I gotta question about a new graphics card i just bought. i went ahead and bought it without talkin to someone who really knows the details about em.
anyhow, all i knew was to stay away from the Gefore MX ones as they are ?supposedly? just overclocked Geforece 2’s. (is that true)
well i gotta Gefoce 3 Ti200 with 128 RAM, but now i see i could have got a Gefoce 4 Ti4*** 64 RAM for just 30 squid more.
my question is, whats the importance of the Ti number? is it the speed? is 4000 and something, 20 times better than the Ti200? and how imortant is the RAM, as the one i have had double the amount of the next most expensive one…
The RAM is not going to be a major factor nowadays…the games of today don’t even use the full 64 that most cards have. The GF4 is a better graphics processor than the GF3. The ti200 is an underclocked GF3, but most can be overclocked safely to much higher speeds. Stock ti200 is 175MHz for the core/ 400 MHz for the RAM. I run mine stably at 220MHz core, 500MHz RAM, which is close to ti500 speeds.
The ti number on GF4 is completely separate from the GF3. The GF4 ti4200 is a better card than the GF3ti200, and will perform better, especially in the long haul, but your card will be just fine for pretty much any game out there for a while.
You were good to stay away from the MX cards. 
thanks J, u the man
so i can safely take her up to 220/500 without extra cooling?
thats good news then
why they make underclocked GF3 Ti200’s and over clocked GF2 MX’s i’ll never understand
The main reasons cards have different clock speeds is to allow different grades of RAM. The RAM used in a videocard accounts for well over half the price of the card, and high speed RAM is EXTREMELY expensive. Dropping the clock speed down a relatively small amount can result in a large cost savings.
As it is, your card will run every game on the market, and should do so at a decent speed. If you do find yourself needing performance, you should be able to overclock your card a decent amount. Remember to do it in steps, and stability test after every one. 3DMark 2001SE is good for this. Also remember to keep your graphics drivers up to date.
Your card may or may not run that fast…increase the clock slowly to find the perfect speed…then test. If it’s stable, with no artifacts, bump it up a bit. Use a torture test like 3DMark2001SE to gague stability.
You should be easily able to go to at least 200/460, which is stock GeForce speeds. Depending on the card, you may be able to get to 215/480 or higher…some cards (Gainwards, for instance) have extremely high overclockability, and can be run at 240/540 or higher…but most cards can’t do that.
Mine has run stably at 228/525, but I keep it below that just for safety. I used to run my core at 215, but the fan started dying, and I replaced the HSF with a Thermaltake Crystal Orb, which cools better, so I feel safe running it at 220.
If you didn’t know, overclocking is not covered under warranty, unless it’s a Gainward, so be careful. Do NOT set the thing to run at 233/520 immediately…if you have a low yield card, you could fry it…but it’s unlikely.
Jman
Your card may or may not run that fast…increase the clock slowly to find the perfect speed…then test. If it’s stable, with no artifacts, bump it up a bit. Use a torture test like 3DMark2001SE to gague stability.
You should be easily able to go to at least 200/460, which is stock GeForce speeds. Depending on the card, you may be able to get to 215/480 or higher…some cards (Gainwards, for instance) have extremely high overclockability, and can be run at 240/540 or higher…but most cards can’t do that.
Mine has run stably at 228/525, but I keep it below that just for safety. I used to run my core at 215, but the fan started dying, and I replaced the HSF with a Thermaltake Crystal Orb, which cools better, so I feel safe running it at 220.
If you didn’t know, overclocking is not covered under warranty, unless it’s a Gainward, so be careful. Do NOT set the thing to run at 233/520 immediately…if you have a low yield card, you could fry it…but it’s unlikely.
Jman
(I apologize if this double posts…the server timed out on me with no connection)
okay, but whats this 3DMark2001SE?
something to download? where can i get it?
nope, your my friend spoofe = Þ