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Help Select a Card
"Mojo" wrote in message ... I am building a new system with the following components: Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 Antec Performance II mini tower case with 350w ps Athalon 2500+ /333 Barton Crucial 512mb PC-2700 DDR Liteon DVD/CDRW drive WD 80gb drive (8mb cache) Samsung 763mb-17" crt monitor. The system will be used for light-medium gaming and home finance and MS office software. I am looking for a decent video card under a $100 to go with this system. Any recommendations? I have seen the following in my price range: Gigabyte Radeon 9200 128mb DDR Asus V9520 GeForce FX 5200 Any other suggestions? I will probably upgrade the card down the road as $$s become available. GeForce Ti 4200, used if necessary. |
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On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:37:44 -0500
"badraptor" wrote: try a 9800xt radeon only takes 1 agp slot not a agp and pci. alot less heat 2. Uh, when did the FX5200 start taking up "a agp and pci"? And where does one get a 9800XT for "under $100"? "Mojo" wrote in message ... I am building a new system with the following components: Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 Antec Performance II mini tower case with 350w ps Athalon 2500+ /333 Barton Crucial 512mb PC-2700 DDR Liteon DVD/CDRW drive WD 80gb drive (8mb cache) Samsung 763mb-17" crt monitor. The system will be used for light-medium gaming and home finance and MS office software. I am looking for a decent video card under a $100 to go with this system. Any recommendations? I have seen the following in my price range: Gigabyte Radeon 9200 128mb DDR Asus V9520 GeForce FX 5200 Any other suggestions? I will probably upgrade the card down the road as $$s become available. Thanks in advance. -- -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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try a 9800xt radeon only takes 1 agp slot not a agp and pci. alot less heat
2. "Mojo" wrote in message ... I am building a new system with the following components: Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 Antec Performance II mini tower case with 350w ps Athalon 2500+ /333 Barton Crucial 512mb PC-2700 DDR Liteon DVD/CDRW drive WD 80gb drive (8mb cache) Samsung 763mb-17" crt monitor. The system will be used for light-medium gaming and home finance and MS office software. I am looking for a decent video card under a $100 to go with this system. Any recommendations? I have seen the following in my price range: Gigabyte Radeon 9200 128mb DDR Asus V9520 GeForce FX 5200 Any other suggestions? I will probably upgrade the card down the road as $$s become available. Thanks in advance. |
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"jeffc" wrote in message ... "Mojo" wrote in message ... I am building a new system with the following components: Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 Antec Performance II mini tower case with 350w ps Athalon 2500+ /333 Barton Crucial 512mb PC-2700 DDR Liteon DVD/CDRW drive WD 80gb drive (8mb cache) Samsung 763mb-17" crt monitor. The system will be used for light-medium gaming and home finance and MS office software. I am looking for a decent video card under a $100 to go with this system. Any recommendations? I have seen the following in my price range: Gigabyte Radeon 9200 128mb DDR Asus V9520 GeForce FX 5200 Any other suggestions? I will probably upgrade the card down the road as $$s become available. GeForce Ti 4200, used if necessary. I second that. Although I can't find the exact link now, I saw the Radeon 9200 lag well behind the ti4200 in gaming benchmarks while under review. The FX5200 similarly is not exactly streets ahead of the ti4200. And I am very happy with mine, so much that I am prepared to give DOOM 3 a whirl with it when it comes out! |
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"J.Clarke" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:37:44 -0500 "badraptor" wrote: try a 9800xt radeon only takes 1 agp slot not a agp and pci. alot less heat 2. Uh, when did the FX5200 start taking up "a agp and pci"? I assume he's talking about the size of the heat sink and fan...?? |
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wow at least your on the ball!
"jeffc" wrote in message ... "J.Clarke" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:37:44 -0500 "badraptor" wrote: try a 9800xt radeon only takes 1 agp slot not a agp and pci. alot less heat 2. Uh, when did the FX5200 start taking up "a agp and pci"? I assume he's talking about the size of the heat sink and fan...?? |
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read jeffc's next post he understands! and under 100 bucks steal one!
"J.Clarke" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:37:44 -0500 "badraptor" wrote: try a 9800xt radeon only takes 1 agp slot not a agp and pci. alot less heat 2. Uh, when did the FX5200 start taking up "a agp and pci"? And where does one get a 9800XT for "under $100"? "Mojo" wrote in message ... I am building a new system with the following components: Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 Antec Performance II mini tower case with 350w ps Athalon 2500+ /333 Barton Crucial 512mb PC-2700 DDR Liteon DVD/CDRW drive WD 80gb drive (8mb cache) Samsung 763mb-17" crt monitor. The system will be used for light-medium gaming and home finance and MS office software. I am looking for a decent video card under a $100 to go with this system. Any recommendations? I have seen the following in my price range: Gigabyte Radeon 9200 128mb DDR Asus V9520 GeForce FX 5200 Any other suggestions? I will probably upgrade the card down the road as $$s become available. Thanks in advance. -- -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:33:05 -0500
"jeffc" wrote: "J.Clarke" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:37:44 -0500 "badraptor" wrote: try a 9800xt radeon only takes 1 agp slot not a agp and pci. alot less heat 2. Uh, when did the FX5200 start taking up "a agp and pci"? I assume he's talking about the size of the heat sink and fan...?? Many FX5200s don't even _have_ a fan. I believe that someone is confusing the 5200 with the some of the high-end models. -- -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:10:13 -0500
"badraptor" wrote: read jeffc's next post he understands! and under 100 bucks steal one! In which post does he say anything indicating that he knows of a Geforce FX5200 that takes up "a agp and pci"? I believe that you are confusing the FX5200 wit the FX5800 and 5900. "J.Clarke" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:37:44 -0500 "badraptor" wrote: try a 9800xt radeon only takes 1 agp slot not a agp and pci. alot less heat 2. Uh, when did the FX5200 start taking up "a agp and pci"? And where does one get a 9800XT for "under $100"? "Mojo" wrote in message ... I am building a new system with the following components: Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 Antec Performance II mini tower case with 350w ps Athalon 2500+ /333 Barton Crucial 512mb PC-2700 DDR Liteon DVD/CDRW drive WD 80gb drive (8mb cache) Samsung 763mb-17" crt monitor. The system will be used for light-medium gaming and home finance and MS office software. I am looking for a decent video card under a $100 to go with this system. Any recommendations? I have seen the following in my price range: Gigabyte Radeon 9200 128mb DDR Asus V9520 GeForce FX 5200 Any other suggestions? I will probably upgrade the card down the road as $$s become available. Thanks in advance. -- -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) -- -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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