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Originally posted by raiserblade2003@21 December 2003 - 00:22
okay after debating w/ myself for several hours, i have decided that i am not classified as a "hardcore gamer" so i cross the 9600xt off of my list for christmas. as of now, i have a PCI mx-440SE (remember 2 things, PCI and the SE part) 64mb ddr. and its playing halo quite well at 800x600....and this is in my emachine low spec system....im planning on getting an 8x agp card for my new system so i was wondering what the gfx should be....i was planning on getting the fx5200...but becuz of the mixed reviews, some say its very good for the price and others says they cant tell the difference betweent the 5200 and their mx420 ;) . so should it be a jump in fps at all? or should i look into the 5600 or 9600....
P.S. its kinda funny how i help ppl about gfx card topic and here i find myslef asking the same question ;)
im thinking about a new graphics card myself, and so far the fx5600 has won me over, the main reasons are 1: i dont want to pay more than £150 for one and I have found one on ebuyer made by msi for £111 which has 256mb ddr ram :P and 2: every ati I have had in the past (about 3) I have had problems with i.e. conflicts, blank screens, crashing.