Which Video Card Would Fit My System ?

[Dark Ride]

Currently I Have a GeForce2 MX/MX 400 64 MB and I want to upgrade my video card soon.

My system specs are:
Intel pentium 4 1800 MHz
256 MB RDRAM
GeForce2 MX/MX 400
40 GB HDD
Creative Soundblaster Audio PCI 128
ASUS P4T MotherBoard

What video card would you recommend for my system.I don't want to buy a high-end card that will suffer on my system because I don't have enough RAM or my processor is to slow.

I want a video card that fits to my system.

BTW, maybe I will upgrade my RAM to 512 MB.But I'm not quite sure yet.

[clocker]

What motherboard?

[Spicker]

ATI Radeon 9600 or 9600pro
Nvidia Fx5600 or fx5700

;)

[tesco]

Any card will run. just at 4x instead of the faster 8x. but it isn't really that much faster so it doesn't matter.

[Virtualbody1234]

For that PC, I would go for something like: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-122-177&depa=1 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-177&depa=1)

or: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-314&depa=1 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-314&depa=1)

Another choice would be to not upgrade at all and save your money for a new PC.

[lynx]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@23 July 2004 - 16:19
For that PC, I would go for something like: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-122-177&depa=1 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-177&depa=1)

or: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-314&depa=1 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-314&depa=1)

Another choice would be to not upgrade at all and save your money for a new PC.
No point in going for the Radeon 9200, it isn't DirectX 9 compliant, and it is slower than the FX5200 (and that one is more expensive too).

This (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-103-158R&depa=1) is the cheapest DirectX 9 complant Radeon I can find on Newegg.

[Dark Ride]

@ clocker

ASUS P4T MotherBoard


@ jaigandhi5

Prolly it will be one of those cards you mentioned


@ ROSSCO_2004

Why at 4x ??? :huh:

[tesco]

Originally posted by Dark Ride@26 July 2004 - 02:49
@ clocker

ASUS P4T MotherBoard


@ jaigandhi5

Prolly it will be one of those cards you mentioned


@ ROSSCO_2004

Why at 4x ??? :huh:
your motherboard only supports up to 4x...

that wouldn't stop me from getting something good though. It will still be running near it's peak performance and u could always buy a new mobo down later on in life.

[Dark Ride]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+26 July 2004 - 16:40--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 26 July 2004 - 16:40)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Dark Ride@26 July 2004 - 02:49
@ clocker

ASUS P4T MotherBoard


@ jaigandhi5

Prolly it will be one of those cards you mentioned


@ ROSSCO_2004

Why at 4x ??? :huh:
your motherboard only supports up to 4x...

that wouldn&#39;t stop me from getting something good though. It will still be running near it&#39;s peak performance and u could always buy a new mobo down later on in life. [/b][/quote]
thanks Rossco for the info.
I didn&#39;t know that the AGP-posrt speed of my motherboard is limited to 4x :o

[Dark Ride]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@23 July 2004 - 13:23
ATI Radeon 9600 or 9600pro
Nvidia Fx5600 or fx5700

;)
If I had the choice:

FX 5600 VS. ATI 9600

Which one ?

Or:

5200 VS 9200 ?

Which one ?


Just in case if it comes down to a binary choice ;)

[Twist3r]

9600XT there great but expensive

[haha21]

5600 series are crap.
Its equal to 5200 but a bit more preformance.

5700 and above is good.
If your lucky you can find Ti4200 - Ti4800.

Radeon 9600PRO and above.

[Spicker]

Originally posted by haha21@27 July 2004 - 22:51
5600 series are crap.
Its equal to 5200 but a bit more preformance.
are u saying that from experience?

i cant play far cry at 1024x768 on medium settings on my MSI Fx5600 and with litle AA

[bigdawgfoxx]

My friend has a 5600 and he scored 11,000 on aquamark3 with a 2.0Ghz P4.

We then tested the 5600 with a mobile 2500 and got 17,000. Nice just for just an 85 dollar CPU. I dont like the 5600 much though, I would go for the 9600Pro

[haha21]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5+27 July 2004 - 16:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jaigandhi5 &#064; 27 July 2004 - 16:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-haha21@27 July 2004 - 22:51
5600 series are crap.
Its equal to 5200 but a bit more preformance.
are u saying that from experience?

i cant play far cry at 1024x768 on medium settings on my MSI Fx5600 and with litle AA [/b][/quote]
http://www.videocard-forum.com/nvidia/Ti42...0XT_416932.html (http://www.videocard-forum.com/nvidia/Ti42004x_vs_FX5600XT_416932.html)
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/arch...hp/t-67526.html (http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/archive/index.php/t-67526.html)

[Dark Ride]

Originally posted by haha21+28 July 2004 - 02:08--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (haha21 @ 28 July 2004 - 02:08)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by jaigandhi5@27 July 2004 - 16:33
<!--QuoteBegin-haha21@27 July 2004 - 22:51
5600 series are crap.
Its equal to 5200 but a bit more preformance.
are u saying that from experience?

i cant play far cry at 1024x768 on medium settings on my MSI Fx5600 and with litle AA
http://www.videocard-forum.com/nvidia/Ti42...0XT_416932.html (http://www.videocard-forum.com/nvidia/Ti42004x_vs_FX5600XT_416932.html)
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/arch...hp/t-67526.html (http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/archive/index.php/t-67526.html) [/b][/quote]
Thanks for the links.