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Sleazy, do not buy a GeForce 4MX - instead go for a GeForce 3. The following article will explain why (source: www.gamesradar.com)

12/02/02]
Id programmer John Carmack clears up a few things regarding the relative merits of the new GeForce 4 Ti and GeForce 4 MX cards

Doom programmer John Carmack's latest .plan web diary update offers more revealing insights into the game's development, and helps clarify some of the current confusion regarding Nvidia's latest range of graphics cards.

The first new card is the high-end GeForce 4 Ti, which is the business as far as current graphics technology goes - 87 million polygons and 4.9 billion textured pixels per second, with 128MB of video memory, and the ability to drive up to 16 monitors. It costs about as much as an Xbox, mind, so it ought to be pretty hot.

However, the other card, the budget-priced GeForce 4 MX, is a different kettle of fish. Carmack explains that the MX is essentially a souped-up GeForce 2, which itself was just a GeForce 1 running at a higher speed. The MX card lacks many of the features of the GeForce 3 range, and is way down the evolutionary ladder compared to the mighty Ti. The only thing they have in common is the number 4. Got that?

"Do not buy a GeForce4-MX for Doom," is Carmack's verdict.

Hope this helps bud.

- S