The Xtasy cards

For now, VisionTek’s GeForce4 lineup consists of four boards: two based on the GeForce4 Titanium GPU (the Ti 4600 and Ti 4400), and two cards based on the GeForce4 MX. Hopefully VisionTek will also offer a Ti 4200 board at a later date. With its $200 price point and 225MHz core, we have a feeling that the Ti 4200 could be a popular choice for many gamers looking for the most bang for their buck. However, NVIDIA literally added the Ti 4200 to its lineup just days before the GeForce4’s official launch. Therefore, none of NVIDIA’s GeForce4 launch partners have officially announced their own Ti 4200 products. We don’t expect them to hit retail until later this spring.

Xtasy GeForce4 MX 440

The Xtasy GeForce4 MX 440 is VisionTek’s top GeForce4 MX product; the company also manufactures a GeForce4 MX 420 card. The GeForce4 MX 440 core it’s based on runs at 270MHz, while its 64MB of DDR memory clocks in at 400MHz. For driving dual monitors, VisionTek provides two VGA outputs on the Xtasy GeForce4 MX 440.

The Xtasy MX440

Dual VGA outputs

As you can see in the pictures above, the Xtasy GeForce4 MX 440 ships solely with a heatsink. While this may be disappointing to some, the GeForce4 MX 440 core runs fine without active cooling. In fact, we were able to overclock our Xtasy MX 440 board up to 285MHz core/485MHz memory with no problems.

The Xtasy GeForce4 MX440 sells for an MSRP of $149.99.

Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4400

Built on the GeForce4 Ti 4400 core, the Xtasy Ti 4400 can process up to 1.16 trillion operations/second courtesy of its 275MHz clock speed, while its 128MB of 550MHz DDR memory can provide up to 8.8GB/sec of memory bandwidth. And with its Accuview antialiasing engine, the Ti 4400 makes high-resolution antialiased gaming possible. The Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4400 is a bit pricey at $299.95 MSRP, but currently that’s the going rate for any board based on the Ti 4400 core. However, once you see the performance of our Xtasy Ti 4400 board on the following pages, you’ll be tempted to pony up the cash for the added performance. Xtasy Ti 4400 supports outputs for VGA, DVI, and S-Video.

Xtasy Ti 4400

VGA Output, DVI, and S-Video

If all that wasn’t enough, the 305MHz core/690MHz memory we were able to achieve while overclocking the Ti 4400 should definitely grab your attention!

Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4600

VisionTek’s top-of-the-line GeForce4 board is the Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4600. It goes without saying that its 300MHz graphics core and 128MB of speedy 650MHz DDR memory is without equal in the consumer graphics segment. Like the Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4400, the Xtasy Ti 4600 sports a VGA and DVI output, but adds a VIVO connector that can act as a video output or input. In terms of overclocking, we were able to successfully overclock our Xtasy Ti 4600 card to 320MHz core/720MHz memory – not a bad overclock for a Ti 4600 board.

VisionTek's Xtasy Ti 4600

Although it looks like standard S-Video, the VIVO connector is located in the middle