not sure what to tell ya as a choice but just make sure if you do go the
fx5200 route that you triple check that is using good memory and 128 bit mem
path because companies like Gainward are pushing out cards that have no
marking on the box but are 128 meg with 64 bit path and my dieing gf3 beat
it. I discovered in actual testing and games that it performs at approx 50%
worse, and Im being kind saying 50 more like the fx5200 is 60-70% worse than
the dieing card. For example running 3dmark01 at 1280 x 1024 32 bit 2x AA
and 2x ansio

GF3 2698
fx5200 1058


"JB" wrote in message
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"Bratboy" wrote in :

sadly my only experience with a fx5200 has left a bad taste and at
this point I would not wish it on my worse enemy. Fortunatly I didnt
have to pay cash for it but it honestly isnt even worth the cost of
shipping IMHO hehe

What 128 MB card would you recommend instead? Price is a big
consideration,
and I'd prefer an AGP card.

Thanks

jb