Uber HOT PNY Geforce ti4200 64mg AGP (poss 128mg) 79$ at BBY (Dead)

[PUN]

there is not much benchmark diff between the 64mb and 128mb. I guess the better memory on 64mb performs as good as the 128mb

 

[optimistic]

Originally posted by: augiem
Do you guys know if the box has to say 8X or 4X for it to have a chance to be 128MB?

I'm disappointed. Nobody has them around here. Best buy said they didn't even stock them.

Augie

My box says 4x. But inside it's an 8x card. Also there was no sticker on mine, but on the box it clearly says 64mb.

 

[Winchester]

How do I tell if it is a 128mb 8x version after I open the box? I have yet to get one, but will try tomorrow. It is a hour drive for me and I want to know before I drive home.

 

[ketchupdog]

How long will this deal last? I wont be able to get one til Tuesday, Damn!!!


ketchup

 

[Vivi]

Originally posted by: ketchupdog
How long will this deal last? I wont be able to get one til Tuesday, Damn!!!


ketchup

Like I posted earlier before when I called them up they told me that it would be good the whole next week. But Salv could also be right that it might be a one-day sales thing due to market-reaction. I'm going to try tomorrow and see what happens.

 

[ketchupdog]

Originally posted by: Vivi

Originally posted by: ketchupdog
How long will this deal last? I wont be able to get one til Tuesday, Damn!!!


ketchup

Like I posted earlier before when I called them up they told me that it would be good the whole next week. But Salv could also be right that it might be a one-day sales thing due to market-reaction. I'm going to try tomorrow and see what happens.

Appreciate the reply.....

**keeps fingers crossed**


ketchup

 

[Serpentor]

Am I correct in assuming fellow Bostonian Anandtech'ers have already raided the Cambridge BB? Hate to make the trip over there tomorrow after work for nothing..

 

[Salvador]

I just looked at mine. My box doesn't say 64 mb beats 128 mb and inside the box was a 8x 64 mb card. Guess that's not the one that everyone's after.

Sal

 

[unclebud]

thanks for the correction.
last dat, when bb matched cusa price for $99 4ti4200, lasted that friday. next morning (sat), $169 as usual

 

[mrprotagonist]

64MB vs. 128MB?

Well most 128MB boards (AGP 4X) had their memory clocked at 444Mhz. The 64MB's were clocked at 500Mhz.
All AGP 8X boards had 500Mhz memory clocks regardless of their memory size.

Even if you do get a board clocked at 444Mhz, the memory is at least rated 4ns = 250 Mhz x 2 = 500 Mhz DDR.
That and many of the manufacturers ship faster memory with these boards anyway since they can use them for their 64MB boards as well.
So your 128MB board may have memory that's capable of over 64MB stock speeds.

And the memory makes a difference, if only in those games that have large (uncompressed, or even VERY large compressed [Doom3?]) textures. See the Jedi Knight II High Detail benches below.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1643&p=4

In some cases, it's a round a 33% gain.

 

[batmanuel]

I lucked out too, got a 128MB 8X version for $79.99 at the Bellevue, WA Best Buy. Gotta be one of the best deals I have ever seen. Much thanks to the original poster who clued us all in.

 

[kidsafe]

How loud are the fans on these puppies?

 

[BladeWalker]

Originally posted by: ViciousPucca

Originally posted by: BladeWalker
Got the last one at Lynwood, WA Best Buy. I won't be opening it, though. This will be a great gift for a friend.

YOU!!! I went to BB @ Lynwood and it was all gone. had to go to northgate, which they had like at least 5... 8x 128mb, w00t.

You are fortunate. The one I got has that "crush" sticker on it so most likely it's not the 128MB version.

 

[mrprotagonist]

Originally posted by: kidsafe
How loud are the fans on these puppies?

I believe PNY has always used a near carbon copy of the reference nVidia heatsink.

Apparently, according to the AT Ti4200 roundup last July, all of the tested cards (including Visiontek, which uses reference cooling) performed the same noise wise.

Also included in that test were early revisions of the Gainward boards, and Abit.

Then again, for $80, beggers can't be choosers. [cliche!]

 

[WheelSucker]

There will be heat sinks on both sides of the board. Additionally, the 128mb version will have a different upc code on the circuit board than the one on the box (the 64mb version is identical). As posted previously, I'm another guy who bought a box without the sticker yet ended up with a 64mb 8x (Seattle - Northgate BB). Definitely YMMV.

 

[optimistic]

Originally posted by: Winchester
How do I tell if it is a 128mb 8x version after I open the box? I have yet to get one, but will try tomorrow. It is a hour drive for me and I want to know before I drive home.

You can tell it's 8x when you open the box because there's a sticker that says 8x attached to the card. As for the memory I don't think there's any way of telling until you plug that card into your comp, because the ram is covered in sinks.

 

[mchang]

Here's hoping that Bellevue WA has one for me tomorrow. Or, can I confirm an AT clearout of that store ?

Thanks

 

[Wizard865]

got 2 at emeryville, ca... BOTH were 128mb woot! The ones I got had that sticker on it too, so i dunno exactly what's going on with that... I know people have been saying only the ones without the stickers are 128, but I'm living proof that that isn't the case

 

[dp004i]

Egay's gonna get flooded with those. Gotta love them ferengis.

 

[Noirish]

i got mine along w/ a free $10 gift card.
it's a coupon i found in the magazine last month, it paid off to keep those

 

[kalster]

anyone had any luck grabbinh the 128 mb ones in los angeles ,ca?

 

[mplogic]

Are you guys with the 8x 64MB cards actually plugging them in? The first 2 that I got didn't say 128MB on the sticker on the internal bag, but both were. I've gotten three of these now from different stores (since the first CUSA thread) and all have been 128MB 8x. Just wondering if you are actually testing them out before returning them. Seems strange that they would design a 64MB 8X that they didn't plan on selling commercially. The 128 as a replacement makes sense though, just shows that it doesn't cost them any more (or very little more) to manufacture one versus the other, if the cost of a new box outweighs the difference in manufacturing cost. They must have like 300% more markup on the high end cards vs the lower end.

 

[nutxo]

wish i needed acard :-(

 

[toant103]

nice

 

[MustangSVT]

oh man.. why oh why.. i dont want to spend money to save money