Doom 3, Half Life 2, And Academy

[abu_has_the_power]

i know there r many better vid cards than the 5200, but it's cheap

[UserX]

get a radeon 9500PRO. you won't be disappointed. in just about all benchmarks, it owns the nvidia fx5600ultra. same specs as a radeon9700pro cept without the 256bit memory. for around $200, this card can't be beat. check the newegg reviews on the card: http://secure.newegg.com/app/CustratingRev...item=14-102-256
not only 5stars avg rating but also a top seller. btu u have to hurry. this card isn't beiong made anymore and soon all the stores will run out of em. gl

[Cl1mh4224rd]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@6 August 2003 - 15:37
i'm not expecting top graphics.

Doom 3... Half-Life 2... and you don't want great graphics??

Buddy, you're looking at the wrong games then, I hate to tell you. If you want a system that'll play those games, don't do it half-assed.

[Schmiggy_JK23]

the 5200 wont run doom3 for shit, according to carmack, and most doom3 stories, for one, you will need a directx 9 card for it, for the most part, and the 5200 is a half assed dx9 card, meaning, yes it supports it, but only with shitty fps, and low resolutions.

Half life 2, you should be fine for that, as the hl2 engine is scalable, and they have stated it will even run on tnt2s, geforce 3, etc, just not great.

Jedi academy, i dunno. I run the beta pefectly fine with my geforce 4200.

[slammy_dunken]

Originally posted by UserX@6 August 2003 - 09:06
get a radeon 9500PRO.

Get that. It compares well to the 9700 but for about half the price of the 9700. But the problem is that the 9500 Pro is retired. If you don't want to get that, I suggest that you get the 9600 Pro. The 9600 Pro is the first radeon card to use a 0.13 Micron chip, making it comparable to some top-of-the-line cards.

[abu_has_the_power]

i only have $700 to spend on a comp. if you can point out a way of buying a whole comp, case, mobo and all, with a radeon 9500 or 9600 for less than $700, i would love to hear it

[N£MO]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@6 August 2003 - 22:30
i only have $700 to spend on a comp. if you can point out a way of buying a whole comp, case, mobo and all, with a radeon 9500 or 9600 for less than $700, i would love to hear it

You could rob it,or sell your arse.

[Cygnuz-Y]

That PC is fine if you want to play Half-Life and Doom 3 at low graphix config, if you don't care about the graphix GO FOR IT...

[abu_has_the_power]

but the specs seem to be a good deal to me. is it a good deal?

[slammy_dunken]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@6 August 2003 - 16:16
but the specs seem to be a good deal to me. is it a good deal?

It is a good deal, but if you care about playing top games, then you should get a better videocard. The 5200 Ultra just doesn't meet the standards of the games you listed. Try something like a Radeon 9600 Pro or a 9500 Pro, or a GeForce FX 5600 Ultra.