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[Brian Pemberton]

I've currently got a Geforce FX5200, and I'm looking to upgrade - any suggestions?
I'm on a budget, so the latest top-end cards are out of my price bracket.

cheers,

Brian
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[Dan Wojciechowski]

I've currently got a Geforce FX5200, and I'm looking to upgrade - any suggestions?
I'm on a budget, so the latest top-end cards are out of my price bracket.

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Based on the many on line comparisons and many online price quotes...

My recommendations would be:
~ US $80 ATI Radeon 9600Pro
~ US $100 ATI Radeon 9600XT
~ US $135 Nvidia Geforce 6600 AGP
(bottom end prices from reputable net vendors like www.newegg.com )

I upgraded from an ATI 9200 (128-bit version, not SE), to the 6600, and the
difference is amazing on my AMD XP2600+. Your FX5200 is probably a
little faster than my 9200, but the 6600 was something like 3x faster in
various benchmarks. (Plus, I can turn on AA, which makes things like my
daughter's SIMS2 look better.) The 9600XT is probably a 2x improvement,
while the 9600Pro, is about 1.5x. Obviously, actual results vary based on
the test system and software.


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Dan (Woj...) [dmaster](no space)[at](no space)[lucent](no space)[dot](no
space)[com]
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"The sky turned to black / Would he ever come back?
They would climb a high dune / They would pray to the moon
But he'd never return / So the sisters would burn
As their eyes searched the land / With their cups full of sand"

 

[Brian Pemberton]

Hi Dan,

The 6600 looks like the best bet in my price range (if I stretch it a bit) )

thanks for the help,

Brian

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There are no underscores in my email address.

I've currently got a Geforce FX5200, and I'm looking to upgrade - any suggestions?
I'm on a budget, so the latest top-end cards are out of my price bracket.

...

Based on the many on line comparisons and many online price quotes...

My recommendations would be:
~ US $80 ATI Radeon 9600Pro
~ US $100 ATI Radeon 9600XT
~ US $135 Nvidia Geforce 6600 AGP
(bottom end prices from reputable net vendors like www.newegg.com )

I upgraded from an ATI 9200 (128-bit version, not SE), to the 6600, and the
difference is amazing on my AMD XP2600+. Your FX5200 is probably a
little faster than my 9200, but the 6600 was something like 3x faster in
various benchmarks. (Plus, I can turn on AA, which makes things like my
daughter's SIMS2 look better.) The 9600XT is probably a 2x improvement,
while the 9600Pro, is about 1.5x. Obviously, actual results vary based on
the test system and software.


--
Dan (Woj...) [dmaster](no space)[at](no space)[lucent](no space)[dot](no
space)[com]
===============================
"The sky turned to black / Would he ever come back?
They would climb a high dune / They would pray to the moon
But he'd never return / So the sisters would burn
As their eyes searched the land / With their cups full of sand"