Bratboy wrote:
Buyer beware, apparently the only fx5200 by gainward that uses the 128 bit
mem path is the Golden Sample versions all others in the 5200's are using
a
crappy 64 bit pathway which absolutly kills the card as far as ANY
performance at all. A company sent me a Gainward fx5200 (lite version) to
replace a failing gf3 and it royally sux. Apparently Lite means lite on
performance. No where on the box do they even dare mention that it only
uses
a 64 bit bus. You have to go look at their site to learn that. Anyway an
some tests using both cards:

3DMark01 SE
1280x1024, 32 bit, 2xAA and 2xAF

Old GF3 - 2698, 2695, 2699
FX5200 - 1058, 1050, 1055

All in all so **** poor a performer I wouldnt even wish it on my worst
enemy. Really glad the company sent it to me free as if I'd paid even $50
for it I'd be way more ****ed. As is I wrote to Gainward and am hopeing
they
have some sort of step up p[rogram to deal with this but know better than
to
hold my breath that they will do anything.

Just Jess

Man, Id be on the phone giving them a serious WTF! They are either stingy
or stupid, and there is no way that an entry level GFFX 5200 is an
equivalent to a GF3.