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What is an nVidia GeForce FX5200 graphics card?
Strange question I know, but for someone that does not know a lot
about different video cards then I'm hoping to learn more. I have a AMD 1900 XT processor in my computer and seem to think that a nVidia GeForce FX5200 is the best suited graphics card for my AGP slot. Correct me if I'm wrong. I enjoy playing MS Flight Simulator 2004 which needs an fast graphics card. I feel if I get a graphics card in the 9000 series then my processor is not fast enough to keep up with the graphics card and there may be a bigger load on the processor. I was also considering a nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 series but they may be a slower graphics card suited to a slower computer such as a Pent II 300Mhz. Like I said please correct me if I'm wrong. I welcome some help in this matter. Regards Brian |
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The FX5200 is a good choice for your current set-up. That would be my
recommendation for you. If you can afford it, the Ultra version is a big improvement over the standard version. The ATI 9600 is also a good mid-range card (but much more expensive than an FX5200). Whatever card you buy, get one that supports DirectX v9 since it would be silly to get one that doesn't (the FX5200 does). And ignore the graphics snobs who will recommend that you spend $2,500 on an ATI Radeon 9990 XT GTI Pro "otherwise whatever you buy will be obsolete in two weeks". Bobby "Brian" wrote in message news Strange question I know, but for someone that does not know a lot about different video cards then I'm hoping to learn more. I have a AMD 1900 XT processor in my computer and seem to think that a nVidia GeForce FX5200 is the best suited graphics card for my AGP slot. Correct me if I'm wrong. I enjoy playing MS Flight Simulator 2004 which needs an fast graphics card. I feel if I get a graphics card in the 9000 series then my processor is not fast enough to keep up with the graphics card and there may be a bigger load on the processor. I was also considering a nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 series but they may be a slower graphics card suited to a slower computer such as a Pent II 300Mhz. Like I said please correct me if I'm wrong. I welcome some help in this matter. Regards Brian |
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Need to know a little more about your motherboard but an Nvidia 5200 will be
way to slow. An Ahlon 1900 XP may not be the fastest chip on the block anymore but should be more than fast enough to keep a 9600 XT happy. I have compared 3dmark2003 bencmarks between my rig, Athlon 2400XP and 9600XT graphics card, with a similar system but with a 2100XP Athlon processor and the 3dmarks were almost identical. Spend a few quid and MS Flight simulator 2004 will appreciate it. "Brian" wrote in message news Strange question I know, but for someone that does not know a lot about different video cards then I'm hoping to learn more. I have a AMD 1900 XT processor in my computer and seem to think that a nVidia GeForce FX5200 is the best suited graphics card for my AGP slot. Correct me if I'm wrong. I enjoy playing MS Flight Simulator 2004 which needs an fast graphics card. I feel if I get a graphics card in the 9000 series then my processor is not fast enough to keep up with the graphics card and there may be a bigger load on the processor. I was also considering a nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 series but they may be a slower graphics card suited to a slower computer such as a Pent II 300Mhz. Like I said please correct me if I'm wrong. I welcome some help in this matter. Regards Brian --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 30/01/04 |
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Brian wrote:
Strange question I know, but for someone that does not know a lot about different video cards then I'm hoping to learn more. I have a AMD 1900 XT processor in my computer and seem to think that a nVidia GeForce FX5200 is the best suited graphics card for my AGP slot. What motherboard do you have, and what AGP does it support? The 5200 is not a particularly fast card and would easily be the bottleneck in your system. How much RAM do you have? Correct me if I'm wrong. I enjoy playing MS Flight Simulator 2004 which needs an fast graphics card. I feel if I get a graphics card in the 9000 series then my processor is not fast enough to keep up with the graphics card and there may be a bigger load on the processor. The processor will do it's processory things and the graphics card will do it's thing. A fast graphics card might load the CPU more than a slow one, but it would be silly to buy a graphics card that is the bottleneck in order to reduce the load on the CPU. I'd recommend an ATI 9600 or similar (provided your motherboard can take it). If/when you get a processor upgrade you'll get an extra boost from it. I was also considering a nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 series but they may be a slower graphics card suited to a slower computer such as a Pent II 300Mhz. The MX range is worthless crap for gaming. Ben -- A7N8X FAQ: www.ben.pope.name/a7n8x_faq.html Questions by email will likely be ignored, please use the newsgroups. I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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My motherboard is a GA-7vtxe / 7vtxh via kt266a AGPset
The AGP mode is 1x,2x or 4x The AGP aperture size goes up to 256Mb Regards Brian "Ben Pope" wrote: Brian wrote: Strange question I know, but for someone that does not know a lot about different video cards then I'm hoping to learn more. I have a AMD 1900 XT processor in my computer and seem to think that a nVidia GeForce FX5200 is the best suited graphics card for my AGP slot. What motherboard do you have, and what AGP does it support? The 5200 is not a particularly fast card and would easily be the bottleneck in your system. How much RAM do you have? Correct me if I'm wrong. I enjoy playing MS Flight Simulator 2004 which needs an fast graphics card. I feel if I get a graphics card in the 9000 series then my processor is not fast enough to keep up with the graphics card and there may be a bigger load on the processor. The processor will do it's processory things and the graphics card will do it's thing. A fast graphics card might load the CPU more than a slow one, but it would be silly to buy a graphics card that is the bottleneck in order to reduce the load on the CPU. I'd recommend an ATI 9600 or similar (provided your motherboard can take it). If/when you get a processor upgrade you'll get an extra boost from it. I was also considering a nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 series but they may be a slower graphics card suited to a slower computer such as a Pent II 300Mhz. The MX range is worthless crap for gaming. Ben |
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Brian wrote:
My motherboard is a GA-7vtxe / 7vtxh via kt266a AGPset The AGP mode is 1x,2x or 4x The AGP aperture size goes up to 256Mb That'll be fine then. Ben -- A7N8X FAQ: www.ben.pope.name/a7n8x_faq.html Questions by email will likely be ignored, please use the newsgroups. I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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Brian wrote in message . ..
Strange question I know, but for someone that does not know a lot about different video cards then I'm hoping to learn more. I have a AMD 1900 XT processor in my computer and seem to think that a nVidia GeForce FX5200 is the best suited graphics card for my AGP slot. Correct me if I'm wrong. I enjoy playing MS Flight Simulator 2004 which needs an fast graphics card. I feel if I get a graphics card in the 9000 series then my processor is not fast enough to keep up with the graphics card and there may be a bigger load on the processor. I was also considering a nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 series but they may be a slower graphics card suited to a slower computer such as a Pent II 300Mhz. Like I said please correct me if I'm wrong. I welcome some help in this matter. Regards Brian The FX5200 is not the fastest... And if you got one with a 64-bits memory bus..you are in deep trouble as it won't be faster as an GF2! The best suited card is always the one that is the fastest! Because if you think upgrade, you think upgrading part by part! But in this case...mmm.. a test done says that Flight Simulator 2004 looks better on an Ati 9600 Pro/Xt, but the framerates are most stable on an FX5700 Ultra... ah ..your choice! |
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On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 11:26:25 -0000, "Bobby" wrote:
The FX5200 is a good choice for your current set-up. That would be my recommendation for you. If you can afford it, the Ultra version is a big improvement over the standard version. The ATI 9600 is also a good mid-range card (but much more expensive than an FX5200). fx5200 would be more power if used on a 700Mhz P3 or 2ghz Celeron setup. But we've seen posts where a GF3 is BETTER - even on a celeron 2.6ghz (which is about the speed of a 1.1Ghz P3). Whatever card you buy, get one that supports DirectX v9 since it would be silly to get one that doesn't (the FX5200 does). Yeah... like a Ti4200 which would spank it. DX9 ability doesn't mean **** if the card only provides 1-5fps.... which is what the 5200 does (and ATI9600se). And ignore the graphics snobs who will recommend that you spend $2,500 on an ATI Radeon 9990 XT GTI Pro "otherwise whatever you buy will be obsolete in two weeks". ??? Never heard of a $2500 ATI 9990XT GTI Pro? Got specs. The 5200 was obsolete when Nvidia farted it out of their engineering department. When someone says they want a good low cost FAST card... there isn't much point in having them waste money on a POS 5200... where spending a bit more money would get desired results. There are posts all the time of people RETURNING their 5200 and 5600s because of crappy gaming performance. -- Remember when real men used Real computers!? When 512K of video RAM was a lot! Death to Palladium & WPA!! |
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On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:45:10 +1300, Brian wrote:
Strange question I know, but for someone that does not know a lot about different video cards then I'm hoping to learn more. I have a AMD 1900 XT processor in my computer and seem to think that a nVidia GeForce FX5200 is the best suited graphics card for my AGP slot. Correct me if I'm wrong. I enjoy playing MS Flight Simulator 2004 which needs an fast graphics card. - 5200 is best suited for email / desktop functions and games made in 2001 or older. - If you need a fast graphics card, that does NOT apply to the 5200. While compared to the 2 year old Ti4200, it is NOT considerd a slow card. Old yes.. but respectable. I feel if I get a graphics card in the 9000 series then my processor is not fast enough to keep up with the graphics card and there may be a bigger load on the processor. Your AMD XP 1900 is fine. From your other post, if you feel the need, you should be able to upgrade to a 266mhz AMD 2400 or 2600 CPU. Check the website for bios updates. I was also considering a nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 series but they may be a slower graphics card suited to a slower computer such as a Pent II 300Mhz. Maybe worse than the 5200... depends on the 5200... theres 5 different flavors of it. Recommended cards: MIN: fx5600Ultra Recommended : ATI 9600XT, maybe PRO if really cheap. -- Remember when real men used Real computers!? When 512K of video RAM was a lot! Death to Palladium & WPA!! |
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