GeForce2 MX400 confusion

[RattyocasteR]

Hi there,
I've been going through a load of old PC parts and trying to make computers out of them (It really is amazing what you can scavenge for free these days if you're in the IT trade). However there's one thing that's confused me. I've dug up a Leadtek/Winfast GeForce MX400, which as I remember when I last used it (that particular card, not just another one the same make and model), it was getting fairly solid 3D Mark 2001 scores (Somewhere between 3000 and 6000) on a P3 1GHz system with 256MB of RAM. at one point between then and now I did the same benchmarks on another MX400 and got much lower scores. Now, I've been doing a little tinkering this time around and I've descovered that the STANDARD clocks on that card are 200MHz core and 286MHz memory. Obviously this is a bit special because they're nearer 200 and 200 in real life. What I want to know is if this is totally unique, or is it just an incorrect card that is really a GT,GTS or an Ultra and has anyone else come across this before.

 

[Dutch Guy]

I can't remember clockspeeds of a MX400 but I do remember that clockspeeds varied a lot with different manufactureres and they all called it MX400, not Ultra, Extreme, super dooper or other.

 

[HangTime]

It's probably a DDR model - 143*2 = 286mhz RAM

Quick google showed that EVGA made one too: http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/NV56.pdf , maybe some others as well.

Standard gf2mx cards had SDR memory.

 

[psychas]

i had mx440 still have it somewere in box

 

[mame]

i had mx440 still have it somewere in box

gf4 ? they rocked !

 

[snowdog]

Still have many if these older cards, good enough for normall pc usage like internet, email, occasional dvd, etc...

Got stuff like:
mx400
mx440
ti4200
Geforce 2 ultra
etc....

 

[Magnum_Force]

Still have a PCI GF2 MX (200 or 400 I dunno), and still got my old FX5200...I know, I know, everyone said it's a crap card, but I never thought it was. Honestly, I didn't. Went to a 9600Pro and then a 6600GT, then side stepped to a X8800GT (went to PCI-E, my 6600GT was AGP). Then went to a X1800XL, then to 7300GT DDR3's in SLi.....wait, what are we on about again??

 

[snowdog]

Sell that fx5200, it can be advertized as vista ready due to its dx9, pc noobs easely would put down some cash for it, it's the ideal card for someone that wants aero and no games at all too...

 

[Magnum_Force]

Sell it for what?? a IOU, because lets face it, thats all it's worth .

 

[markyb]

The Geforce 2 MX range will normally score around 2000-4000 in 3DMark 2001.

My Geforce 2 GTS Pro 64mb Used to score 4200 in 3DMark 2001 with a Athlon 1Ghz.

Like said the memory clock should be DDR speeds, in which case you double it.