A computer components & hardware forum. HardwareBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » HardwareBanter forum » Video Cards » Nvidia Videocards
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Urgent Advice needed on correct replacement



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old November 22nd 03, 09:39 AM
PeterDon
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Urgent Advice needed on correct replacement

BlankPlease need some urgent advice. Our client has lost his display card due to lightning and we have to recommend to the insurance company the correct replacement. The insurance company involved will also do their own research and thus we have to be absolutely correct. The principle we have to adhere to according to the insurance policy is a "same and/or similar" replacement. We cannot find the same replacement and thus have to look at "similar" replacement. herewith specs on damaged card:

Leadtek WinFast A250 Ultra TD GeForce4 Ti4600 - My VIVO Edition

Please your urgent advice will be appreciated!

PDB

  #2  
Old November 22nd 03, 12:02 PM
Chris Bedford
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

BlankWell I would of thought any Ti4600 card such as the creative labs or any other make as long as its a TI4600!!



Chris Bedford
"PeterDon" wrote in message ...
Please need some urgent advice. Our client has lost his display card due to lightning and we have to recommend to the insurance company the correct replacement. The insurance company involved will also do their own research and thus we have to be absolutely correct. The principle we have to adhere to according to the insurance policy is a "same and/or similar" replacement. We cannot find the same replacement and thus have to look at "similar" replacement. herewith specs on damaged card:

Leadtek WinFast A250 Ultra TD GeForce4 Ti4600 - My VIVO Edition

Please your urgent advice will be appreciated!

PDB

  #3  
Old November 22nd 03, 12:22 PM
PeterDon
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Thanks Chris for the quick response.

Unfortunately we cannot find a supplier in South Africa that can provide us
with a Ti4600 brand new. We may not replace damaged components with
secondhand components, but must be procured new. Thus we are left with a
decision between a few of the following options, namely:

1.) Leadtek® WinFast A310TD+256 nVidia GeForce FX 5600 (NV31) AGP-8X 256MB
128 bit DDR with TV+DVI+VIVO - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4

2.) Leadtek® WinFast A300TD nVidia GeForce FX 5800 (NV30) AGP-8X 128MB 128
bit DDR with TV+DVI - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4 (but this has no ViVO)

3.) Leadtek® WinFast A350TDH nVidia GeForce FX 5900 (NV35) AGP-8X 128MB 128
bit DDR -TV+DVI+Hareware Monitor+VIVO, Direct X 9.0

The insured wants to stick to Leadtek WinFast!

Which one of the above would be more or less (more rather than less!) the
same quality than the Ti4600 with VIVO?


"Chris Bedford" wrote in message
...
BlankWell I would of thought any Ti4600 card such as the creative labs or
any other make as long as its a TI4600!!



Chris Bedford
"PeterDon" wrote in message
...
Please need some urgent advice. Our client has lost his display card due
to lightning and we have to recommend to the insurance company the correct
replacement. The insurance company involved will also do their own research
and thus we have to be absolutely correct. The principle we have to adhere
to according to the insurance policy is a "same and/or similar" replacement.
We cannot find the same replacement and thus have to look at "similar"
replacement. herewith specs on damaged card:

Leadtek WinFast A250 Ultra TD GeForce4 Ti4600 - My VIVO Edition

Please your urgent advice will be appreciated!

PDB


  #4  
Old November 22nd 03, 02:45 PM
Peter van der Goes
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default


"PeterDon" wrote in message
...
Thanks Chris for the quick response.

Unfortunately we cannot find a supplier in South Africa that can provide

us
with a Ti4600 brand new. We may not replace damaged components with
secondhand components, but must be procured new. Thus we are left with a
decision between a few of the following options, namely:

1.) Leadtek® WinFast A310TD+256 nVidia GeForce FX 5600 (NV31) AGP-8X

256MB
128 bit DDR with TV+DVI+VIVO - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4

2.) Leadtek® WinFast A300TD nVidia GeForce FX 5800 (NV30) AGP-8X 128MB 128
bit DDR with TV+DVI - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4 (but this has no ViVO)

3.) Leadtek® WinFast A350TDH nVidia GeForce FX 5900 (NV35) AGP-8X 128MB

128
bit DDR -TV+DVI+Hareware Monitor+VIVO, Direct X 9.0

The insured wants to stick to Leadtek WinFast!

Which one of the above would be more or less (more rather than less!) the
same quality than the Ti4600 with VIVO?

I doubt the comments of people on a usenet group will carry much weight with
the insurance company, but here is my opinion:
The Ti4600 was the top-of-the-line card in the "4" series. The equivalent
card in the "5" series is whatever the top-of-the-line card, FX5nnnn, is. If
your list of possibilities is exhaustive, recommend the FX5900 (explaining
that your client lost the high end card from the "4" series and that nothing
less than a 5900 is a suitable replacement). That way, if the insurance
company counters, your client should end up with at least a 5800.
It's all a game where they try to pay the least they can.


  #5  
Old November 22nd 03, 09:26 PM
Biz
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Very simple...got to Tom's Hardware page and compare the benchmarks for a
Ti4600 and the FX series, choose the VIVO card closest in performance. My
guess it would be the 5800 range of cards, but your list doesnt show a VIVO
version from Winfast.
"PeterDon" wrote in message
...
Thanks Chris for the quick response.

Unfortunately we cannot find a supplier in South Africa that can provide

us
with a Ti4600 brand new. We may not replace damaged components with
secondhand components, but must be procured new. Thus we are left with a
decision between a few of the following options, namely:

1.) Leadtek® WinFast A310TD+256 nVidia GeForce FX 5600 (NV31) AGP-8X

256MB
128 bit DDR with TV+DVI+VIVO - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4

2.) Leadtek® WinFast A300TD nVidia GeForce FX 5800 (NV30) AGP-8X 128MB 128
bit DDR with TV+DVI - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4 (but this has no ViVO)

3.) Leadtek® WinFast A350TDH nVidia GeForce FX 5900 (NV35) AGP-8X 128MB

128
bit DDR -TV+DVI+Hareware Monitor+VIVO, Direct X 9.0

The insured wants to stick to Leadtek WinFast!

Which one of the above would be more or less (more rather than less!) the
same quality than the Ti4600 with VIVO?


"Chris Bedford" wrote in message
...
BlankWell I would of thought any Ti4600 card such as the creative labs or
any other make as long as its a TI4600!!



Chris Bedford
"PeterDon" wrote in message
...
Please need some urgent advice. Our client has lost his display card due
to lightning and we have to recommend to the insurance company the correct
replacement. The insurance company involved will also do their own

research
and thus we have to be absolutely correct. The principle we have to adhere
to according to the insurance policy is a "same and/or similar"

replacement.
We cannot find the same replacement and thus have to look at "similar"
replacement. herewith specs on damaged card:

Leadtek WinFast A250 Ultra TD GeForce4 Ti4600 - My VIVO Edition

Please your urgent advice will be appreciated!

PDB




  #6  
Old November 23rd 03, 11:18 AM
Darthy
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 13:22:09 +0200, "PeterDon"
wrote:

Thanks Chris for the quick response.

Unfortunately we cannot find a supplier in South Africa that can provide us
with a Ti4600 brand new. We may not replace damaged components with
secondhand components, but must be procured new. Thus we are left with a
decision between a few of the following options, namely:

1.) Leadtek® WinFast A310TD+256 nVidia GeForce FX 5600 (NV31) AGP-8X 256MB
128 bit DDR with TV+DVI+VIVO - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4

2.) Leadtek® WinFast A300TD nVidia GeForce FX 5800 (NV30) AGP-8X 128MB 128
bit DDR with TV+DVI - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4 (but this has no ViVO)

3.) Leadtek® WinFast A350TDH nVidia GeForce FX 5900 (NV35) AGP-8X 128MB 128
bit DDR -TV+DVI+Hareware Monitor+VIVO, Direct X 9.0

The insured wants to stick to Leadtek WinFast!

Which one of the above would be more or less (more rather than less!) the
same quality than the Ti4600 with VIVO?



Since you have to stick with a LEADTEK.... And your previous card was
a VIVO edition, then you MUST go for the 5900. (Its about $250USD) -
when you bought your Ti4600 NEW, it was about $400USD.

if you look at any reviews, the FX5600 is SLOWER than the GF4-TI4200,
which is already slower than your card.

The 5800 is faster than your card, easily - but doesnt have VIVO...
toss it out.

Its their own stupidity to not allow you to choose another manufacture
to replace the card (which costs $75USD)... Only #3 has the SPEED
and Features that meet or exeed your previous product ON THEIR LIST.



--
Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!
  #7  
Old November 24th 03, 01:13 PM
PeterDon
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Hi Guys!

Thanks a lot for the super response and advice. Will then propose the FX5900
with VIVO.

Thanks again!!

PD

"Darthy" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 13:22:09 +0200, "PeterDon"
wrote:

Thanks Chris for the quick response.

Unfortunately we cannot find a supplier in South Africa that can provide

us
with a Ti4600 brand new. We may not replace damaged components with
secondhand components, but must be procured new. Thus we are left with a
decision between a few of the following options, namely:

1.) Leadtek® WinFast A310TD+256 nVidia GeForce FX 5600 (NV31) AGP-8X

256MB
128 bit DDR with TV+DVI+VIVO - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4

2.) Leadtek® WinFast A300TD nVidia GeForce FX 5800 (NV30) AGP-8X 128MB

128
bit DDR with TV+DVI - Direct X 9.0+, Open GL 1.4 (but this has no ViVO)

3.) Leadtek® WinFast A350TDH nVidia GeForce FX 5900 (NV35) AGP-8X 128MB

128
bit DDR -TV+DVI+Hareware Monitor+VIVO, Direct X 9.0

The insured wants to stick to Leadtek WinFast!

Which one of the above would be more or less (more rather than less!) the
same quality than the Ti4600 with VIVO?



Since you have to stick with a LEADTEK.... And your previous card was
a VIVO edition, then you MUST go for the 5900. (Its about $250USD) -
when you bought your Ti4600 NEW, it was about $400USD.

if you look at any reviews, the FX5600 is SLOWER than the GF4-TI4200,
which is already slower than your card.

The 5800 is faster than your card, easily - but doesnt have VIVO...
toss it out.

Its their own stupidity to not allow you to choose another manufacture
to replace the card (which costs $75USD)... Only #3 has the SPEED
and Features that meet or exeed your previous product ON THEIR LIST.



--
Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!


 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Cool quiet fast PC in hot dusty house - Comments and PSU advice needed Charlie King Homebuilt PC's 25 April 9th 04 02:29 PM
Motherboard Advice Needed Gareth Edmondson Homebuilt PC's 12 February 28th 04 06:37 AM
Advice needed: AMD or Intel Papa Lazarou Homebuilt PC's 20 January 23rd 04 04:49 PM
A7N8X Deluxe based system running problems, advice needed Hazardz Homebuilt PC's 0 December 23rd 03 04:38 AM
Help / Advice needed / How irritating is this!!! ck26 General 6 July 18th 03 02:39 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:01 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 HardwareBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.