nVidia GeForce4

discussed in 1,476 posts, 2001-2009 · overall tone positive

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• Upgrading from GeForce3 Ti200 to GeForce4 Ti4400 for sims 2002-07-03 · 42 posts
  Don Burnette reported large frame-rate gains in F1 2002 and NASCAR Racing 2002 after moving to a GeForce4 Ti4400. Participants compared antialiasing modes, finding Quincunx nearly free in performance and arguing whether FSAA beats higher resolution. Discussion also covered CPU bottlenecks and nVidia versus Radeon image quality; Burnette eventually returned to high resolution without AA.
• GeForce4 Ti 4600 for NASCAR Racing 2002 2002-05-21 · 20 posts
  Douglas asked whether a GeForce4 Ti 4600 would noticeably improve NASCAR Racing 2002 over his Radeon. Replies stressed the sim's CPU dependence and recommended the cheaper Ti 4400. Debate followed on FSAA and anisotropic filtering, with Grant Reeve noting GF4s fixed the banding in compressed sky textures.
• GeForce4 Ti4400 sale and impressions 2002-06-30 · 23 posts
  Larry reported buying a discounted PNY GeForce4 Ti4400 and posted benchmark gains over his GeForce3 Ti500, then had to exchange a defective card. Others discussed driver issues and the Windows 2000/XP 60Hz refresh problem. Former MGI developer Dave Pollatsek described a dying card that swapped textures.
• Improving F1 2002 frame rates on a GeForce4 MX 2002-10-06 · 27 posts
  David Mocnay had poor F1 2002 frame rates on a GeForce4 MX440. Advice ranged from blaming the card to checking AMD/VIA chipset AGP drivers, disabling vsync and forcing anti-aliasing settings in the nVidia control panel. After installing the right drivers and settings he reached 40-70fps with everything maxed.
• Diagnosing Eldred's low 3DMark scores 2004-05-07 · 34 posts
  Eldred tested his GeForce4 Ti4600 in two PCs and got far lower 3DMark and game frame rates than others reported. Suggestions covered drivers, power supply, AGP mode and motherboard drivers, and Goy Larsen suspected the card. Swervo pointed to the VIA KT133-based motherboard as a likely bottleneck from his own experience.
• Best graphics card under 100 pounds 2002-06-24 · 37 posts
  A UK poster asked for the best gaming card under 100 pounds. Recommendations included the GeForce3 Ti200, GeForce2 Ultra and Radeon 8500, with warnings against the GeForce4 MX and debate over ATI drivers and the value of GeForce3 cards. A side thread explained the pound sign to Americans.
• Puzzling 3DMark results after GeForce upgrade 2002-07-17 · 24 posts
  Mark Davison could not understand why a GeForce4 Ti4200 in an Athlon XP 1800+ scored poorly in 3DMark. Tom Pabst suggested side-band addressing and fast write settings, and Greger Huttu, with the same motherboard, pointed out missing AGP drivers. Installing them fixed the problem.
• Upgrading from an old Radeon graphics card 2002-06-30 · 27 posts
  Haqsau asked whether to buy a GeForce3 Ti200 to replace his 32MB Radeon. Others steered him to the similarly priced 128MB GeForce4 Ti4200, and he reported big frame-rate gains in F1 2001 before discussing vsync and anisotropic filtering settings.
• Are LCD monitors good for racing sims? 2003-07-04 · 98 posts
  Brian Bowles asked about using LCD monitors for racing. Owners reported good results at native resolution with a strong graphics card, and posters explained that pixel response time, not refresh rate, determines smearing, recommending 16 ms panels and digital connections. Larry warned that LCD backlights fail, and the thread drifted into VAT rates and public services.
• NR2003 frame rates fall after Radeon 9700 Pro upgrade 2003-03-16 · 39 posts
  Mark Davison found NR2003 and NR2002 frame rates dropped after moving from a Ti4200 to a Radeon 9700 Pro on a new nForce2 system. Suggestions included reinstalling Windows, checking BIOS and Vsync settings, and using Direct3D, and others noted the Radeon's advantage only appears with anti-aliasing and high resolutions. Mark eventually found a faulty memory module and concluded Papyrus games ran comparably on both cards.
• RAS members fund a new video card for Eldred 2003-02-07 · 48 posts
  Ed Solheim proposed that RASCAR regulars pool money so EldredP, who hosted league servers, could replace his Voodoo5 and race NR2003. Many pledged money through PayPal or by cheque while John Simmons had already paid for his copy of the game, and members debated whether a Ti4600, a Radeon 9500 or a CPU upgrade made more sense. About $115 had been raised within a few days.
• Swapping a GeForce3 Ti 500 for a GeForce4 Ti 4400 2002-11-01 · 26 posts
  A user asked whether he could swap video cards without reinstalling drivers; the advice was to uninstall the drivers, swap the card and reinstall, which worked. The thread then discussed whether the upgrade was worthwhile, with several noting that the CPU was often the bottleneck and that ATI's 9700 Pro was attractive.
• Simbin's Ian Bell finds GP4 painful 2002-06-21 · 50 posts
  Ian Bell of Simbin described poor frame rates and a frustrating wheel calibration in GP4 on a capable PC, and Phil Lee and others reported similar experiences. Johnny Moda argued GP4 needed a GeForce4 and defended Crammond's improvements, while others said its dated engine did not justify the hardware demands.
• Radeon 9200 upgrade slower than expected 2004-02-15 · 37 posts
  Peter Ives upgraded from a Xabre 200 to a Radeon 9200 and found little or no frame rate gain in NR2003. Replies explained that the 9200, especially the SE, was a low-end card, and suggested a 9600 Pro or GeForce4 Ti instead, along with cleaning out old drivers. Posters also found OpenGL slower than D3D on ATI cards, and Eldred's AOL client repeated one reply many times.
• GPL frame rate drop after upgrading to a Ti4600 2003-03-03 · 27 posts
  EldredP found GPL ran slower on his new GeForce4 Ti4600 than on his old Voodoo5. Others suggested removing leftover 3dfx drivers, updating VIA chipset drivers and switching to OpenGL. Using the OpenGL rasterizer fixed most of the problem, and Mark Davison shared an alternative OpenGL file.

Busiest threads

• Upgrading from GeForce3 Ti200 to GeForce4 Ti4400 for sims (18 posts about it)
• GeForce4 Ti 4600 for NASCAR Racing 2002 (14 posts about it)
• Video card question (11 posts about it)
• GeForce4 Ti4400 sale and impressions (11 posts about it)
• GTR2002 - how to make it faster (10 posts about it)
• Improving F1 2002 frame rates on a GeForce4 MX (10 posts about it)
• Should I upgrade my gfx card? (10 posts about it)
• Diagnosing Eldred's low 3DMark scores (9 posts about it)
• Best graphics card under 100 pounds (9 posts about it)
• Visiontek GEforce MX440 (9 posts about it)
• geforce4 when & how much????? (9 posts about it)
• N2002: Severe framerate drop with new GF4 Ti4200 (eVGA)!! Any ideas why? (8 posts about it)
• Puzzling 3DMark results after GeForce upgrade (8 posts about it)
• Upgrading from an old Radeon graphics card (8 posts about it)
• Are LCD monitors good for racing sims? (7 posts about it)

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Who talked about it most

Dave Henrie · 40 Malc · 35 Larry · 34 Steve Blankenship · 30 Haqsau · 30 Mark Davison · 30 Damien Smith · 28 Joe M. · 26 jason moyer · 21 Don Burnette · 21 Morris Jones · 20 Some Call Me Tim · 20 Steve Smith · 20 Aidee · 19 Douglas Ellison · 19 Uwe Schuerkamp · 17 EldredP · 16 Joachim Trensz · 16 Goy Larsen · 14 MadDAWG · 14

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