Bundle
The OTES Ti 4200 is an impressive sight in its own right, but what else do you get with it ?. Let's see as we examine the bundle.
The packaging is rather muted in an industry where vivid graphics and outrageous characters are usually emblazoned on the boxes. The back of the box explains the nature of the enhanced cooling on offer.
In terms of contents, we received a multi-language manual that covers the finer points of hardware and driver installation. It's well written in an easy-to-follow style. Another leaflet outlining the attributes of cooling is included. A driver CD with a full version of InterVideo's excellent WinDVD software (re-badged under the name of SiluroDVD).
Thankfully a dongle has been included so you can use both the DVI and analogue ports for dual CRT viewing. A 6-foot S-Video lead, a composite cable, and a little dongle complete the hardware side of things. I'm a little disappointed that no games were included in the bundle to showcase the power of the card.
2D quality
I'm particular about my 2D visual quality. The Siluro OTES Ti 4200 had, objectively-speaking, slightly above average 2D. Text started to become just a little blurred at 1600x1200x32. Having said that, it was pin-sharp at lower resolutions. Like all GeForce Ti cards, this one came equipped with nView, NVIDIA's dual-display program. It works a treat and is relatively easy to setup.
Noise
Obviously with a 7200RPM fan at the centre of cooling, noise was always going to be an issue. The noise emitted by the OTES Ti 4200, to my mind at least, was too loud for my liking. It was comfortably a notch or two above the twin-fan cooling employed on some Leadtek cards. If you're after a relatively quiet system, scrub this card from your prospective list immediately. In all fairness, this card is perhaps aimed at those that already run a PC with multiple fans geared towards maximum cooling.
