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buying a new video card, down to 2 cards need help

zensaberzensaber Member UncommonPosts: 787
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Need a help choosing witch one is better, their both they same price so i was wondering witch one is better for the 100$.

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  • MaxxxMaxxx Member UncommonPosts: 389

    why not save more money... and get a even better video card?

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  • zensaberzensaber Member UncommonPosts: 787

    because I'm 14 I don't get any more money till my birth day

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  • TackleburyTacklebury Member UncommonPosts: 295

    Personally for 100 bucks I'd go for this card over those...

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1115444&CatId=1087

    or this with a 40 buck mail in rebate

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1068270&CatId=1087


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  • zensaberzensaber Member UncommonPosts: 787

    its 100 canadian, oh and its a MSI geforce fx 5200

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  • zensaberzensaber Member UncommonPosts: 787

    think im going to get the geforce

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  • TackleburyTacklebury Member UncommonPosts: 295
    Ah, I didn't realize it was canadian.  I'd go the 9200 then, because my wife runs one and we've had few issues with new games and even EQ2 with her card.  Good luck.. ;)

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  • GreatnessGreatness Member UncommonPosts: 2,188

    OMG! I bought a 5700 LE at Best Buy for $153 with a rebate so it was $133! :*( I lost money

    EDIT: nvm I looked at it and it doesn't have directx 9, it is 8x(I think, if I am looking at the right part lol)


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  • XzaroXzaro Member UncommonPosts: 1,719

    Originally posted by Greatness
    OMG! I bought a 5700 LE at Best Buy for $153 with a rebate so it was $133! :*( I lost money
    EDIT: nvm I looked at it and it doesn't have directx 9, it is 8x(I think, if I am looking at the right part lol)~Greatness~message me if your making your own mmorpg(give some screenshots also)

    You lost money.

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  • CopelandCopeland Member Posts: 1,955

    my pc came with an ati 9200 and i've had no issues with it. every game i play runs smooth. ati is really prompt on patching their drivers as well. at least once a month they update the driver. personally i'd go for a better ati card if you can afford it but if you cant - go with the 9200.

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  • MaxxxMaxxx Member UncommonPosts: 389

    what video card do you have now?

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  • stinger33stinger33 Member Posts: 66

    Nooo dont get the GF 5200.. I'd go w/ the 9200 all the way, I had a 5200 and it sucked so bad..

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  • FunseikiFunseiki Member UncommonPosts: 263
    i got the mx 440 :(, but games still run purdy good cept CoH.  I'm also lookin for good parts to build a pc. I m only 14 too so i got a wait for a while til i get some money but if anyone knows any sites with barebones pcs or good parts please tell me. (I alrdy know tigerdirect image

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  • gattm99gattm99 Member Posts: 85

    Don't get the 5200 I bought one of these and it got much slower frame rates then my very old Geforce3 card.  Buying that card would be like kicking yourself in the ass.

     

     

  • VolkmarVolkmar Member UncommonPosts: 2,501


    Originally posted by zensaber

    Need a help choosing witch one is better, their both they same price so i was wondering witch one is better for the 100$.
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    My advice. Buy none of them. Wait to save some more 50 bucks and then buy a real graphic cards.

    I would advice a GeForce FX 5700 that is around 120 euro here in the old continent, or a bit better ATI Radeon 9600 XT that was paid 140 euro.

    The FX 5200 is a CHEAP model, the equivalent of the GeForce MX series. they are a severely stripped down version with inferior speed. Yeah, they do support direct x 9, but you will never ever be able to see those nifty effects because the muscle of the card is simply not enough to show you full reflective water and stuff.

    "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime"



  • Smelly_ArmorSmelly_Armor Member UncommonPosts: 571


    Originally posted by zensaber

    Need a help choosing witch one is better, their both they same price so i was wondering witch one is better for the 100$.
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    Since your budget is $100 or less Canadian, I would get an Abit or Sapphire Radeon 9550. You can get one at this Canadian online dealer for $89.86 CAD, NCIX.com, ABIT R9550, 128bit, 128mb, agp8x, directX9 supported video card. It will be a much better card than either the ATI Radeon 9200 or the nVidia Geforce FX5200 for your price range.

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  • ElapsedElapsed Member UncommonPosts: 2,329

    What exactly are you running now? Those 2 are very low end cards. A GeForce 4 TI would be better and depending on the model of a GeForce 3, it might even match them.

  • saffonsaffon Member Posts: 12


    Originally posted by Greatness

    OMG! I bought a 5700 LE at Best Buy for $153 with a rebate so it was $133! :*( I lost money
    EDIT: nvm I looked at it and it doesn't have directx 9, it is 8x(I think, if I am looking at the right part lol)

    ~Greatness~
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    roflmao..

    LE cards suck.. I got a Golden Sample 5700 Ultra for less then that.. ( 148USD )

    EDIT: That was in summer also rofl..


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