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Performance Comparison: Nvidia Fx 5200 or GeForce 4 Ti 4200
Hi
I recently bought a new Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 because my GeForce 4 Ti 4200's fan was going out. I was looking on the Nvidia website and realized that the GeForce 4 TI 4200 is statistically better than the FX 5200 by a longshot. Is this a misinterpretation by my part because I assumed that the newer FX's would make all TI's obsolete. I also assumed the FX was better because the price on a TI 4200 right now is signifigantly cheaper. If anyone knows which card is better than the other, please reply. Id love to hear what you have to say. And if anyone knows a way to install a RELIABLE heat sink on my Ti 4200 that would be appreciated. (Perhaps how to install a heatsink on the GPU? It doesnt sound like this card can take much more of a faulty fan right now...) I sure hope i didnt spend $80 on a signifigantly slower card... Thanks in advance... |
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"Falcon1209" wrote in message
... " I sure hope i didnt spend $80 on a signifigantly slower card... " You did. http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/ You should have bought a Thermaltake A1349. http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/chipset/a1394.htm |
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Falcon1209:
I ... bought a new Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 because my GeForce 4 Ti 4200's fan was going out. replace the fan I sure hope i didnt spend $80 on a signifigantly slower card... yup, http://graphics.tomshardware.com/gra...charts-05.html -- Mac Cool |
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Here's an article that's a year and a half old, comparing cards (including
the 4200 and the 5200): http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...,922652,00.asp The article is relatively kind to the 5200, but the relationship between the 5200 and the high-end cards in the FX5 series isn't similar to that between a 4200 and a 4600 (or 4800). The 5200 is a budget card, while the 4200 isn't that much slower than a 4600. However, the 5200 is a budget DX9 card, while the 4200 only supports DX8. You can still get third-party coolers that'll fit the 4200: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...110-107&depa=0 ($13US, but with $5 shipping it's not all that cheap). It's cooler looking than stock, but I don't know whether it cools better. The least expensive solution would be to get a replacement fan, if you can find one. HTH. Bob Knowlden Address may be scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn. "Falcon1209" wrote in message ... Hi I recently bought a new Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 because my GeForce 4 Ti 4200's fan was going out. I was looking on the Nvidia website and realized that the GeForce 4 TI 4200 is statistically better than the FX 5200 by a longshot. Is this a misinterpretation by my part because I assumed that the newer FX's would make all TI's obsolete. I also assumed the FX was better because the price on a TI 4200 right now is signifigantly cheaper. If anyone knows which card is better than the other, please reply. Id love to hear what you have to say. And if anyone knows a way to install a RELIABLE heat sink on my Ti 4200 that would be appreciated. (Perhaps how to install a heatsink on the GPU? It doesnt sound like this card can take much more of a faulty fan right now...) I sure hope i didnt spend $80 on a signifigantly slower card... Thanks in advance... |
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"Falcon1209" wrote in message ... Hi I recently bought a new Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 because my GeForce 4 Ti 4200's fan was going out. I was looking on the Nvidia website and realized that the GeForce 4 TI 4200 is statistically better than the FX 5200 by a longshot. Is this a misinterpretation by my part because I assumed that the newer FX's would make all TI's obsolete. I also assumed the FX was better because the price on a TI 4200 right now is signifigantly cheaper. If anyone knows which card is better than the other, please reply. Id love to hear what you have to say. And if anyone knows a way to install a RELIABLE heat sink on my Ti 4200 that would be appreciated. (Perhaps how to install a heatsink on the GPU? It doesnt sound like this card can take much more of a faulty fan right now...) I sure hope i didnt spend $80 on a signifigantly slower card... Thanks in advance... I think that you may have spent $80 dollars on a slower card. There are a number of reliable heat sinks for that card search the web for geforce 4200 video heat sink fan and you will find one. You could also just replace the fan but they are a little harder to find. Instruction on how to remove the old heat sink and install a new one can also be found on the web. You could use a 1U copper heatsink and fan with a few modifications. GF 4200TI http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/chipset/a1449.htm http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...116-008&depa=0 http://www.vantecusa.com/product-cooling.html# http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4629&CatId=498 http://www.arctic-cooling.com/en/products/vga_silencer/ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...186-117&depa=0 A cheap 1U heatsink http://accessories.gateway.com/Acces...606_ProdDetail |
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 01:32:38 GMT, "Falcon1209"
wrote: Hi I recently bought a new Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 because my GeForce 4 Ti 4200's fan was going out. I was looking on the Nvidia website and realized that the GeForce 4 TI 4200 is statistically better than the FX 5200 by a longshot. Is this a misinterpretation by my part because I assumed that the newer FX's would make all TI's obsolete. I also assumed the FX was better because the price on a TI 4200 right now is signifigantly cheaper. If anyone knows which card is better than the other, please reply. Id love to hear what you have to say. And if anyone knows a way to install a RELIABLE heat sink on my Ti 4200 that would be appreciated. (Perhaps how to install a heatsink on the GPU? It doesnt sound like this card can take much more of a faulty fan right now...) I sure hope i didnt spend $80 on a signifigantly slower card... Thanks in advance... yes an FX5200 is slower. It's DX9 but it's slow enough that this doesn't matter. Add to that the fact that many TI4200 cards o'c pretty well and it takes a fairly expensive video card to outperform one (relatively speaking of course, you'd have to spend about $120 to get higher raw performance ignoring FSAA & DX9). You can install a heatsink using epoxy, like Arctic Alumina Epoxy, http://www.svcompucycle.com/araltherad.html The heatsink can be just about anything when using epoxy, providing it's not too heavy and doesn't block too many PCI slots. A Pentium 1 heatsink might be ideal if you have one with a low-enough RPM (quiet) fan, or there are 3rd party heatsinks that'll fit a TI4200 but offhand I dont' know what/where to find the best or cheapest ones. If the replacement fan is small and thin like the original you might find it quieter and longer lasting by lubing it with very heavy oil... not just after it makes a lot of noise and is failing but BEFORE then. You might even be able to lube your present failing fan with very very heavy oil, bordering on light grease, and have it work fine again for a long time. |
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The FX 5200 is MUCH slower than the Ti4200; no comparison. The 5200 is the
FX ENTRY level card for Nvidia. The 4200 was up the scale of Nvidia cards back then. I'm afraid you wasted your money. -- DaveW "Falcon1209" wrote in message ... Hi I recently bought a new Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 because my GeForce 4 Ti 4200's fan was going out. I was looking on the Nvidia website and realized that the GeForce 4 TI 4200 is statistically better than the FX 5200 by a longshot. Is this a misinterpretation by my part because I assumed that the newer FX's would make all TI's obsolete. I also assumed the FX was better because the price on a TI 4200 right now is signifigantly cheaper. If anyone knows which card is better than the other, please reply. Id love to hear what you have to say. And if anyone knows a way to install a RELIABLE heat sink on my Ti 4200 that would be appreciated. (Perhaps how to install a heatsink on the GPU? It doesnt sound like this card can take much more of a faulty fan right now...) I sure hope i didnt spend $80 on a signifigantly slower card... Thanks in advance... |
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I have returned my FX 5200 back to the retailer for $5.50. Claimed I made a
mistake on my order... which I did. I was wondering if any of you guys could suggest a card for me. Im looking to spend no more than $110. $120 if its really necessary. I was looking at this card (http://gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductD...sku=VC-XFX-017) If this is a bad deal please let me know. Im guessing its much better according to the bench marks you guys gave me. (According to Tomshardware.com the bechmarks on the 5700 surpassed the TI 4200 by 10 fps in most benchmarks.) If you guys can find a better deal than this, Id love to hear it. I dont feel like returning another card again... Thanks a lot! "Falcon1209" wrote in message ... Hi I recently bought a new Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 because my GeForce 4 Ti 4200's fan was going out. I was looking on the Nvidia website and realized that the GeForce 4 TI 4200 is statistically better than the FX 5200 by a longshot. Is this a misinterpretation by my part because I assumed that the newer FX's would make all TI's obsolete. I also assumed the FX was better because the price on a TI 4200 right now is signifigantly cheaper. If anyone knows which card is better than the other, please reply. Id love to hear what you have to say. And if anyone knows a way to install a RELIABLE heat sink on my Ti 4200 that would be appreciated. (Perhaps how to install a heatsink on the GPU? It doesnt sound like this card can take much more of a faulty fan right now...) I sure hope i didnt spend $80 on a signifigantly slower card... Thanks in advance... |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 01:12:56 GMT, "Falcon1209"
wrote: I have returned my FX 5200 back to the retailer for $5.50. Claimed I made a mistake on my order... which I did. I was wondering if any of you guys could suggest a card for me. Im looking to spend no more than $110. $120 if its really necessary. I was looking at this card (http://gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductD...sku=VC-XFX-017) If this is a bad deal please let me know. Im guessing its much better according to the bench marks you guys gave me. (According to Tomshardware.com the bechmarks on the 5700 surpassed the TI 4200 by 10 fps in most benchmarks.) If you guys can find a better deal than this, Id love to hear it. I dont feel like returning another card again... Thanks a lot! Well it's significantly faster than the FX5200, but not "$96 worth" faster than the TI4200 you already have, especially since the TI4200, once overclocked, might regain half of that 10 FPS difference. Even so for =$110 it is a reasonable choice... though if it were my choice I'd set the TI4200 and put proceeds towards a faster card or just keep using it. |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 01:49:19 GMT, kony
wrote: though if it were my choice I'd set the TI4200 though if it were my choice I'd FIX, SELL the TI4200 |
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