB Ram
80gig Hardrive

Not a great gamin rig, but it serves me well. Thanks again!!

-AvgJOE

**UncleMacro** · 05-14-2005, 02:06 PM

The extra 128MB won't help at all. A Ti4200 is still a better card. The one advantage a 256MB FX5200 has over a 128MB FX5200 is that you know that the 256MB one has 128 bit memory. Some 128MB FX5200s have 64 bit memory which is half as fast as 128 bit. In either case, the Ti4200 is still better for games.

05-14-2005, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
avgJOE Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3 OS: WINXP	Which Vid Card should I use? I really appreciate the last assistance I receieved about which vid card to use. Last time I had an nVidia Geforce4 Ti4200 128mg vs an nVidia Geforce4 Fx5200 128mg and I was told that the Ti4200 is better for gaming, which I used and have been very pleased with. I'm not a huge gamer, but I do appreciate the difference the Ti4200 made. But now I was handed an Asylum nVidia GeForce4 FX5200 256mb vid card. Does the extra 128mg make a difference? Would this be better or should I stick with the Ti4200 128mg I already installed? Your assitance will be greatly appreciated. Again, here's the specs on my rig: Sony Vaio Win XP P4 1.8 Ghz 512 MB Ram 80gig Hardrive Not a great gamin rig, but it serves me well. Thanks again!! -AvgJOE

05-14-2005, 02:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
UncleMacro TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,133 OS: Vista SP1 My System	The extra 128MB won't help at all. A Ti4200 is still a better card. The one advantage a 256MB FX5200 has over a 128MB FX5200 is that you know that the 256MB one has 128 bit memory. Some 128MB FX5200s have 64 bit memory which is half as fast as 128 bit. In either case, the Ti4200 is still better for games.