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5200FX for a moderate gamer?
Hi. I NEED to get a new video card...my last one blew out on me and I'm
stuck using an old Voodoo3 right now. I only have $100 to spend. I know for $50 more I can get a much better card, but I have what I have and that's it. =/ So I was looking at ATI's Radeon 9200, but then I noticed the GeForce 5200FX. Same clock speeds, I think same memory pipelines, same everything it looks like...except the 5200 advertises it's DX9 complant whereas the 9200 does not. Big point I think. BUT, I've also read reviews where the Ti4200 actually is a lot faster of a card than the 5200FX. But, again, I know a lot more games are going to be coming out that are DX9 because of it's easier programibility. Since I can never afford to get a high-end card, or any card for years at a time, would it be better to get the 5200 and get better performance from DX9 games or get a 4200 and be a little faster but not great on future games? Know that my "good" card before the Voodoo was a Radeon 7500...so it's not like I'm used to going full anti-aliasing and using all the best features anyway. I'm a moderate gamer. I like to at least be able to play current games at good frame rates rather than worry about photorealism. Knowing that, which way should I lean? Thanks for any advice!! Liam |
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One other question...I've kind of narrowed it down to getting the 5200FX or
the Radeon9200 (or 9600SE if I can find a good price for it.) And I'm leaning toward the 5200FX...except for one question I have I can't find the answe to. Is it a 64 or 128 bit memory bandwidth? The Radeon's have 128bit memory...and that might be more important to me than actual speed. As for FX5200 vs Ti4200...I've run like one benchmark in my life, MadOnion's, and the number really held no meaning for me. So I'm not the kind of person who really gets into trying to eke out the best number possible...I just want to be able to play Battlefield:1942 with pretty decent quality at a good framerate. And if I can do that and be set for DX9 since I won't be able to get a new card for probably another few years...then I'm OK with that. =) Thanks for any feedback!! Liam |
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If all you can spend is $100 then get the ti4200. The 5200 is too slow. If
you check ebay, you can get ti4400 for less than $100 sometimes. Dave "LRW" wrote in message news:dIzLb.6604$8H.20661@attbi_s03... Hi. I NEED to get a new video card...my last one blew out on me and I'm stuck using an old Voodoo3 right now. I only have $100 to spend. I know for $50 more I can get a much better card, but I have what I have and that's it. =/ So I was looking at ATI's Radeon 9200, but then I noticed the GeForce 5200FX. Same clock speeds, I think same memory pipelines, same everything it looks like...except the 5200 advertises it's DX9 complant whereas the 9200 does not. Big point I think. BUT, I've also read reviews where the Ti4200 actually is a lot faster of a card than the 5200FX. But, again, I know a lot more games are going to be coming out that are DX9 because of it's easier programibility. Since I can never afford to get a high-end card, or any card for years at a time, would it be better to get the 5200 and get better performance from DX9 games or get a 4200 and be a little faster but not great on future games? Know that my "good" card before the Voodoo was a Radeon 7500...so it's not like I'm used to going full anti-aliasing and using all the best features anyway. I'm a moderate gamer. I like to at least be able to play current games at good frame rates rather than worry about photorealism. Knowing that, which way should I lean? Thanks for any advice!! Liam |
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"LRW" wrote in message news:dIzLb.6604$8H.20661@attbi_s03... Hi. I NEED to get a new video card...my last one blew out on me and I'm stuck using an old Voodoo3 right now. I only have $100 to spend. I know for $50 more I can get a much better card, but I have what I have and that's it. =/ So I was looking at ATI's Radeon 9200, but then I noticed the GeForce 5200FX. Same clock speeds, I think same memory pipelines, same everything it looks like...except the 5200 advertises it's DX9 complant whereas the 9200 does not. Big point I think. BUT, I've also read reviews where the Ti4200 actually is a lot faster of a card than the 5200FX. But, again, I know a lot more games are going to be coming out that are DX9 because of it's easier programibility. Since I can never afford to get a high-end card, or any card for years at a time, would it be better to get the 5200 and get better performance from DX9 games or get a 4200 and be a little faster but not great on future games? Know that my "good" card before the Voodoo was a Radeon 7500...so it's not like I'm used to going full anti-aliasing and using all the best features anyway. I'm a moderate gamer. I like to at least be able to play current games at good frame rates rather than worry about photorealism. Knowing that, which way should I lean? Thanks for any advice!! Liam If you are not that bothered about DX9 games, then get yourself an ATI Radeon 8500. Very fast card for DX8.1 and lower games. OpenGL not too bad either. |
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Ti4200 is the way to go..I HAD a FX5600-256mg 128 bit card...my Ti4200 was
way faster...I ditched the FX for a Raedon9600 XT..but it is only the newer series of Raedons that are real performers..get the Ti4200 |
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The 5200s come in 64 and 128 bit versions. Forget them and get a used 4200 (Ebay) Daniel "LRW" wrote in message news:9jALb.6363$na.6344@attbi_s04... One other question...I've kind of narrowed it down to getting the 5200FX or the Radeon9200 (or 9600SE if I can find a good price for it.) And I'm leaning toward the 5200FX...except for one question I have I can't find the answe to. Is it a 64 or 128 bit memory bandwidth? The Radeon's have 128bit memory...and that might be more important to me than actual speed. As for FX5200 vs Ti4200...I've run like one benchmark in my life, MadOnion's, and the number really held no meaning for me. So I'm not the kind of person who really gets into trying to eke out the best number possible...I just want to be able to play Battlefield:1942 with pretty decent quality at a good framerate. And if I can do that and be set for DX9 since I won't be able to get a new card for probably another few years...then I'm OK with that. =) Thanks for any feedback!! Liam |
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"dino" wrote in message om...
Ti4200 is the way to go..I HAD a FX5600-256mg 128 bit card...my Ti4200 was way faster...I ditched the FX for a Raedon9600 XT..but it is only the newer series of Raedons that are real performers..get the Ti4200 The real DX9 cards indeed start with the R9500 and the R9700 chipset. Then the R9600 and the R9800 came Though there are also SE versions and those generally not as good ( crippled memory bandwidth ) but those who are not crippled perform fine, even my R9500Pro still runs games great and it's already 1 year old. Now that is good stuff! In case of nvidia.. the FX does DX9, though the FX5200 ( any version ) is to damn slow for it The FX5600 is subpar... The FX5700 finally cought the win The FX5800 was a failed experiment, though fast on some points... lacks much on others FX5900 is finally the first that actually has what you can say of "a gaming card" The FX5950 is just a basic overclocked FX5900 Again... XT version in case of nvidia are..trash! The 5900XT though seem to be reasonable succesfull, though it's limits! Non Ultra, the basic card Ultra, faster card Special Edition ( SE ), ... look it up yourself Ah yes... So the market is not really clear, one thing is sure, every month a new card is king of this newsgroup! |
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That's some great info!!
Thanks for the feedback! Liam |
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Nvidia XT cards are not trash. They just are not clocked as high. They are
not like ATI's SE cards that come neutered with pipes disabled or half the memory bus. Dave "Dark Avenger" wrote in message om... "dino" wrote in message om... Ti4200 is the way to go..I HAD a FX5600-256mg 128 bit card...my Ti4200 was way faster...I ditched the FX for a Raedon9600 XT..but it is only the newer series of Raedons that are real performers..get the Ti4200 The real DX9 cards indeed start with the R9500 and the R9700 chipset. Then the R9600 and the R9800 came Though there are also SE versions and those generally not as good ( crippled memory bandwidth ) but those who are not crippled perform fine, even my R9500Pro still runs games great and it's already 1 year old. Now that is good stuff! In case of nvidia.. the FX does DX9, though the FX5200 ( any version ) is to damn slow for it The FX5600 is subpar... The FX5700 finally cought the win The FX5800 was a failed experiment, though fast on some points... lacks much on others FX5900 is finally the first that actually has what you can say of "a gaming card" The FX5950 is just a basic overclocked FX5900 Again... XT version in case of nvidia are..trash! The 5900XT though seem to be reasonable succesfull, though it's limits! Non Ultra, the basic card Ultra, faster card Special Edition ( SE ), ... look it up yourself Ah yes... So the market is not really clear, one thing is sure, every month a new card is king of this newsgroup! |
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"DaveL" wrote in message ...
Nvidia XT cards are not trash. They just are not clocked as high. They are not like ATI's SE cards that come neutered with pipes disabled or half the memory bus. Dave Mmm, and you wish to claim that the 5900XT has 8 fully working pipelines....... It hasn't..so ..it's neutered! But atleast they didn't castrate the memory bus width! |
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