[KSIMP88]

what is a good replacement for a PNY verto GeForce FX5200 w/ 128MB 256-bit, and one that costs up to $120?

 

[Xavier1421]

http://www.pwv.magicmicro.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=778

9600XT...will be a nice upgrade from the 5200.

 

[zokus]

hmmm, how about a 6600GT. Those things rock pretty good but I don't know how much they cost USD

 

[KSIMP88]

lol. thats about $400.

 

[Xavier1421]

well, a 6600 AGP is about 200+, and the 6600GT is well above that...PCI/E versions are cheaper, go figure...

 

[YiffyGriffy]

AGP costs more cause they had to manufacture and implement a high-speed bridge chip

 

[googliagen]

I'm about to upgrade from a 9600XT and it's only a month old. (Bought in early December) I'll sell it to you for a little less than your looking to spend if you want to email me. (I don't want to turn it into a selling forum but I'm gonna put it on ebay anyway so why not give it to one of our own) It plays Half-Life 2 at 1024x768 at medium great. I can also run UT2004 at 1280x1024 at medium settings getting 45 and 60 fps. And 1024x768 at high settings getting around 50-65f fps. It's a solid card for people who don't have a $250 and higher budget to spend on a graphics card (which puts me firmly in that category). I wouldn't be upgrading if a friend wasn't selling me his 9800pro for dirt cheap.

 

[KSIMP88]

weell, i think a 9600 XT sounds good.

 

[Ket]

Quote:

Originally Posted by klewiss weell, i think a 9600 XT sounds good.

and once you have that 9600XT, OC the crap out of it and itll rock

i have an FX5700U I OCd to 600\\965 and that puppy even plays painkiller maxed details 1024*768 2xAA 4xAF, not bad i dont think, and imo the 9600XT is a better card than the 57U