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Reply #15 - Jul 3^rd, 2003 at 11:04am

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Which do you thinks is better between geforce4 ti 4800 and radeon 9600 pro, i also want to buy one, but I can´t decide

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Reply #16 - Jul 4^th, 2003 at 8:09am

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The Ti 4600 made a world of difference in my machine. I looked at and turned down the 4800 for some reason. But I cannot think of why now. My dvd player works smoothly now and my copy of cfs3 flies much better now. When I get time to tweak it out, it should play flawlessly.
By the way the amperage on the 3.3v lead from the power supply is 14 amps and seems to handle the load. Any one know the Ohms law formula for wattage?

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Reply #17 - Jul 6^th, 2003 at 12:28pm

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14 Amps is a fair amount of current in a computer!

Well, here is a useless tidbit.............

A small (5") black & white TV typically uses 1 amp at 12v.

OHM'S LAW. V = IxR.
Where: V = Voltage. I = Current. R = Resistance.

(current is amperage)

ohm's law is for finding resistance not Power (Wattage)

Here is how to calculate power:

Amperage X voltage = wattage

For example, a pump pulling 4 amps at 115 volts uses 460 watts

or

Watts divided by Volts equals Amps

a 60 watt light bulb at 220 volts draws .27 amps

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Reply #18 - Jul 10^th, 2003 at 6:00am

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Opened up the case again and checked, 14A , checked with a magnifying glass to be sure there was not a dot between the numbers.

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Reply #19 - Jul 11^th, 2003 at 10:14pm

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Well, as ever I drop on a thread way too late! Roll Eyes

Anyway, I opted for the GF FX , the Asus V8460 Ultra, A GF4 ti4600 4x AGP card was Alas, out of stock which was a pity, it was "Old stock" and thus up for sale @ £99 !

Anyway, I picked up my card for £120, and am absolutely delighted with it!

A word of warning, Whilst the ti 4600's are indeed faster than the GF FX5600 in "Performance trim" i.e. no FSAA or antitrospic whatever its called filtering However, from what I read, the FX5600 is faster by upto 30% with say 2x AA and 8 x AF.... If ,like me, your looking for good quality screenshots then I'd say the GF FX is the better way to go.

Hours of reading into this can be found @ www.tomshardware.com et al will no doubt bore you rigid after you've studied 20+ benchmark tables!!! Roll Eyes