Im Sorry For Another Shitty Gfx Thread

[Tormentor]

Really, but the memory is shared and i only have it set for 32 and the 5200 is directx 9 so wouldnt i see a boost in performance?

[_John_Lennon_]

Not really.

Can you not install DX 9 on your computer as is?

[Tormentor]

yes i can but its not compatible with my card so im told.

[Tormentor]

So your saying if i threw a 5200 in my pc i wouldnt notice a diffrence?even though i wouldnt be using shared memory and the 5200 is 128 meg, plus 8x agp

[3RA1N1AC]

the radeon 7000 and gf4mx 440... they're on very similar levels. depending on which particular 7000 or 440 models you compare, the 7000 might be slightly better or slightly worse than the 440, but mostly it'd just be a waste of your money.

at this point, you should aim for at least a radeon 9600 or geforce fx 5600, if you want your purchase to be a worthwhile upgrade.

and directx 9 is compatible with your current card. your card will simply not support the newer features that are specific to directx 9, but it will continue to work just fine like it did before. the 440 didn't support directx 8's new features either, but it wasn't incompatible.

[bob_the_alien]

Originally posted by Tormentor@11 January 2004 - 23:10
So your saying if i threw a 5200 in my pc i wouldnt notice a diffrence?even though i wouldnt be using shared memory and the 5200 is 128 meg, plus 8x agp

Lennon is correct, from all the review and comparisons I’ve read about the 5200 it's not much better than the gf4mx440, even though it would be faster than what you have currently, and have more memory, still I don't really think you would notice too much of a difference.
I still stick with my first comment; just use the money to buy more memory. Then later on when you have more money buy a better graphics card.
If you buy enough memory now, you should be able to increase the graphics shared memory to 128mb, and still have a hell'va lot left over, and that my friend is where you will see a big increase in everything you do on your system.

[kaiweiler]

Hey, didn't want to start yet ANOTHER GFX thread, so here's my question in this one
How good is a ATI "Sapphire" Radeon 9600 256mb DDR, 128Bit, DVI, S-Video-Out, 2YR card??



tell me what you think, kinda looks like one of those budget cards to me, so i gotta ask, whats it worth?

Kai

Edited to show the picture right on the board. (Virtualbody1234)

[GCNaddict]

well it is now. u seriously should chase a 5900se if u need a midrange 200 dollar card

[kaiweiler]

nah, im good now lol
im gettin a Radeon 9600XT with HL2
got a guy who can get it for me for 250 Canadian

[DWk]

Originally posted by kaiweiler@12 January 2004 - 19:01
nah, im good now lol
im gettin a Radeon 9600XT with HL2
got a guy who can get it for me for 250 Canadian

I would still go with a 5900 or 5900SE.... they are 200 us dollars or less and WAY better graphic cards.