FX 5200 w/ 256mb ram

Anyone using a 5200 with 256mb ram? Any input on fps game performance with
this card? I've got one in the mail coming...eVGA brand.

thanks,

SK

I've looked at some benchmark comparisons and the ti4200 does have the edge.
But I found none with 256mb. Maybe the increased DDR is just a selling
ploy...I don't know. But I'm not a big gamer, just occasionally. And I
like the fact that the card doesn't have to have a cooling fan. If it will
play most 3d games at a moderate level, I'm happy.

Thanks for the feedback.

"Gnasher" wrote in message
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On this day of our lord, Sat, 23 Aug 2003 20:46:00 GMT, "Scott King"
quilled:

Anyone using a 5200 with 256mb ram? Any input on fps game performance
with
this card? I've got one in the mail coming...eVGA brand.

thanks,

SK


I don't have that card but don't expect any performance increase
because it has 256mb instead of 128mb. That card is slower then a GF4
Ti4200. Sorry to dissapoint.

I wish I could have said it that well. Bravo!


"neopolaris" . wrote in message ...
Exactly.

"sunwacD" wrote in message
...
At last, someone with a modicom of common sense.
If you want to run benchmarks all day and jerk off to class leading
figures
then by all means spend the big bucks.
Otherwise buy the budget card and enjoy the game.




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NO kidding! As for the extra 128Mb making a performance
difference...probably not unless you are loading up more than 128Mb of
textures. As long as you stick with the 128-bit datapath the 5200 is a
decent card. You can't buy the entry level cards and expect the same level
of performance as a top-end card; but it will still deliver at the least
satisfactory game play for most games. And most of those performance
differences are ONLY visible in either graphics hungry games running with
everything turned on or at extreme resolutions or in SYNTHETIC benchmarks -
in a shorter sentence, they're ONLY visible if you are looking for bragging
rights and have some desire to spend $400-$500 for a video card.

Ron

"sunwacD" wrote in message
...
At last, someone with a modicom of common sense.
If you want to run benchmarks all day and jerk off to class leading
figures
then by all means spend the big bucks.
Otherwise buy the budget card and enjoy the game.



"SagDEG" wrote in message
...
I've looked at some benchmark comparisons and the ti4200 does have the
edge.
But I found none with 256mb. Maybe the increased DDR is just a selling
ploy...I don't know. But I'm not a big gamer, just occasionally. And I
like the fact that the card doesn't have to have a cooling fan. If it
will
play most 3d games at a moderate level, I'm happy.

Thanks for the feedback.

"Gnasher" wrote in message
...
On this day of our lord, Sat, 23 Aug 2003 20:46:00 GMT, "Scott King"
quilled:

Anyone using a 5200 with 256mb ram? Any input on fps game
performance
with
this card? I've got one in the mail coming...eVGA brand.

thanks,

SK


I don't have that card but don't expect any performance increase
because it has 256mb instead of 128mb. That card is slower then a GF4
Ti4200. Sorry to dissapoint.