Mindabsence 2003-09-07 03:52
I'm looking to buy a new card to replace the two I am using now for a two monitor system here are some of the affordable cards I am looking at (I don't have a large budget for this)
* MSI GeForce FX 5200 128MB
* MSI GeForce 4 MX440 128MB
* ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 128MB
* ATI Radeon 9200 128MB
These are the list of cards that I have been looking at that seem really good and are in my budget. I am really leaning on getting the MSI GeForce FX 5200 128MB which will replace both my older cards with one card.
I am only doing this once and want to make sure I get a good card that will be compatible with new games and perform good.
I am hoping you guys can give me your opinions on if you think I should get that card or which other one on the list would maybe be better or maybe one that is around my budget that I haven't included that would be better.
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Mangyrat 2003-09-07 04:31
none are good game cards. i have the 5200 and it works fine as a dual set up but realy sucks at new games. as for the ati cards you listed all are low end cards also. your a lot better off getting a mid range card like the ati 9600 pro just shop around you can find it for like $124 or so. if you buy a cheap card you get a cheap card i tryed around 8 diferent cards when i went duals and i ended up with the ati 9700pro for my game rig and the FX 5200 for my back up computer. ill be replaceing the 5200 its just to slow in games.
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Mindabsence 2003-09-07 09:17
Thanks for the suggestions I'll look around. With the 5200 is it so slow that just the average person would notice it or would I have to compare it to a few cards before I would notice?
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Mangyrat 2003-09-07 14:28
the 5200 is realy not that slow if you dont play demanding games like planetside. it may work out fine for you. im in to the best looking grafic's i can get so when i have to start lowering setting to get a game to play good i get a new video card. its hard for me to tell some one to get the fx5200 when i dont know what kinda gamer they are or what hardware you have in your computer. if you payed what's it cost now $60 for the 5200? "i payed over $100 for mine when it first came out and i knew it was a slow card back then" and in 3 or 4 month's you get a game like half life 2 your gona be pissed when you have to run it at low settings just to play it.
i still say save some more cash and get the ati 9600 youl not be disapointed with it.
but if you just cant save that much think GF 4ti 4200 for $77 its a lot faster than every card you listed and the 64meg ver is fine for todays games you realy dont have to have 128 megs of video ram.
i cant think of one game that needs 128 megs yet.
some games will use the extra mem but dont demand it. oh if you do look at gf 4 ti 4200 make shur its dual monitor suported some dont have both dvi and vga conectors.
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