im trying to replace my 2 year old geforce fx 5200 128ddrmb. i was browsing and came across this video card. its pretty cheap but i was wondering how old this technology is. the video card im trying to get is Diablotek Radeon 9550 / 256MB DDR / AGP 8x/4x / DVI / VGA / TV Out / Video Card.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...934&CatId=0
i would appreciate some feedbacks.
thank you in advance.
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Posted 09 August 2006 - 07:16 PM
mmm.. it wouldn't be much of an improvement...
what is ur budget?
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Posted 09 August 2006 - 07:42 PM
I wouldn't bother because it's only an incremental improvement over the 5200. Not worth wasting ~$60 for considering you probably won't even notice any real difference. It's better to save a bit more money and at least get a video card around $100 [assuming you want to stick with budget cards] for MUCH higher performance than what you're getting now.
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Posted 09 August 2006 - 09:35 PM
If you can , try and fit a 9800 Pro in your budget . I think it still has some life in it (but definately not for next year)
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Posted 10 August 2006 - 11:30 PM
u want a video card for gaming? price range? try 6800GS
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 06:36 AM
QUOTE(ongi3000 @ Aug 11 2006, 02:30 AM) 
u want a video card for gaming? price range? try 6800GS
If I had to take a wild guess, he probably needs a new AGP card, considering that he has a two year old 5200. 6800GS only supports PCIe.
Anything in the GeForce 6600/ RadeonX700 range would be a good upgrade. It's a big improvement, but nothing over the top. You should be able to play your games two or three resolutions higher than you did with your 5200.
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 07:09 AM
^eh? i thought the 6800GS comes in agp?
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 08:14 AM
Well, last time I heard it was only availible for PCIe, and that was a while back. They may have made an AGP version, but I'm not to certain on this matter.
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 10:06 AM
QUOTE(ongi3000 @ Aug 11 2006, 11:09 AM)
^eh? i thought the 6800GS comes in agp?
Yep, it comes in AGP as well. Just dug it up from mwave and it's $99 flat. Only problem is, it's an open box which explains the -$10 from original price.
Still though, these 6800s are a good bargain.
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Posted 14 August 2006 - 11:31 AM
What's the rest of your system? Even if you do go with the 6800GS, you might not see that much improvement if you're held back in other areas.
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Posted 14 August 2006 - 02:18 PM
an ati radeon x850xt isnt that bad
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Posted 15 August 2006 - 12:18 AM
QUOTE(dabrain @ Aug 14 2006, 05:18 PM)
an ati radeon x850xt isnt that bad
MINE seems pretty bad ass. 115 bucks (Damn Newegg price drop) made it even better.
I can run at great settings with 2 gigs of RAM.
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