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Subject: geforce fx 5200 128mb
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is this one better than my geforce 4 mx440 se


by the way these are all PCI

  • 11.29.2004 10:31 PM PDT
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Heyyo,

... dude, like I said, for now just get a new motherboard, so you can get a decent video card later, if you do this, you'll thank me later cause PCI videocards always tend to suck cause the bus is outdated...

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-0 3.html#unreal_tournament_2003

as you can see, the difference is very small... so it's not worth your money to upgrade to that... the FX5200, and the FX5600 aren't worth their prices, cause they're both overpriced for their low preformance....

so new motherboard, THEN get a better videocard, that's money well spent.



[Edited on 11/30/2004 12:16:26 AM]

  • 11.30.2004 12:11 AM PDT
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i hvnt got enough money to buy a motherboard

  • 11.30.2004 9:43 AM PDT
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Heyyo,

Tell your dad to just give you cash then, or tell him if he really loves you that he has to buy you a good motherboard. :p

  • 11.30.2004 9:44 AM PDT
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if not...the 5200 is an okay card. it runs halo nicely, but you will have to bring down the grapics settings. you will soon start wishing you had a better video card though.....

if it's possible, get a new motherbord. they now make motherbords with PCI16x, and cards for thoes bords are much cheeper than AGP

and to answer your question, yes, the 5200 is an upgrade. a rether good one at that

[Edited on 11/30/2004 2:58:55 PM]

  • 11.30.2004 2:53 PM PDT
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Heyyo,

Err... good one? no dude, it's like, 1 step up... and it's PCI buddy, so that's not that high of a leap up either, agp man, it's the present, and PCI: Express is the near future... so if you're still on the original PCI? dude, you're already behind, and are almost behind 2 videocard eras. :P

Ok, I'm done trying to preach the truth to ya buddy, it's up to you now, but don't start flaming me that the fx5200 sucks and barely works better than your GF4, cause I warned ya dude...

[Edited on 12/1/2004 10:20:33 AM]

  • 12.01.2004 10:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: ThE_MarD
Heyyo,

Err... good one? no dude, it's like, 1 step up... and it's PCI buddy, so that's not that high of a leap up either, agp man, it's the present, and PCI: Express is the near future... so if you're still on the original PCI? dude, you're already behind, and are almost behind 2 videocard eras. :P

Ok, I'm done trying to preach the truth to ya buddy, it's up to you now, but don't start flaming me that the fx5200 sucks and barely works better than your GF4, cause I warned ya dude...

we have something on this planet...called tact.
don't tell him something like that. it's just evil.

  • 12.01.2004 12:36 PM PDT