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6800 u/gt
Name: joya Date: May 2, 2005 at 13:59:22 Pacific OS: XP pro CPU/Ram: 1gb PC3200
i am thinking of getting the XFX as i have a MSI geeforce 4 ti4200 and it is on its way out i have only had it about 2years and it is starting to not work properly
Name: Frosty Date: May 2, 2005 at 14:49:53 Pacific
Reply:
I honestly don't think there would be much difference in terms of performance between the two cards. If I had to choose one, I would take the MSI.
Also, you said your old video card is a ti4200 so I'm assuming this is a fairly old computer.. How many watts is your power supply? How many amps are on the 12V rail? The 6800 ultra is one of the most power hungry video cards out there and you will probably need a 400-430 watt PSU for it to run properly.
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