MSI GeForce4 G4MX440

**Shiori** · February 4th, 2002

Man, would you like to get your hands on one of these babies! :love:

From OC Workbench:

MSI™, a professional manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and multimedia peripherals, today announced the new G4MX440 graphic accelerator based on nVIDIA®'s latest and the most advanced GeForce4™ MX440 graphics engine. The graphics engine can deliver up to 1.1 billion samples per second fill rate and 6.4GB/sec effective memory bandwidth. The new G4MX440 features the 256-bit core technology, 270MHz core clock speed, 400MHz memory speed and 64MB DDR memory. Equipped with the new nVIDIA® nView™Technology and second generation Lightspeed Memory Architecture™II, the G4MX440 sets a new benchmark for mainstream graphics performance and should appeal to those end users demanding high-performance GPU. If you play computer games or you demand more of your computer, you must get the bleeding-edge graphics technology on your PC with the new G4MX440 graphics accelerator.

GeForce4™ MX440 Chipset features:
NVIDIA nView™
Display technology provides the ultimate display flexibility and user-friendly control.
NVIDIA Lightspeed Memory Architecture™ (LMA) II
Increases memory bandwidth efficiency for unmatched performance.
NVIDIA Accuview Antialiasing™
Delivers unbeatable visual quality and frame rate.

Following are some of the main features of the powerful G4MX440:

MSI™ Dual VGA Output (G4MX440-VTP): with the highest quality dual VGA output function.

Hardware Monitoring: this feature helps to detect the status of your graphics cards and to prevent any problems might occur, reducing the risk of system damage.

MSI™ Twin-BIOS: the unique “Twin-BIOS in one chip” design is another great feature that makes BIOS failure almost impossible and it is “Boot-Up Guaranteed!!”

Full-function VIVO: with Video-input and TV-out functions, you can enjoy playing PC games on your TV, watching DVD movies and you can edit your video easily.

On top of its pure performance and breathtaking speed, MSI™'s G4MX440 graphics card also includes the best software bundle, adding more features to the already powerful card. The software bundle includes:

WinCoder™: You can use this great program to capture and edit video, arrange the clips into an easy-to-access menu, and then burn the finished collection onto your VCD media to share, store, and keep your memories alive for a lifetime.

WinProducer™ MPEG-1/2 Movie Editor: it is an easy-to-use solution that makes editing your home video on your PC very simple and enhancing your video with titles, narration, background music and transition effects extremely easy. Your home videos will look like they were done by a real professional.
MSI™ DVD: MSI provides this unique and customized DVD playback software, ensuring easy DVD application as well as allowing the users to enjoy DVD movie playbacks.

Live VGA Driver™ & Live VGA BIOS™: VGA Live BIOS™ is the latest innovation from MSI™. It will detect the current BIOS version on the card and auto-update the bios from MSI™ website. This function is fully supported under Windows® environment. MSI™ Live VGA Driver™ is a useful and powerful application for you to download and update the device drivers automatically. You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the drivers you need.

3D! Turbo™ Advanced:
Brand-New users interface; bring you more convenience & fun for Overclocking.

Screen: This function provides a powerful and user-friendly interface, and automatically detects DDC2B supported video mode. Its protection feature allows the current setting to return to the previous one if not functioning in 10 seconds.

Overclocking: The "Control" function allows users to adjust memory frequency, meeting the demand for higher working frequency environment.

Multi-desktop: The eight desktop selections allow users to group icons of similar function workgroups together, simplifying desktop management.

Supreme Valuable Bundling Game Pack
No One Lives Forever (Full Retail Version): Full 10 score for sound & overall, Top action game (GameSpot.com).

Aquanax (Full Retail Version): Full 10 score for graphics, NV25 optimized, just released exploratory action game (GameSpot.com). Bringing 3D To Its Knees (Tom’s Hardware Guide)

Sacrifice (Full Retail Version): Full 10 score for overall title, excited RPG (GameSpot.com).

7-in-one Game Collection (Light Version): Top games pack including~ Ballistics, Tony Clancy’s Rogue Spears –Black Thorn / Ghost Recon, Comanche4, Fallout Tactics, Swat 3, Serious Sam

Enigma1982 · February 4th, 2002

If this chip have no problem with old games like FF series........
Do perfect4X FSAA on D3D and GL.........
I will use it

Raqia · February 4th, 2002

I heard somewhere that the GeForce 4 MX is an NV17 core... meaning that its guts are about the same as a GeForce 2! I think I'd rather have a GeForce 3 Ti200 for price/performance.

Mr Urt · February 4th, 2002

the GeForce4 4400 MX has a NV17 chip (I don't know if the 4400 is a typo @ where I read this, but if it isn't these are 2 different chips, I'm not sure...), but at ne rate, I'd still rather have the GeForce4 4600, it's way better. here are its stats in comparison to some GeForce3's (I already posted this in the GeForce4 thread in this section, but I'll post it again 4 convieniance):

GeForce4 Ti 4600:

Core Speed: 300MHz
Memory Speed: 660MHz
Bandwidth: 10.4GB/sec
Fill Rate: 4.9 billion samples
RAM: 128MB DDR

GeForce3 Ti 500:

Core Speed: 240MHz
Memory Speed: 500MHz
Bandwidth: 8GB/sec
Fill Rate: 3.8 billion samples
RAM: 64MB DDR

GeForce3 Ti 200:

Core Speed: 200MHz
Memory Speed: 460MHz
Bandwidth: 7.4GB/sec
Fill Rate: 3.2 billion samples
RAM: 64MB DDR

February 4th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Enigma1982
If this chip have no problem with old games like FF series........

It's an nvidia card...not likely :/

Nightmare · February 5th, 2002

who dont want to have the latest video card... almost everyone want one.. money does matter...

Mr Urt · February 5th, 2002

i ment if it was free, believe me, I'm not gonna buy it just cuz it's a little faster than my grafix card (mine's more than good enough). heck, there isn't a game out there that takes full advantage of my grafix card (ok, maybe Max Payne, but I still doubt it takes full advantage, but it definately takes more advantage of a GeForce3 than most games). besides, in another couple months they'll come out w/ a better grafix card, and maybe this one will be more than just faster.

BaD_BURN · February 5th, 2002

Dang! I knew I shouldn't have bought a Voodoo5 in the first place!

When this baby comes out, my GeForce3 is officially toast.

I'm gonna get one!!!!!

**Shiori** · February 6th, 2002

Benchmark Results

Raqia · February 6th, 2002

Go read the review in tomshardware about the GF4 MX. It does implement the new memory achitecture of the GF3's, but it doesn't have vertex/pixel sharders. Furthermore, its performance is inferior to a regular GeForce 2 in many tests. This particular chip's branding is a marketing gimmick. The GeForce 4 MX might have a new name slapped on it but it's basically old technology.

Raqia · February 6th, 2002

A link:

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...force4-09.html

Mr Urt · February 6th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Raqia
This particular chip's branding is a marketing gimmick. The GeForce 4 MX might have a new name slapped on it but it's basically old technology.

I think that that thing is more of a marketing gimmick than u think, I'm not so sure that it even is a GeForce 4 MX (note, its called a GF4MX, not a GeForce 4 MX on the box)

ahtze · February 7th, 2002

I like 3DFX products just like Voodoo 2, 3 , 4 and 5. Hoping i can get Voodoo 5

Raqia · February 7th, 2002

Voodoo cards are quite nice... but GeForce cards are just plain better for price / performance!

Radeon and Voodoo can be nicer than the Generic GeForce 2 or 3 card because they're manufactured by one producer so image quality is crisp. Also, Radeons have a nicer DVD playback engine.

But other than that, GeForces are nothing to scoff at! They have the best drivers and the most complete feature sets.

BaD_BURN · February 7th, 2002

I went to nVidia's website and nothing about a GeForce4 MX.

ahtze · February 7th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by BaD_BURN
I went to nVidia's website and nothing about a GeForce4 MX.

Same here.

cairey · February 7th, 2002

"Voodoo cards are quite nice... but GeForce cards are just plain better for price / performance!"

Not at all. You can get a GeForce2 MX400 for the same price as a Voodoo5. Voodoo5 has twice the memory bandwidth, go figure...

Mr Urt · February 7th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by BaD_BURN
I went to nVidia's website and nothing about a GeForce4 MX.

I read in PCGamer that NVidia was planning on making a GeForce4 4400 MX AFTER the release of the GeForce4 4600. there is something fishy about that thing though, i mean, after all, the GeForce4 4600 aren't out yet, and they show an MX (which, let me remind u, isn't supposed to be out b4 the GeForce4 4600) in a box already¿ come on! something stinks...

February 4th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Enigma1982 Do not Disturb Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Bangkok,Thailand Posts: 1,808	If this chip have no problem with old games like FF series........ Do perfect4X FSAA on D3D and GL......... I will use it Last edited by Enigma1982; February 4th, 2002 at 18:08.

February 4th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 545	Hmm... I heard somewhere that the GeForce 4 MX is an NV17 core... meaning that its guts are about the same as a GeForce 2! I think I'd rather have a GeForce 3 Ti200 for price/performance.

February 5th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
BaD_BURN In limbo Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cave dweller Posts: 914	Oh...my...God. Dang! I knew I shouldn't have bought a Voodoo5 in the first place! When this baby comes out, my GeForce3 is officially toast. I'm gonna get one!!!!!

February 6th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Benchmark Results __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

February 6th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 545	Aha! Go read the review in tomshardware about the GF4 MX. It does implement the new memory achitecture of the GF3's, but it doesn't have vertex/pixel sharders. Furthermore, its performance is inferior to a regular GeForce 2 in many tests. This particular chip's branding is a marketing gimmick. The GeForce 4 MX might have a new name slapped on it but it's basically old technology.

February 4th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Mr Urt gone postal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,569	the GeForce4 4400 MX has a NV17 chip (I don't know if the 4400 is a typo @ where I read this, but if it isn't these are 2 different chips, I'm not sure...), but at ne rate, I'd still rather have the GeForce4 4600, it's way better. here are its stats in comparison to some GeForce3's (I already posted this in the GeForce4 thread in this section, but I'll post it again 4 convieniance): GeForce4 Ti 4600: Core Speed: 300MHz Memory Speed: 660MHz Bandwidth: 10.4GB/sec Fill Rate: 4.9 billion samples RAM: 128MB DDR GeForce3 Ti 500: Core Speed: 240MHz Memory Speed: 500MHz Bandwidth: 8GB/sec Fill Rate: 3.8 billion samples RAM: 64MB DDR GeForce3 Ti 200: Core Speed: 200MHz Memory Speed: 460MHz Bandwidth: 7.4GB/sec Fill Rate: 3.2 billion samples RAM: 64MB DDR

February 5th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Nightmare ... Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,245	who dont want to have the latest video card... almost everyone want one.. money does matter...

February 5th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Mr Urt gone postal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,569	i ment if it was free, believe me, I'm not gonna buy it just cuz it's a little faster than my grafix card (mine's more than good enough). heck, there isn't a game out there that takes full advantage of my grafix card (ok, maybe Max Payne, but I still doubt it takes full advantage, but it definately takes more advantage of a GeForce3 than most games). besides, in another couple months they'll come out w/ a better grafix card, and maybe this one will be more than just faster.

February 6th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 545	GF4MX < GF2 A link: http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...force4-09.html

February 7th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
ahtze Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 245	I like 3DFX products just like Voodoo 2, 3 , 4 and 5. Hoping i can get Voodoo 5 __________________ My System spec....... AMD Althon XP 1600+ 40.4GB Maxtor Harddisk 256 MB DDR RAM Geforce 2 MX 400 64MB TV-OUT Sound Blaster Live Value My website address: www.angelfire.com/games4/ahtze It is about Final Fantasy VII Last edited by ahtze; February 7th, 2002 at 00:56.

February 7th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 545	Yeah... Voodoo cards are quite nice... but GeForce cards are just plain better for price / performance! Radeon and Voodoo can be nicer than the Generic GeForce 2 or 3 card because they're manufactured by one producer so image quality is crisp. Also, Radeons have a nicer DVD playback engine. But other than that, GeForces are nothing to scoff at! They have the best drivers and the most complete feature sets.

February 7th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
BaD_BURN In limbo Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cave dweller Posts: 914	Hehe. That's funny. I went to nVidia's website and nothing about a GeForce4 MX.

February 7th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
cairey Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: England Posts: 215	"Voodoo cards are quite nice... but GeForce cards are just plain better for price / performance!" Not at all. You can get a GeForce2 MX400 for the same price as a Voodoo5. Voodoo5 has twice the memory bandwidth, go figure... __________________ http://go.to/cairey - My Home Page

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