Best Graphics Card

[Nerwin]

No i found one under 50 bucks

[Zxian]

You might be able to find the video card for under $50, but the rest of the setup will cost you more, since the technology is newer.

[Nerwin]

Well About 500 bucks it will cost me to build this computer

[Aegis]

I would recommend the GeForce 5200. Fits the bill perfectly and performs well, at least enough for your requirements.

[Nerwin]

Thank You

[Nerwin]

hey do you know were i can find that card?

[Nerwin]

Is this a good card?

Asus V9520-X/TD/64 GeForce FX5200 64MB GDDR AGP 8x Video Card with DVI, VGA, TV-Out, DirectX 9 (Retail, Powered by nVidia)

[egrath]

Even if it's not the newest card, i would prefer a GeForce 4200 or Radeon 9600 if you do not need full DX9 Features. A comparison made by myself shows out that the GF4200 performs slightly better than the GF5200 - don't know why and if its my setup.

Just my 2 cents.

Egon

[Bâshrat the Sneaky]

Then the MX4000 you suggested sucks bigtime... Don't expect much of a 'gaming graphics card' when you only want to spend 50$...

EDIT: oops didn't see there were already 3 pages

Edited June 25, 2005 by Bâshrat the Sneaky

[Aegis]

Is this a good card?

Asus V9520-X/TD/64 GeForce FX5200 64MB GDDR AGP 8x Video Card with DVI, VGA, TV-Out, DirectX 9 (Retail, Powered by nVidia)

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[Nerwin]

Thank you

[Swimming_Bird]

www.pricewatch.com

[DigeratiPrime]

get this one its $52 +$2 SHIP at Newegg:

Apollo A5200 Geforce FX5200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

Specifications

Model

Brand  Apollo

Model  A5200

Chipset

GPU  Geforce FX5200

Core clock  250MHz

Memory

Memory Clock  400MHz

Memory Size  128MB

Memory Type  DDR

3D API

DirectX  DirectX 9

OpenGL  OpenGL 1.4

Interface

Interface  AGP 4X/8X

Ports

D-SUB  1

DVI  1

TV-Out  S-Video Out

VIVO  No

TV Tuner  No

General

Max Resolution  2048x1536@75Hz

SLI Supported  No

Operating Systems Supported  Windows® XP/2000/NT4.0/ME/95 OSR2

Packaging

Package Contents  S-Video Cable, Driver CD

Edited June 27, 2005 by DigeratiPrime

[suryad]

I would not recommend any FX series of cards. Not because of personal experience...but rather comparison of benchmark numbers.

[Swimming_Bird]

the FXs wer fine, however like every one of the low end models like the 5200 are just rebaged old cards, i think the 5200 was just a TI 4200 MX.

However we should also not pass judgement on any cards until we hear what he wants to do with them, however with the power taht these cards provide i'd imagine taht onboard graphics would be a better solution in terms of cost vs performance.