> I have been thinking of buying the exact same card - ti4200 agpx8 vivo -
> whats your opinion of it?
I wouldn't buy a Ti4200 at the moment, the prices/performance ratio isn't
good enough IMHO - I would be (and am) looking at a Radeon
9500pro/9700np/9600pro. Any of these will perform better than the 4200
(plus full dx9) at the same price, or thereabouts! ;-)