WTE_Konigwolf
I will be buying a new video card in the next few days, as i will be swapping my geforce 3 - 500 into my wife's machine, what would be the best card out of a gf 5200 - 5600 radeon 9200 or 9600SE to get and how do these compare to the gf3
I will be buying a new video card in the next few days, as i will be swapping my geforce 3 - 500 into my wife's machine, what would be the best card out of a gf 5200 - 5600 radeon 9200 or 9600SE to get and how do these compare to the gf3
I will be buying a new video card in the next few days, as i will be swapping my geforce 3 - 500 into my wife's machine, what would be the best card out of a gf 5200 - 5600 radeon 9200 or 9600SE to get and how do these compare to the gf3
none .... get a 9800 Pro 128 minimum..... http://www.pricewatch.com/
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not an option
my wife only has onboard video (old hp p3 866) and needs a decent card for school purposes. I cant afford much at the moment to replace my card but i will be doubling my ram in 2 weeks
current
p4 1800
512mb ddr 3200 ram
aopen mx-46gn
gf-3-ti500 (64mb ram)
will be doubling the ram
needing new budget video card (sub $200AUD)
I have tried 9600pro on a P3 700 and a 5200 in a Athlon 3000 and was not happy with either . I bought a fx5900 and put this in the athlon and get great results. I would wait until the FX5900 or 9800 pro prices drop further or try e-bay
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As RAM prices are pretty high right now, and you have 512-I'd drop the RAM doubling (spend the money on a video card) and get a decent SVGA-9800PRO or wait a bit longer and get the 6800GT.
Also-using a memory manager with your 512mb would help-as well as OS tweaking.
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From the 4 options you gave, I'd stay away from the SE card (slow 64bit memory). I've tried the FX5200 and ATI9200, and the second one has worked alright, on my system, AEP and FB are running smooth in medium to high settings. The 5600 I have never tried, but seems to the better one, because they use to place 5200 and 9200 as rivals, so 5600 should be better.
Good luck on your choice, I know how though it is to struggle in the low and VGA card market, but with some research you can get some decent results on your gaming.
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Although it doesnt have dx9 support, I dont think the 5200 or the 9200 will perform as well as your gf3 500. Amybe if you need to save money now, get a cheap card online for your wifes computer and save up for a decent card for yours. As soon as the new midrange cards (based on the x800 and 6800) come out, all the older stuff shold really tumble. You may be able swing a 9800 by then. good luck
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by WTE_Konigwolf:
not an option
my wife only has onboard video (old hp p3 866) and needs a decent card for school purposes. I cant afford much at the moment to replace my card but i will be doubling my ram in 2 weeks
current
p4 1800
512mb ddr 3200 ram
aopen mx-46gn
gf-3-ti500 (64mb ram)
will be doubling the ram
needing new budget video card (sub $200AUD)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ram want do you much good without a card for it to use. I mean, for what you spend on ram, you could probably come close to buying a 9800 Pro. I am running 512 mb of ram as of now with no probs playing FB. Check out ATI's Trade-Up program. You can end up with a 9800 Pro for $149. Stay away from the ATI's SE and LE stuff. If you go ATI, buy only Pro and XT. Just a thought.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dieg777:
I have tried 9600pro on a P3 700 and a 5200 in a Athlon 3000 and was not happy with either . I bought a fx5900 and put this in the athlon and get great results. I would wait until the FX5900 or 9800 pro prices drop further or try e-bay
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Well Its no wonder the 9600 pro didnt work out. You were so cpu limited, it never had a chance to perform. Its like trying to put a Holly 4 barrel carberator on a lawn mower engine.
Konigwolf, I must agree with poster above who said neither card would be better than your current card, at least not by much at all. I would wait a bit and get minimum a 9600pro. Preferrably the 9800 or 5900.
Good luck!
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