graphics card

[mayesey]

how much fps would i get with a amd xp2600+, nvidia fx5200 128mb with 1gig of ram?

[Fragmatic]

Hard to tell, but as I said in the other thread, ditch the 5200, its not worth it... its just a GeForce 4 mx with dx9

Grab yerself an ATI Radeon 9600 if you want the best bang for buck

[mayesey]

how much extra is the radeon?

[Fragmatic]

Geforce FX 5200 = �50
Radeon 9600 Pro = �140

Radeon 9600 > Geforce FX 5200, absolutely pisses all over it

[I Hate Pants]

Go to the tech forum for better help. The guys who visit thier regularly will be of alot of help.

[mayesey]

thats quite a bit more is there anything cheaper but still quite good?

[Fragmatic]

not really

[I Hate Pants]

*cough* 9200 *cough*

[mayesey]

so the 9200 would work well with planetside? i can get 1 gig of ram and that would then make planetside decent enough to play? i will have broadband aswell by then

[I Hate Pants]

your all set!

[Rarzo]

I'm getting the 9200 :thumbsup:

[Biohazzard56]

Radeon 9600 Pro gets pissed on by the XT model and its the same price (199.90), if you have that much to spend on a graphics card then get that. I hear it beats Nvidia's $300 card :brow:

[Rbstr]

Don't get a 5200 it get womped by ATI INTEGRATED graphics chipset, for the p4. and there is no better bang for the buck than a 9600 pro or XT, though i hear the 5700 ultra is pretty good, but Nvidia is not so trustworthy right now

[TeraHertz]

If found this. You may find it useful

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1618.5/

[Rbstr]

I need to figure out how to use my tech mod abilities and move it to the tech forum.

[Zompton]

The 9200 is not the card yo want for PlanetSide. Overall price and performance the ATI Radeon 9600 pro or xt is the best, period.

[Katanaboy]

yea i'm using a 9600pro (non XT) and i get decent (~40) fps in most battles.

[Ait'al]

HOly crap on a stick nooooooo Never get teh 9200. get the 9600 xt or 9800 xt. the 9200 is way outdated and will cause you problems.


I need to figure out how to use my tech mod abilities and move it to the tech forum.

Hamma we need tech power help! HELP! 8d We need our posts to keep us busy, for the love of pete help us!

[mayesey]

so i should get the 9600 then? how much are these in comparison to the 9200's?

[Queensidecastle]

Great midrange card (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?DEPA=1&sumit=Go&description=14%2D102%2D326&searchdepa=1)

[mayesey]

thanks alot that looks like quite a good card. how much better is it than the original 9600?

[I Hate Pants]

Wow! I had no idea the xt was that cheap! Okay forget the 9200. Go for that one instead.

[Queensidecastle]

Good Article (http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1904&p=4)

[RagingSpeedhorn]

Rad 9600 Pro mate, Cost me �135 and I get am Aquamark 23,328.

[Madcow]

I've been watching the 9600's on Ebay, you can get the XT a bit cheaper than from that store (but of course then you have to deal with doing the Ebay thing). It's hard to validate upgrading a video card and RAM right at X-Mas time tho...

[Madcow]

Since we're on the subject and I've been having trouble finding anything worthwhile about it, with the 9600 should I be looking for XT, Pro, or the 256 Pro (which is similar price and appears to have almost no graphic gain).

[Rbstr]

there is no gain in preformance from 128 mb to 256 mb its been proven, i might see if i can find the article. The XT is the best of the bunch but the pro is stil nice, and that newegg looks to good, i may have to get one.

[Queensidecastle]

The XT because of its higher memory bandwidth and clock speeds handles DX9 operations like Pixel Shaders better than a Pro. I would say for not much more cash than a Pro, to get an XT if you have a choice. An XT will "last longer" than a Pro will since the XTs are the latest generation of card at the moment.

Also as the above poster stated, avoid 256 unless your going for it all and getting a 9800 XT and that is mostly because the 9800 XT doesnt come in a 128

[RagingSpeedhorn]

Exactly. Depends on you budget. I couldn't justify the XT at the current price, so I got the next best thing, the Pro. And at that price you will not get a better card.

[Biohazzard56]

Radeon 9600XT has 100mhz clockspeed increase :brow: thats worth and extra 30

[Vimp]

Where I am I can get the XT cheaper then the Pro if I get the OEM XT.
Radeon 9600 Pro 128M DDR, VGA, DVI, TV-O, AGP8x ( retail) $230
Radeon 9600 XT 128M DDR, VGA, DVI, TV-O, AGP8x ( oem/retail) $210/242
Canadian.

[Madcow]

$210 Canadian? Isn't that like $4.39 here?

[Queensidecastle]

NONE! NOT EVEN A HOBBIT CAN CONTEND WITH THE WILL OF:

http://images10.newegg.com/ProductImage/14-121-500-05.JPG

Bow to your master. Muwuhahahaha

[Rbstr]

Teh uber card ^

[Vimp]

Actually Madcow, $210 Canadian for the Radeon 9600 XT is cheaper then newegg's $165 US 9600 XT which comes to $216 Canadian.

[FireZ]

I'm a die hard Nvidia fan and I would suggest that you DO NOT buy any of the FX series except the 5700 Ultra....its the only one that is worth it. otherwise if you want a cheeper card either go ATI or a geforce 4 ti4xxx. The fx 5200 performs just over a geforce 2 mx and the fx 5600 performs just a smidgon better than the geforce 4 ti 4200. But in some cases the ti4200 did beat out the 5600.

[Queensidecastle]

Dont waste your money on a Geforce 4 Ti at this point. It is outdated technology on its way out the door. It isnt all about raw speed. Cards like the Geforce 4 Ti cant handle AA or AF and the best it can do is crappy Trillinear much less Pixel Shaders. The newest cards can handle DX9 optimizations that will be in all games within a year