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Posted by
Julio
Franco on April 15, 2002
Manufacturer: Visiontek
Products: Xtasy
GeForce4 Ti4600
- Xtasy
GeForce4 Ti4400
Check
for Xtasy
Ti4600 or Ti4400
prices.
Looking at the RAM chips, you will
notice these come on a much smaller package than before,
NVIDIA has switched to BGA packaging which lets them fit the
128mb without a problem. Another advantage of BGA over TSOP
packaging is that the chips run much cooler even at high frequencies,
no extra cooling is needed.
The Xtasy Ti4600 came equipped with
2.8ns RAM while the Ti4400 had 3.6ns rated chips on it. The
speed difference between these cards will rely a lot on
memory speed. If you’re planning on overclocking (which we
cover in detail later on) the memory on the Ti4600 should be able
to reach the 714 MHz mark (vs. 650 MHz default), while the
Ti4400 should reach tops at 555 MHz (vs. 550 default), at
least that’s in theory according to the nanosecond rates
marked on the chips
Last but not least, cards’ bundle.
Somewhat of a disappointment was the bundle Visiontek is
currently offering with their high-end videocards. The
software and documentation included was pretty similar to
what they offered with their GeForce3 Titanium boards: in
the box you get a quick installation paper, a drivers CD and
another CD with Power DVD XP and in the case of the Xtasy
Ti4600, you also get PowerDirector software to take full
advantage of the VIVO port.
I really can’t complain on PowerDVD
XP, being my favourite DVD player, getting a free copy of
its latest version is nice indeed, but let’s remember we
are talking of $250+ gaming devices here, and while
Visiontek is becoming a larger brand name, they should
seriously start thinking of getting deals with game
publishers to offer at least OEM copies of one or two games
to complete their cards bundle.
I have discussed before the niche
Visiontek is pursuing with their cards and I know they are
trying to keep prices as low as possible; while they are
still focusing on the hardcore gamer with these GeForce4
Titanium boards, I insist, it’s time they pack more of a
gaming bundle at least with the more expensive cards.
I
should also mention that in the drivers CD you get the full
manual (so, no print manual but you get a pretty detailed
PDF), a how-to install video and some GeForce 3/4 technology
demos.
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Xtasy Ti4600
Specifications
• Controller:
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600
• Bus Type AGP
• Memory 128MB DDR
• Core Clock 300MHz
• Memory Clock 650MHz DDR memory
• Dual RAMDACs 350MHz (each)
• API Support Direct-X®, Open GL ICD®
for Windows
• Connectors VGA, DVI, TV In/Out
• 1.23 trillion operations/sec.
• 136 Million vertices/sec setup
• 10.4GB/second memory bandwidth
Features
at a Glance
• AGP 4x compatible with fast writes
• 256-bit 3D and 2D graphics accelerator
• NVIDIA nView™ display technologies
• Lightspeed Memory Architecture™ II
• Accuview Antialiasing™
• High Definition Video Processing Engine
• TV In/Out connectors
• DVI connector |
Xtasy Ti4400
Specifications
• Controller: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400
• Bus Type AGP
• Memory 128MB DDR
• Core Clock 275MHz
• Memory Clock 550MHz DDR memory
• Dual RAMDACs 350MHz (each)
• API Support Direct-X®, Open GL ICD®
for Windows
• Connectors VGA, S-Video, DVI
• 1.12 Trillion operations/sec.
• 125 Million vertices/sec setup
• 8.8GB/second memory bandwidth
Features
at a Glance
• AGP 4x compatible with fast writes
• 256-bit 3D and 2D graphics accelerator
• NVIDIA nView™ display technologies
• Lightspeed Memory Architecture™ II
• Dual Integrated 350MHz DACs
• Accuview Antialiasing™
• High Definition Video Processing Engine
• TV Out connector
• DVI connector |
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