XFX Ti 4200 8x VIVO Platinum

**Prafull** · October 22nd, 2004

Finally upgraded from my mx440SE . I ordered this ti 4200 for about 90$ .Will get the card in a day or two. Video in function was really important for me since I needed to record few videos for my brother.

Now coming back to the new card. I ordered it thinking that it was plain old ti4200 or more precisely http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view.php?sku=PVT28ANC but it came out to be http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view.php?sku=PVT28BNC but without the gamepad and free games.

After that I read some reviews about the card and it looks like that this card is quite good. Infact the seller tells me that this card outperforms all cards upto 5700 fx only to be beaten by 5700 ultra.

Is it true ? Anyone having any info about this card ? Any ideas whatsoever ?

**cooliscool** · October 22nd, 2004

The Ti4200, especially when overclocked, is VERY fast even today. I compared it against an Asus FX 5200U of my friend's with my Ti4200 in my machine and wow. I tried Painkiller on both with max settings, and it wasn't a bit playable on the 5200U (I'm talking 0.2FPS.. I didn't think the card was THAT slow, but apperently is) but ran smooth as butter on my Ti4200, all at stock speed. The 5200U compares to about a 5600 standard, so that's saying quite a bit. It also completely owns the MX440SE by so much, it's impossible to compare in writing.

You made a good purchase, you won't be dissapointed.

**Prafull** · October 23rd, 2004

Today I read a review comparing this turbo card to ti4600 and surprisingly it came out on top in most of the tests and AFAIK a ti 4600 is compared to 9500 pro and even beats 5600 ultra so I am pretty much excited.

Ali · October 23rd, 2004

We'll I've been using a GF4 Ti4200 (though its a lame one from Chaintech), but this is the first card that I've kept for more than one year. Why? cause its still working very well.

I've been playing all the latest games, Like Doom 3, Rome-Total war, Painkiller, Manhunt etc etc, all of'em run awesome with medium and low setting profiles.

October 24th, 2004

Also a happy gf4ti user here

eternal11 · October 24th, 2004

yeap, i was happy when i had my gf4ti4200, being able to play doom3 smooth, among other things, but now hushy has it, and i hope he enjoys it as much as i did.

bahamut_2006 · October 28th, 2004

Well I have had my TI4200 since March 2003 and as long as you dont play Desert Combat on high settings (gives a whole new definition to lagginess) you should be happy with your card

October 22nd, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Prafull Administrator, PCSX2 tester Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 674	XFX Ti 4200 8x VIVO Platinum Finally upgraded from my mx440SE . I ordered this ti 4200 for about 90$ .Will get the card in a day or two. Video in function was really important for me since I needed to record few videos for my brother. Now coming back to the new card. I ordered it thinking that it was plain old ti4200 or more precisely http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view.php?sku=PVT28ANC but it came out to be http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view.php?sku=PVT28BNC but without the gamepad and free games. After that I read some reviews about the card and it looks like that this card is quite good. Infact the seller tells me that this card outperforms all cards upto 5700 fx only to be beaten by 5700 ultra. Is it true ? Anyone having any info about this card ? Any ideas whatsoever ? __________________ E6750, Abit ip35E, XFX 8600GT 256 MB DDR3, Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

October 22nd, 2004	#2 (permalink)
cooliscool Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hyda IV Posts: 6,057	The Ti4200, especially when overclocked, is VERY fast even today. I compared it against an Asus FX 5200U of my friend's with my Ti4200 in my machine and wow. I tried Painkiller on both with max settings, and it wasn't a bit playable on the 5200U (I'm talking 0.2FPS.. I didn't think the card was THAT slow, but apperently is) but ran smooth as butter on my Ti4200, all at stock speed. The 5200U compares to about a 5600 standard, so that's saying quite a bit. It also completely owns the MX440SE by so much, it's impossible to compare in writing. You made a good purchase, you won't be dissapointed. __________________ Fayt: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz @ 3.0GHz [Allendale] (1333MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel kit @ 800MHz 4-3-3-10, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC (650/1600), Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi nVidia 650i mobo, 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 GG Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Watter Wetter), T.I.M - Arctic Silver Ceramique

October 23rd, 2004	#3 (permalink)
Prafull Administrator, PCSX2 tester Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 674	Today I read a review comparing this turbo card to ti4600 and surprisingly it came out on top in most of the tests and AFAIK a ti 4600 is compared to 9500 pro and even beats 5600 ultra so I am pretty much excited. __________________ E6750, Abit ip35E, XFX 8600GT 256 MB DDR3, Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

October 23rd, 2004	#4 (permalink)
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,613	We'll I've been using a GF4 Ti4200 (though its a lame one from Chaintech), but this is the first card that I've kept for more than one year. Why? cause its still working very well. I've been playing all the latest games, Like Doom 3, Rome-Total war, Painkiller, Manhunt etc etc, all of'em run awesome with medium and low setting profiles. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

October 28th, 2004	#7 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Well I have had my TI4200 since March 2003 and as long as you dont play Desert Combat on high settings (gives a whole new definition to lagginess) you should be happy with your card __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

October 24th, 2004	#5 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	Also a happy gf4ti user here

October 24th, 2004	#6 (permalink)
eternal11 *** Type R Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: COW TOWN CALIFORNIA Posts: 331	yeap, i was happy when i had my gf4ti4200, being able to play doom3 smooth, among other things, but now hushy has it, and i hope he enjoys it as much as i did.

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