Review - MSI G4Ti4200-TP 128MB
Review by Edward Chang, call sign: Big_E
December 27, 2002
Introduction:
Nvidia's current line of GeForce4 Titanium video cards aim to offer an ideal, fast video card solution to fill the gap between the mainstream sub-$100 video card market and the ultra-high-end market currently catered by Nvidia's main competitor ATI. While the GeForce4 Titanium series has enjoyed its reigning seat for a good time, it is now time for them to secede their superiority to the ATI Radeon 9700. Meanwhile, the GeForce4 Titaniums continue to prove their worth, costing a fraction of their original introductory price, and adequately offering the 3D performance that all the latest games demand. Today, we will look at the 128MB MSI G4TI4200-TP. Let's find out why MSI's GeForce4 Ti4200 offers an unbeatable price to performance and value ratio.
Features:
-MSI Live VGA BIOS
-MSI Live VGA Driver
-InterVideo WinProducer/WinCoder Ver2.0
-MSI 3D!Turbo Experience!
-MSI DVD Player
-128 MB DDR SDRAM
-Dual VGA, TV-out, Video_in
The NVIDIA nfiniteFX II Engine incorporates dual programmable Vertex Shaders, faster Pixel Shaders and 3D textures. The nfiniteFX II Engine gives developers the freedom to program a virtually infinite number of custom special effects to create true-to-life characters and environments.
The Accuview Antialiasing subsystem with advanced multisampling hardware delivers full-scene antialiased quality at performance levels never before seen.
The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience. nView allows end-users to select any combination of multiple displays, including digital flat panels, analog CRTs, and TVs, and to modify the display properties using an intuitive software interface.
History:
NVIDIA® Corporation
(Nasdaq: NVDA) is the worldwide leader in graphics processors
and media and communications devices. The unmatched breadth of NVIDIA’s
product line enriches 3D, 2D, video, audio, communications, broadband
connectivity, and high-definition digital video and television for every
audience and platform including desktop PCs, game consoles, workstations,
Internet-enabled appliances, Macintosh, and mobile PCs.
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| Established | August, 1986 |  |
| Product | Motherboard VGA Barebone Server IA Products CD-ROM DVD-ROM CD-RW Full Configured Desktop |
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| Capital | US $ 162 Million | |
| 2002 Sales Revenue | US $ 1.14 Billion | |
| Public | Initial Public Offering on TAIEX (Oct. 1998) | |
| Employees | 6820 (World-Wide) | |
| Head Office | Jung-He City Taipei, Taiwan | |
| Mfg. Sites | Taiwan & China (Located at Bao-An District, Shenzhen City) | |
| Capacity | 1820K/month for
Motherboard 1280K/month for VGA 240K/month for SlimPC & Barebone Systems 450K/month for Optical Storage Devices |
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Let's take a look at the card.