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Guys,
Has someone tested, proved, or compared the "new" SiS Xabre400 or 600 video card with the nVidia Geforce4? I'm going to buy a new video card but can't decide which of these two brands choose. Do you know any advantage of any of them? What's your opinion?
Thanks in advance.
Well the SiS Xabre400 is about on par with a Geforce 2. Another thing to watch out for when buying a video card is the Gforce 4 MX cards. A gforce 4 MX is the same as a geforce 2 with a new name. Might want to take a look at this link for some more reading.
http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...730/index.html
Best bet is to always look at sites that compare hardware (such as the site listed by cwk9) Sites that are usually good to check are pc consumers magazines (ie: PC Magazine.com), as well as pc gaming magazines (ie: PC Gamer)
Also, do a check on google for key words like "geforce4"+"Xabre400"+"review" or something along those lines. You'l get results of online tech sites with comparison reviews, suggested buying and so.
Hope this helps
well as far as cards go from what ive used, you cant really go past a GeForce card for performance - value
i got an XFX (made by Pine) GF4 Ti4200 128MB card and its great, havnt overclocked it at all (don't intend to either) and it works a treat, tried BF1942 on it and it runs perfectly in 800 x 600 mode which ive heard is an achievement, havnt done a 3dmark test on it yet though
Definately go for the GeForce4 Ti 4200 or 4600 (not much difference, over all)over SiS's bizarre attempt...nVidia has been doing it for years and have a "pretty good" :) grasp on the industry. If you really want top of the line, go for ATI's Radeon 9700 Pro or the brand new Radeon All-in-Wonder 9700.
All of this is assuming that you have a free AGP slot on your mobo and strong enough components to make the $$ worthwhile. (No need to bottleneck a mega-fantastic vid card)
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