Where can you get a cheap Geforce4 ti4200? Whenever I go to online stores, all they sell is fxs and mx440s. If anyone knows a place to buy them, please tell me!
Oh, and if I do get one, just how long will it last me? I don't care how a game looks, just if it will run smoothly at lowest graphics settings.


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Well 4200 are about as fast as Rad9600PRO or GF-FX5600ultra so in terms of raw perf they certainly have lastability ... esp if they o/c well. Of course you lack DX9 but I can't see games coming out refusing to work with DX8 since so many people have DX8 cards (or even DX7 with GF2/4MX). So there's no problem there, by the time DX9 is really needed you'll find the pure speed of the card insufficient really ... depending how techie / fussy you are. The other big things you'll miss are AA+AF ... GF4TI can do them and 2xAA only takes a small hit. AF on the other hand though pretty has quite an impact on perf. Still you can play a LOT of older games with 2xAA+4xAF and have the pure power to play most games without AA+AF and with a decent res and details.
If you can find one and can live without DX9, AA+AF and top 3D perf (eg Rad9700-9800) then they're very cool cards. If nVidia continued to produce the 4200 I doubt many people would buy the FX5200-5600 ... they're getting hurt enough by the Radeons!



