Video Card Help

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 01-24-2004, 09:12 PM

I might be getting a Geforce FX 5200 for only 79.99$ CAN, good deal, no?

thatmariolover · 01-24-2004, 09:28 PM

I would definately suggest this guy:

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/simp...8301&ad=pwatch

ATI 9600XT 128MB DDR (there's actually no need for the 256, or so say every benchmark I've seen). Free Half Life 2 Coupon Included. All for $169.00.

Take a look. I would personally suggest ATI. ATI Cards render things prettier, although GeForce cards do give you a slight up in FPS. Personal preference, I like better rendering.

Check out the tests:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...9600xt_13.html

Jonbo298 · 01-24-2004, 10:33 PM

Don't get the 5200. Its a major waste of money. Almost anything below the FX5700 Ultra is useless.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 01-25-2004, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Don't get the 5200. Its a major waste of money. Almost anything below the FX5700 Ultra is useless.

your joking right?

does it outperform a geforce 3 & 4?

thatmariolover · 01-25-2004, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe

your joking right?

does it outperform a geforce 3 & 4?

Err... Well... Kinda... The MX models at least....

Jonbo298 · 01-26-2004, 07:51 AM

Depends on the product your comparing to on the lower end models. I've heard that its the same as a GeForce2/3 with DX9 support. Hell, the 5600 will barely be able to use DX9 games. But if you only care about games released before, then a 5200 won't hurt. Just don't expect to be able to play high end games/future games as well.

And honestly, if you want to just play partially past games, just get a ti video card from nvidia.

thatmariolover · 01-26-2004, 11:21 AM

Nah. As long as one got a nice 5600 they'd be fine. My friend has one and I think it'll last him a while.

But I still say get the ATI Radeon 9600XT.