New Vid Card Help

~~Justin21~~ · Aug 7, 2003, 09:00 PM

well my current system specs are

cel 1.1 @ 1.27 (115 fsb)
512 mb sdram
40gb HDD
GeForce4 MX420 PCI

im looking at getting either a ATI 9000 or 9100 (both NP i beleive)

or a Nvidia FX 5200 as you can tell very limited budget looking for the most bang for my buck

ATI 9000 $79.99 CDN

ATI 9100 $80.99 CDN

FX 5200 $119.99 CDN

plz help me choose as you can tell by the card i have i really need help i game alot.

Im looking for agp btw

Necrosis · Aug 7, 2003, 09:10 PM

Hmm, I know the 5200 really isn't that bad of a card for gaming but for the ATI would have to say go for the 9100. However, have you thought getting a 4200?

~~Justin21~~ · Aug 7, 2003, 09:14 PM

4200 out of my price range im planning an upgrade to a 1700 and an msi nf2 mobo in couple weeks so cant go crazy on card

brazilian · Aug 7, 2003, 09:18 PM

Check out this post: (it is updated very often)

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=610676

cheers

~~Justin21~~ · Aug 7, 2003, 09:22 PM

OMG!! that exactly what i needed thanx so much

brazilian · Aug 7, 2003, 10:26 PM

BWX · Aug 7, 2003, 10:37 PM

Get a 4200 man, best bang for your buck. I had one before my current card and it was really fast - I ran it at 315/600 for a year.

~~Justin21~~ · Aug 7, 2003, 11:58 PM

i would get a 4200 but we dont have newegg or price watch in canada for me to get it at a steal

~~Justin21~~ · Aug 8, 2003, 02:54 AM

Ok its now between a 128mb 9000pro or a Gf4 TI4200 64mb (refurbished

)

these are my final options help a noob out im going shopping on saturday

shuki · Aug 8, 2003, 03:06 AM

ebay with someone with good feedback.

~~Justin21~~ · Aug 8, 2003, 03:16 AM

ebay makes me nervous

a friend of mine used to scam buyers made alot doing that (the little shit) i just cant ebay now

Matth · Aug 8, 2003, 09:18 AM

The BIG question now is:

"How important is DX9 hardware"

At the moment, the Market covers 3 generations of DirectX
From DX7 (primarily Geforce 4 MX models)
Through DX8 (Geforce 4 / Radeon 8500/9000/9100/9200)
To DX9 (Geforce FX / Radeon 9500 up)

Geforce FX 5200 is placed as the cheapest DX9 - but it may be too slow for the heavily software assisted features to be useful.

With time, DX8 cards will end up where DX7 are now, and Dx9 cards will be cheaper, or more powerful at the same pricepoint.

The time to buy, is not now!

Kgentatszu] · Aug 8, 2003, 09:33 AM

i say, go for the ti4200! definitely best bang for the buck!~LOL

brazilian · Aug 8, 2003, 11:37 AM

yeah, the ti4200 msi is very good for the price. I think even the 64mb ones are better, since the ram is much faster compared to the 128 models.

**MIG-31** · Aug 8, 2003, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Matth
The BIG question now is:

"How important is DX9 hardware"

At the moment, the Market covers 3 generations of DirectX
From DX7 (primarily Geforce 4 MX models)
Through DX8 (Geforce 4 / Radeon 8500/9000/9100/9200)
To DX9 (Geforce FX / Radeon 9500 up)

Geforce FX 5200 is placed as the cheapest DX9 - but it may be too slow for the heavily software assisted features to be useful.

With time, DX8 cards will end up where DX7 are now, and Dx9 cards will be cheaper, or more powerful at the same pricepoint.

The time to buy, is not now!

i thought gf4's were dx8.1,and the fx 5200 were probably software support of dx9.correct me if i'm wrong!