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Is this worth get getting?

DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
edited August 2004 in Hardware
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=PCI-MX440DDR-64MTV&cat=VCD

# nVidia GeForce4 MX440 PCI Video Card
# General Features:
# nVidia GeForce4 MX440 GPU
# PCI interface
# 64 MB DDR RAM
# nView multi-display technology
# 256-bit graphics architecture
# 4 dual-rendering pipelines
# 8 texels per clock cycle
# Cube environment mapping
# Dual Programmable Vertex Shaders
# Advanced Programmable Vertex Shaders
# 32-bit color with 32-bit Z/Stencil buffer
# Multi-buffering for smooth animation and video playback
# Lightspeed Memory Architecture
# Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
# AccuView Anti-Aliasing
# Standard 15-pin VGA connector
# S-Video connector


# API Support:
# Complete DirectX support, including DirectX 8.1
# Full OpenGL 1.3 support


# Supported Resolutions:
# 640 x 480 in 8/16/32-bit color @ 240 Hz
# 800 x 600 in 8/16/32-bit color @ 240 Hz
# 1024 x 768 in 8/16/32-bit color @ 200 Hz
# 1152 x 864 in 8/16/32-bit color @ 170 Hz
# 1280 x 1024 in 8/16/32-bit color @ 150 Hz
# 1600 x 1200 in 8/16/32-bit color @ 100 Hz
# 1920 x 1440 in 8/16/32-bit color @ 75 Hz
# 2048 x 1536 in 8/16/32-bit color @ 75 Hz

Currently I have Intel Extreme integrated graphics...64MB video....will this card drastically improve my video? I mean, I'd like to have a bigger display too then 1024x768 (15" TFT LCD Moniter)....so will I also get that?

I need some opinions.
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Comments

  • BODBOD
    im not sure whether the price if good but the specs seem good....
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    I'm not sure what the GPU is like... VRAM isn't everything, but this might be worth it:
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... =P450-8503

    Supposedly the GPU isn't too good in this card.
  • RNRN
    OK IMHO... Since its PCI... I don't think it'll improve that much from intergrated. Get an AGP card. That FX5200 is a good.
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    Yea... PCI woon't be that great, missed that part first time around. Q has that FX5200 w/ 128MB RAM.
  • QQ
    Yea, but I also have a GREAT monitor, so I can't really tell the difference, as far as PNYs go I think they're pretty good.

    -Q
  • DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
    nah i changed what card im gonna get now, i dont got AGP sadly so I might get an ATI Radeon 9200SE /128MB PCI....thats way better

    ATI or nVidia?
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    ATI
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    Supposedly ATI.
  • Ka0sKa0s
    DevilsJim89 wrote:
    nah i changed what card im gonna get now, i dont got AGP sadly so I might get an ATI Radeon 9200SE /128MB PCI....thats way better

    ATI or nVidia?


    Radeon 9200SE is a ghetto card, thats like supposed to be a horrible, horrible card....


    But why do you want a new video card? Your not using yours for anything now, why waste the money on a new one?
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    How much regular RAM do you have now, Jim?
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    Read the first post and bottom man
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    IBMWarpster wrote:
    Read the first post and bottom man

    That doesn't tell me how much RAM is on his sys board, man.
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    well, anyway, 256Mb
  • DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
    512MB DDR-DIMM....plan to upgrade it in the next few days i hope...

    64MB integrated video...just a recap on that...

    Why do I want a new video card? Well I'm thinking about getting in to playing some games and I want a bigger resolution. Plus some of my friends have LAN parties I might like to goto.
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    What proc?

    It may be money better spent on more ram.
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    512Mb is fine for gaming
  • DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
    Intel Pentium 4 @ 1.8ghz....

    I dont really have a bad setup...not too shabby
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    I don't know if more RAM is worth it with that proc... maybe. I have a P4 1.7. Mine uses SDRAM, though. THe performance isn't that great, but it does O.K.

    I posted before you posted what RAM you had. (well, I didn't see your msg)
  • DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
    SurfinSHELL23 wrote:
    I don't know if more RAM is worth it with that proc... maybe. I have a P4 1.7. Mine uses SDRAM, though. THe performance isn't that great, but it does O.K.

    I posted before you posted what RAM you had. (well, I didn't see your msg)

    More RAM is ALWAYS worth it. Its just another upgrade to your system. Mines fast I guess but I'm sometimes striving and hungry for more upgrades to make it faster. Fast is not fast enough when faster is expected.....err something like that.
  • RNRN
    Ok, for for Nvidia and get that FX5200. And since PNY is good...

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... &CatId=697
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    I guess, but I mean don't put 1GB of RAM in a 486 (even though that would be near impossible) and expect it to be fast.

    I'm not insulting your proc, I have 100MHz less than you in my desktop.

    I found one stick of 256 that's in there, I don't know the speed of it, never looked into it. I also have a stick of 256 DDR, but no DDR board to stick it in. -_-
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    If its SDR on a Pentium IV, then its gotta be 133MHz
  • DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
    1 GB would definatly help a 486 though....with the processor trick, i bet windows 98 could fly on that. haha!
  • RNRN
    You could stick in 1GB on a 486 if you have a manufacturer that still makes Socket 3 boards. Other than that I THINK 128 mb is the max that most Socket 3 boards can support.
  • DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
    128MB aint that bad for it...Windows 95 would be thrilled. lol.
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    Roger wrote:
    You could stick in 1GB on a 486 if you have a manufacturer that still makes Socket 3 boards. Other than that I THINK 128 mb is the max that most Socket 3 boards can support.

    There are servers than can go to 512Mb and PLUS theres add-in ISA Cards

    In the Pentium era, 256Mb was the max on most home-user boards. Servers are another story.
  • RNRN
    Yeah. I have 56mb on my MMX166 and it has 98. and it FLYS.
  • DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
    Thats MMX166 not a 486...so of course 98 will fly..
  • RNRN
    With Half Life on a 2mb PCI card.
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    IBMWarpster wrote:
    If its SDR on a Pentium IV, then its gotta be 133MHz

    Or less, right?
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