Video Card Question [Archive]

ontheedge2000

12-09-2003, 01:19 AM

I have a NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/MX 400 (32mb I think).

Are there any cards I can get for around $75 (store/ebay new) that would give me a noticeable improvement? (for example to play HL2 with good graphics/permformance)

abu_has_the_power

12-09-2003, 01:20 AM

75: u can at least get a gfx 5200. if u want one, i have a almost new gfx 5200 on sale for $50 with free shipping. pm me if u want it

john_malkie2010

12-09-2003, 02:00 AM

the 5200 will give u an improvement but tbh i think u should save up ur cash till hl2 actually comes out if ur wanting a card to play it...by that time u could have enough for one of the 9600's or even a 9800 when the next gen of cards come out around feb/march

3rd gen noob

12-09-2003, 02:04 AM

Originally posted by john_malkie2010@9 December 2003 - 01:00
the 5200 will give u an improvement but tbh i think u should save up ur cash till hl2 actually comes out if ur wanting a card to play it...by that time u could have enough for one of the 9600's or even a 9800 when the next gen of cards come out around feb/march
yep :)

the 5200 is a pretty low-end card when it comes to games such as hl2 and doom3, the only way you'll get decent gameplay is with a very good system to back it up with (etc CPU, RAM)

TheFilePirater

12-09-2003, 02:08 AM

so i got a shit card? it doesnt seem to have any problesm playing my games

3rd gen noob

12-09-2003, 02:10 AM

Originally posted by TheFilePirater@9 December 2003 - 01:08
so i got a shit card? it doesnt seem to have any problesm playing my games
it's not a shit card, it's just a low-end card

you have a nice spec to back it up (with regards to ram and cpu) :)

abu_has_the_power

12-09-2003, 03:11 AM

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+8 December 2003 - 21:10--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 8 December 2003 - 21:10)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-TheFilePirater@9 December 2003 - 01:08
so i got a shit card? it doesnt seem to have any problesm playing my games
it's not a shit card, it's just a low-end card

you have a nice spec to back it up (with regards to ram and cpu) :) [/b][/quote]
yea. when i used my gfx, my system specs took care of things. now, i got this monster, so i'm all good