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System Used to Run Tests:
Pentium 4 - 1.4 ghz
Sony 52x cd-rom drive
Msi 850 Pro motherboard (4x agp)
Creative Labs Audigy Gamer sound card
256mb Crucial Rambus Ram
Western Digital 80gb 7200 rpm IDE hard drive
The G4MX440-T performed relatively well in the Quake 3 benchmarks, but not higher than the Asus G3 Ti200.
The Return to Castle Wolfenstein Demo ran well at 800x600, but as the resolutions increased, the performance dropped significantly. At 1600x1200, the game was utterly unplayable, showing that the MSI G4MX440-T is not for the hardcore gamer, but still makes a nice upper mid level card.
The Medal of Honor Demo ran smoothly in all the tests we did, and the game was playable at all resolutions. The Geforce3 Ti 200 still performed better, but you get what you pay for and the GeForce3 is more expensive.
As you can see, the card had above average 3D Mark scores. For the most part, the higher the resolution, the less performance you get on the card (as always), but the 1600x1200x32 resolution scored better than the 1280x768x32. As the resolution got higher, you could tell the card could not handle it by the extremely low fps at 1600x900. You get what you pay for, and if you buy this card you'll get above average performance and good value for the price.
Final Words
The G4MX440-T is a good card, if you're not a hardcore gamer. As the tests show, you get what you pay for, but for the casual gamer with an older card ( and a computer that can handle the G4MX440-T) this card is really a good value. You get Aquanox, Sacrifice, and No One Lives Forever just out of the box, so any gamer can get into the card the moment the card is installed.
The price, around $100 (), is just about right for anyone to get into. The TV-Out function of the card is also a plus to the gamer that'd like to fool around and put his games on a t.v. But as you all know, the G4MX440-T doesn't really compare to the TI's in either price or performance. In the 3d card market, you get what you pay for, and when buying a G4MX440-T from MSI, you get everything the casual gamer would want or need and a good card to last you for a good time to come.
Pros:
Inexpensive
Variety of Games
Features (Tv-out, Nview etc.)
Cons:
Performance not as high as other cards (GF3 TI etc.)
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