I don't get it...

[elfs]

So, is a Sempron 3100 (512 MB) plus a nVidia Fe5500/256MB supposed to be slower than an Athlon 2700 (512 MB) plus a nVidia TI4200/128MB?

This thing runs Quake 4 like crap!

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[(Anonymous)]

I found that and it helped me choose the x800 gto I bought.. I've been finding nvidia cards seriously flawed lately, the ati 9800 pro I bought was great, and I was depressed when I accidently killed it. The 6200 nvidia I bought was okay, but again and again I find 'quirks' with nvidia cards with some games that bug me. For example, the 6200 had the annoying habit of single-digit frame rates when ANY window was maximized (I almost never run a game full-screen). Its like nvidia just can't make a driver that performs consistently for an API, too many customizations for specific games are used to get the performance acceptable.

But that aside, I went looking on tomshardware and anandtech for a listing of relative speeds for various chipsets, and couldn't find anything good until I found that list. A little bit of research led me to the x800 gto gem (among fastest cards available for the agp platform, not the fastest, but not a waste of money or power either, much like the Ti4200 was). I'm pretty sure I could flash my x800gto, and unlock more performance, but after killing my 9800, its not worth the risk to me.

.....Jeff