Question about video card - advice needed

Hi - I have a GeForce 4 - 64MB video card that's produces a great image for
games such as Medal of Honor Allied Assault. However, with MOH Pacific
Assault needing higher graphic card specs, I need to replace the GeForce 4.

I am not ready to build a completely new computer at this point, so I need
an inexpensive stop-gap video card until I am ready to upgrade everything.

This video card looks like it will do, since it's DirectX 9 compatible and
is only $45.80.

What are your opinions?

VGA APOLLO Geforce FX5200 8X 128MB DDR W DVI/TV Retail (OEM, BAREBONE)

Model# A5200
Item # N82E16814140017R

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...type=Refurbish

Thanks
Joe
AMD 2000+ XP, 512 MB PC 2700 DDR RAM 333 MHz, XP Pro SP2, Samsung
SyncMaster 955DF 19 inch monitor, MSI KT3 Ultra2 (MS-6380E) - 4x AGP
motherboard.

Don't do this!

Geforce Fx5200 is significant slower than your current Geforce4. I bought a
Fx5200 myself. After 4 months with horrable framerates I bought af Fx5900xt
which I have never regret. If you buy faster your CPU will be the
bottleneck...

AMDXP2000, 512 MB RAM, Leadtek 350xt (Fx5900xt).

"Joe727" nospam.nospam@nospam skrev i en meddelelse
.. .
Hi - I have a GeForce 4 - 64MB video card that's produces a great image
for games such as Medal of Honor Allied Assault. However, with MOH
Pacific Assault needing higher graphic card specs, I need to replace the
GeForce 4.

I am not ready to build a completely new computer at this point, so I need
an inexpensive stop-gap video card until I am ready to upgrade everything.

This video card looks like it will do, since it's DirectX 9 compatible and
is only $45.80.

What are your opinions?

VGA APOLLO Geforce FX5200 8X 128MB DDR W DVI/TV Retail (OEM,
BAREBONE)

Model# A5200
Item # N82E16814140017R


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...type=Refurbish

Thanks
Joe
AMD 2000+ XP, 512 MB PC 2700 DDR RAM 333 MHz, XP Pro SP2, Samsung
SyncMaster 955DF 19 inch monitor, MSI KT3 Ultra2 (MS-6380E) - 4x AGP
motherboard.

Thanks for the input.

Joe

"Hans Andersen" wrote in message
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Don't do this!

Geforce Fx5200 is significant slower than your current Geforce4. I bought
a Fx5200 myself. After 4 months with horrable framerates I bought af
Fx5900xt which I have never regret. If you buy faster your CPU will be the
bottleneck...

AMDXP2000, 512 MB RAM, Leadtek 350xt (Fx5900xt).

"Joe727" nospam.nospam@nospam skrev i en meddelelse
.. .
Hi - I have a GeForce 4 - 64MB video card that's produces a great image
for games such as Medal of Honor Allied Assault. However, with MOH
Pacific Assault needing higher graphic card specs, I need to replace the
GeForce 4.

I am not ready to build a completely new computer at this point, so I
need an inexpensive stop-gap video card until I am ready to upgrade
everything.

This video card looks like it will do, since it's DirectX 9 compatible
and is only $45.80.

What are your opinions?

VGA APOLLO Geforce FX5200 8X 128MB DDR W DVI/TV Retail (OEM,
BAREBONE)

Model# A5200
Item # N82E16814140017R


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...type=Refurbish

Thanks
Joe
AMD 2000+ XP, 512 MB PC 2700 DDR RAM 333 MHz, XP Pro SP2, Samsung
SyncMaster 955DF 19 inch monitor, MSI KT3 Ultra2 (MS-6380E) - 4x AGP
motherboard.

Joe727:

However, with MOH Pacific Assault needing higher graphic card specs,
I need to replace the GeForce 4.

The 5200 is slower than your current card. If you want to stick with
Nvidia there aren't any good budget cards right now. The 5700U and 5900XT
are both over $180. If you're into overclocking, you could buy a 5700LE
and overclock it to 5700U speeds. The FX cards are not known to do well in
HL2. The best bang per buck cards right now, IMHO, are the Radeon 9600
series.
--
Mac Cool

In article ,
says...
Don't do this!

Geforce Fx5200 is significant slower than your current Geforce4. I bought a
Fx5200 myself. After 4 months with horrable framerates I bought af Fx5900xt
which I have never regret. If you buy faster your CPU will be the
bottleneck...

AMDXP2000, 512 MB RAM, Leadtek 350xt (Fx5900xt).

I agree, don't do it! If you are really interested in good frame rates
in newer games the FX5900XT is the minimum upgrade I would recommend.

Get a 6600GT agp. Or if that is too expensive wait a few weeks for the 6600
to come out in agp format.

DaveL


"Joe727" nospam.nospam@nospam wrote in message
.. .
Hi - I have a GeForce 4 - 64MB video card that's produces a great image
for
games such as Medal of Honor Allied Assault. However, with MOH Pacific
Assault needing higher graphic card specs, I need to replace the GeForce
4.

I am not ready to build a completely new computer at this point, so I need
an inexpensive stop-gap video card until I am ready to upgrade everything.

This video card looks like it will do, since it's DirectX 9 compatible and
is only $45.80.

What are your opinions?

VGA APOLLO Geforce FX5200 8X 128MB DDR W DVI/TV Retail (OEM,
BAREBONE)

Model# A5200
Item # N82E16814140017R


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...type=Refurbish

Thanks
Joe
AMD 2000+ XP, 512 MB PC 2700 DDR RAM 333 MHz, XP Pro SP2, Samsung
SyncMaster 955DF 19 inch monitor, MSI KT3 Ultra2 (MS-6380E) - 4x AGP
motherboard.

"wgd" wrote in message
ganews.com...
In article ,
says...
Don't do this!

Geforce Fx5200 is significant slower than your current Geforce4. I bought
a
Fx5200 myself. After 4 months with horrable framerates I bought af
Fx5900xt
which I have never regret. If you buy faster your CPU will be the
bottleneck...

AMDXP2000, 512 MB RAM, Leadtek 350xt (Fx5900xt).

I agree, don't do it! If you are really interested in good frame rates
in newer games the FX5900XT is the minimum upgrade I would recommend.

Thanks - it's strange that the naming convention actually has higher numbers
that are slower cards (Fx5200 vs 440MX).

Joe

"Mac Cool" wrote in message
...
Joe727:

However, with MOH Pacific Assault needing higher graphic card specs,
I need to replace the GeForce 4.

The 5200 is slower than your current card. If you want to stick with
Nvidia there aren't any good budget cards right now. The 5700U and 5900XT
are both over $180. If you're into overclocking, you could buy a 5700LE
and overclock it to 5700U speeds. The FX cards are not known to do well in
HL2. The best bang per buck cards right now, IMHO, are the Radeon 9600
series.
--
Mac Cool

Thanks - I was also looking at the Radeon 9600. I have a Radeon 9000 Pro
64MB video card in my other computer and it works great, but it won't take
drivers higher than the 3.9 ones. Any higher and I can't set AGP to 4x.

Joe

"DaveL" wrote in message
...
Get a 6600GT agp. Or if that is too expensive wait a few weeks for the
6600
to come out in agp format.

DaveL

snip

Thanks - right now anything over $100 is too much. I'd rather wait until I
decide what components to use to build a new computer. It will have an
Athlon 64 bit CPU.

Joe

Forget it. FX 5900 and up or ATI 9800 up. The 5200 is slower than the 4600. The
5600 isn't much better.

Hi - I have a GeForce 4 - 64MB video card that's produces a great image for
games such as Medal of Honor Allied Assault. However, with MOH Pacific
Assault needing higher graphic card specs, I need to replace the GeForce 4.