"Bradley" wrote in message ...
I want to upgrade my video card from a GeForce 3 Ti200 to a GeForce FX 5200
but f*cking nvidia uses different terminology on each description of the
card so that I will have no way in hell of comparing them except for the
differences in bandwidth. I know that the GeForce 3 Ti200 has a maximum
bandwidth of 6.4GB/sec vs. the GeForce Fx 5200 at 10.4GB/sec. Now, I am
thinking that the extra bandwidth difference alone is enough to warrant this
small upgrade considering the GeForce FX 5200 I am looking at is only
$89.99. Is my thinking correct? And last of all, what the hell is an
integrated TV tuner. If it's something I can hook up my cable tv up too and
record movies/shows to hard drive cool. If its just a fancy way of saying it
has TV-OUT, big f*cking deal. Thanks for all comments.

Mmm, The FX5200 is a budget card and in gaming not a fast card, though
older games it can run.

The 128-bits versions ( with 10,4GB memory speed ) are indeed
reasonable cards but I fear they are not faster as your GF3 ti
card...atleast not much.

It probably is as fast as an GF4 ti 500 card, so it's not much of an
upgrade, but it's cheap so I guess if you dont'have much to invest....

What kind of games do you play/ programs do you use / needs do you
have regarding a graphics card?