The Newbie, the dragon, and MSI...

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As the title mentions (vaguely) I'm new to PC building, and I have a Soyo KT333 Dragon Ultra. I'm looking for a good video card and MSI's TI4400 caught my eye. The price range is right (190 w/shipping at Newegg) and the reviews I read looked pretty solid.

Here's my problem. When I got my mobo I didn't realize that while Soyo makes pretty decent boards, they are REALLY picky with the components you place in them. My question is, does anyone have any information pertaining to MSI cards paired with Soyo mobo's?

Actually I have 2 questions now that I'm thinkin of it. I have read a few of the posts HERE and found that there are those that have had heat and/or chipset problems (not really sure which) with the MSI GF4 TI4400. Is this simply a small percentage of ppl who own this card being that this is a forum, or are the majority of these cards proven faulty?

As previously stated I'm ENTIRELY new to this field and I'd hate to be putting my pretty little box together then have to RMA a faulty video card. Being that this is my first experiance I'm looking for the fewest possible complications (though I'll hit several I'm sure). ANY help would be great! Thanx!
 
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MarioL,

Humm.... If you do not like the card, do by all means go get another one. If you have an issue with drivers, go get the new nVidia Drivers. Either the 40.41 or the 40.52. They are both an excellent set of drivers.

There are plenty of reviews on the MSI GF4Ti4600. You might want to read them.

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Humm.... If you do not like the card, do by all means go get another one. If you have an issue with drivers, go get the new nVidia Drivers. Either the 40.41 or the 40.52. They are both an excellent set of drivers.
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I must agree here. Now my system has only been up for about a week, but so far the only problem I've encountered is this, and it turned out not to be the card at all. Most of the time, the trouble truly is something small and trivial.

I'm not saying your troubles aren't card related. Indeed, the cards MAY very well be faulty, however not all video cards are created equal. No manufacturer is perfect and I'm sure even the greats like VisionTek (may they rest in peace) screwed it up now and again.

From my understanding of ppl in some very credible forums, my setup should be almost non-existant. Soyo mobo's have always been very prejudice, Audigy and VIA aren't sposed to like each other (just installed one yesterday) and alot of ppl have had trouble with the 40.41 Detonator's although my system screams with all these "problematic" parts ;) .

I have to give MSI a little credit, mines a TI4400 (which is most likely just an underclocked version of your 4600's as most of them are, but I have no direct evidence supporting it in MSI's case) and it's probably the nicest card I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Now if only I could afford the Radeon 9700...

I for one wouldn't be so quick to bash the card before I tried a second or third one. If I got two faulty cards then I would be angry, tryin it a third time and havin it mess up again...THAT's grounds for bashing :D :D . At least, this is my opinion...

In any case, best of luck to ya, hope everything works out. A little research and it did for me. 8)
 
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For the price of the card, I think I have every right to expect that.

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Humm.... If you do not like the card, do by all means go get another one. If you have an issue with drivers, go get the new nVidia Drivers. Either the 40.41 or the 40.52. They are both an excellent set of drivers.

There are plenty of reviews on the MSI GF4Ti4600. You might want to read them.
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Perhaps, it wasn't clear in my earlier posting, I already own the MSI GF4 4600.

At the time of my earlier posting, I had already addressed all issues I had with the card and it is running quite well now. Like I stated in my earlier posting, the card is excellent performer, once you find the right drivers and software for it.

The reason I don't recommend the MSI to my customers and friends is because of their (MSI) drivers and video software.

Perhaps you are used to dealing with PC techs, PC gamers and PC aficionados who live to tweak their systems performance to the absolute max. Most of my customers do not share that same level of commitment. To them, the card and ALL its features should work well right out of the box. My customers are not just gamers who don't care if all the features on their cards work or not. Many want high end cards for video recording and digital photography work, training and business presentation purposes etc. They want to spend their time doing work, not tweaking their systems

You get this great presentation when you buy the card, features, connectors and lots of bundled software. Then they shoot themselves in both feet by providing shotty drivers and video software.

If MSI would pay as much attention to developing their drivers and video software as they do to the manufacture of the cards themselves, then I would recommend the MSI as the best high end video and TV cards on the market.

Come on MSI, you have well made products. Now it is time to follow-up with WELL written drivers and software.
 
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Um.....

I'm not having any issues.
I JUST upgraded my board and card as well.

www.Newegg.com

ALL my games and programs runn just fine if not better on the MSI GF4 Ti4600.

Like stated before. Double check ALL your settings and connections. Make sure the card is FULLY seated as well. Try removing it and reinstalling it as well. if it giving you that many problems.

You do know you can return parts right?

Anyway My Soyo Dragon and MSI GF4 Ti 4600 kick major buttolla on just about everything.
It should work just fine.
Good luck.
 
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