beccatigger Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 I've got an ATI 9200 in my comp@moment but would like a NVidia, is this better or worse than what I've got:Mentor GeForce FX 5200 128MB DDR + TV Outcheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enuffsaid Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccatigger Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 yes but they are very expensive, £235, I only have £40! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfrog Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Personally I find the Radeon 9600 is more than capable of handling everything you can throw at it and probably will be for some time to come. The regular 9600, not the Pro or XT, is fairly cheap now, and I prefer ATi's cards to anything nVidia has to offer. The 9800 is certainly the best you can buy right now, but I usually avoid buying the top of the line because the price isn't really justified. I don't know anything about the 9200 actually but if it supports DX9 I would just stick with it until the new generation of cards are released and the current card prices comes down. I was still using a Radeon 8500 up until a few weeks ago and it still ran the latest games just fine. I gave it to a relative though and got a new 9600 for $80 on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 The FX5200 is right around the performance level of a GF3Ti500 on average. I haven't run a 9200 myself, but I did run a 9000 Pro and it too was right on level with the GF3ti500. I would have to say the FX5200 might be a step up from what you have, but it may only be a slight step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccatigger Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 I'm not trying to buy a bigger card (I've already got 128Mb, quite enuf for me!), but I'm trying to run Winamp visualisations that seriously have issues with ATI-and they're optimized for NVidia. If I hate it I can always change it back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 If that's the case, then yeah that card should do you just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famer Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 @beccatigger im using a 3dlabs vp990 dont know know if you need that much video card but check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfrog Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Here is a review of an FX 5200 card from Inno3D:ReviewFor just running WinAmp visualizations it should be more than enough; actually almost any card should be. However before you go out and buy a new card you may want to try updating your ATi drivers (if you haven't already) and see if that fixes the problem. You might also try asking about it over on the Rage3D forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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