|
Since the RAM has a quicker read time (3.6ns) than the default RAM latency (4ns,) MSI can safely bump up the clock speed of the RAM without damaging the hardware, thereby receiving a performance boost. MSI by default overclocks the memory clock speed by 13 Mhz, and includes their own overclocking utility which embeds itself into the Display Properties.
MSI Includes their own Overclocking Utility - with an Auto-Adjust function
The Auto-Adjust button will engage the card in testing loops - the card will test its clock frequencies, raising it until artifacts are present. Artifacts are small discrepancies in the display, almost always caused by overclocking the video card or CPU too high, upon which small discrepancies in the images become present.
The bright red PCB is a distinctive MSI "trademark"if you will. The MSI Ti4200's Red PCB is a sure eye catcher, making it a favorite for those with case windows.
As previously mentioned, MSI has chosen a large bundle to include with their video card. Included are 7 "slim" jewel cases, their colors matching the most common color on the front insert - just another little detail which MSI has looked into. Included are the following:
Three full retail games:
- No One Lives Forever - a First Person shooter set in the 1960's.
- Aquanox - A game set in an Apocalyptic 27th century, underwater.
- Sacrifice - a Real Time Strategy game which has won numerous awards
- MSI DVD - MSI's included DVD Player
- A CD containing demos of:
o Ballistics
o Tom Clancy's Rogue Spear - Black Thorn
o Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
o Comanche 4
o Fallout Tactics
o Swat 3: Close Quarters
o Serious Sam: The First Encounter
- A Drivers and Utility CD consisting of:
o Trend PC-cillin 2002
o MSI Utilities:
" GoodMEM - an included memory utility
" LockBox - a security program for windows
" SecureDoc - allows for encryption
" 3D! Turbo Experience - an overclocking and monitoring utility
o E-Color 3Deep - to ensure proper display brightness and contrast levels
o ThinSoft BeTwin - which allows 2 people to simultaneously work on 1 computer
The bundle itself is impressive, to say the least. The games themselves could retail for quite a bit.
The card also has TV Out capabilities and dual monitor support. Nvidia's nView allows for tweaking for a dual monitor setup. nView allows you to maximize a window to a single monitor, overriding the default windows maximization over both windows. NView allows the user to move a window to a specific display, and even stop an application from being placed in between two displays. With the dual monitor support, MSI also included BeTwin, which allows two people to use 1 computer simultaneously. Two keyboards and two mice are needed, as well as the dual monitor set up.
MSI includes a DVI-I (Digital Video Interface with Analog capabilities) port a VGA port, as well as the TV-Out port. When interacting with nView, you can choose from 3 dual-monitor configurations:
- Clone: The second display will be a copy of the first display
- Horizontal Span: The monitors will act as if they are side-by-side; this allows for windows to move from one monitor to the other, as well as be in-between monitors horizontally.
- Vertical Span: This functions the same as Horizontal span, except it is vertical.
MSI includes a DVI-I to VGA adapter, which allows for a dual-monitor setup with two VGA displays.
MSI includes a DVI to VGA connector, allowing for dual VGA displays.
The only problem I can see with this setup would be if one had two LCD's with DVI support, and wanted to use the dual monitor setup - they would have to buy a VGA to DVI converter, and their second video display would not be true digital. This is just a minor quirk though - the majority of today's displays use VGA.
Previous Page - Specifications
Next Page - Benchmarks
|
