Fx 5900

[kalbal]

I know that I will be getting an upgrade for my computer now, but I have also realised that my fx 5200 will not play the games that I want and it will be the bottleneck in my computer.

well, I was searching my local stored site and saw this
http://www.web-systems.co.uk/?page=Products&pid=1144
a GALAXY FX 5900 128 MB DDR 8X AGP TV/DVI for £177

wow, they are getting very cheap, has anyone had experience with a galaxy brand?

considering I paid £60 for a fx 5200, the 5900, is like 4x better than it, but only 3x the price

 

[psd99]

the truth is so many people have viewed this thread but none has replied.

well ive never even heard of galaxy but i guess nor have the others?

i got fx5200 its a great top class board man!!!!

 

[Techy]

Kalbal,

Just buy it kid, it's the only way to really find out what there made of!, let me know.

It's cheaper cos the FX 5950 Ultra's out but thats about £300!

Regards

 

[Ian]

It is certainly a better card than the FX5200, but only if you will really take advantage of it.

These graphics cards will reduce in price over the coming months as a battle heats up before the next wave of PC Games hits the shelves. There are some big titles coming out in 2004, which will need a high end card if you want to play them at full detail.

 

[kalbal]

5200....a top class board, u got to be joking. playing ut2003 and mohaa with dx8 is very nice indeed 50-60fps , i install dx 9 to play need for speed and worms 3d it runs ok, as soon as i go onto mohaa or ut2003 i get 20-30fps, dx 9 slows this card down, its just not powerful enough.

I have found Galaxy's Website here: http://www.gfe.com.hk/pd_gffx59.asp

seems to be a nice card, the fx 5200 (or mine) scores 4100 on 3dmark2001se, probably 6000+ with a good system. an fx 5900 can manage 18,000+ in a good system....see what i mean

 

[Ian]

Originally posted by kalbal
5200....a top class board, u got to be joking. playing ut2003 and mohaa with dx8 is very nice indeed 50-60fps , i install dx 9 to play need for speed and worms 3d it runs ok, as soon as i go onto mohaa or ut2003 i get 20-30fps, dx 9 slows this card down, its just not powerful enough.

That is strange... I've got a friend with an FX5200 in a system less than yours with DX9 and it runs MOHAA great. Are you running it with full anti-aliasing enabled?

 

[ukgeoffpp]

Creative 3D Blaster 5 GeForce FX 5600 128MB
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_This_Week_Only_25.html

for this week only... 82.19 inc vat... (add p&p)

 

[kalbal]

no, i make sure i dont run any kind of antialaising, simpy because the card can't take it. I would love to play it will it all enabled tho.

i know, since ATI taking the crown as top graphics card maker the FX series has dropped in price dramaticly. I still want a fx 5900 tho, can't wait now!

 

[ukgeoffpp]

personally...id go down the ati 9800 se route,,,
it soft mods up to pro standard////
u can have everything on it then..
connect3d do a 9800 se (@ Microdirect that does this job perfectly...
164 quid inc vat...

already got a tyan 9600 pro... does what i want it to do...unless your interested in facts and figure from benchmarkin... but that dont impress me....

 

[kalbal]

hmm, good point, but i would still go with the 5900, i have never seemed to do well with online stores (no credit card) so a local store does the 5900, i aint fussed.

 

[kalbal]

has anyone got a fx 5900?......i want to see hat the performance gain over a fx 5200 would be like from som1 who has 1