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12-06-2003, 09:10 PM
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Video card Question
I have a fairly weak PC. It's a 1300Mhz 1.3Ghz Intel celeron with 384MB of RAM. Right now I have a 32MB Geforce MX 200 video card and find it hard to play some games like "Lords of everquest" due to extreme lag, even on the lowet settings. I was wondering if a better video card with, lets say 128MB would allow for smoother game play.
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12-06-2003, 09:34 PM
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Yes it would.
If the budget is tight a 4200 would still improve matters greatly. |
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12-07-2003, 12:35 AM
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12-07-2003, 04:50 AM
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Actually GF2MX was not a bad card too...I use to hav 1 for my 1st Pentium3 built and I can play most of the PC games.
64mb video card should do nicely.....Like the 4200. |
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12-07-2003, 12:00 PM
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For $85 you can get a Radeon 9200 at Mwave :
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/Spec1/1344854.html Not sure how is stands to the Geforce 4200 Pam suggested, Although I have a friends who's pleased with the card... |
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12-07-2003, 05:24 PM
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I recommend the Ati 9000 Pro or Ti-4200, the 9200 Pro is also a good card.
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12-08-2003, 11:56 PM
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So the more MB the card has the less RAM it uses to store data right? Or how does it work?
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12-13-2003, 02:08 PM
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What kind of internet connection you have? If you are lagging it may be b/c of that.
A Radeon 9000 ~= a geforce 4200 (so i hear) The more memory on a video card, the less the video card has to use system RAM. The more VRAM the better up to about 128MB. That way you don't create a bottleneck of your CPU using system RAM and your Video card asking to use it and clogging up the system bus.
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12-13-2003, 09:17 PM
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Yeah, how long from now do you plan on doing a full new computer build or buy, because if not too far from now, save your money and put it all into the computer when you are ready. Otherwise go for a 9200, or FX5200, although I would choose a 9200.
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12-13-2003, 09:27 PM
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nonononono dont get an fx 5200. my cousin has one and its slightly better than my geforce 4 mx 440. for a budget card i strongly recomend aa gf 4 ti 4200.
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12-18-2003, 10:18 PM
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I haven't played online gaming for a while and at campus, we got something like T-1 (so i've been told) so i really don't lag. Being a poor college student i don't plan to upgrade my Pc any time soon. so i guess i'll just get a gf 4 ti 4200. Where can i find a gf 4 ti 4200? Does best buy carry em?
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12-18-2003, 10:46 PM
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Here's a bunch at Newegg. Guess I don't understand why you'd want a Dx 8 card for this kind of money when you can get a 9600 XT for nearly the same price.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...roperty&DEPA=1 |
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12-19-2003, 10:08 AM
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The Boneshaker
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The Ti-4200 is considerably less in price than a 9600XT, about a $65 difference anyway.
Heres the cheapest i could find a Ti-4200 128mb 8xagp: http://www.gameve.com/gve/store/prod...u=VC-LEAD-SP12 |
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12-23-2003, 10:38 PM
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since the geforce4 ti 4200 isn't a DX9 card, i was think about the 5200. Are all the 5200 all the same, cuz there's a Aslyum version, which i was told was made for gaming by a sales person.
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12-23-2003, 10:40 PM
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The 4200 is so much better than the 5200. I STRONLGY recomend you not to get the 5200. That person who told you it was a gaming card either doesnt know what hes talking aboot or he lied. If you look at dx9 benchmarks you will see that the 5200 isnt truly a dx9 card.
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12-24-2003, 03:59 AM
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i have a Geforce 4 Ti4200 and it does everything i need
 lots of games, but some i have to turn way down  but it should play what you want
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12-24-2003, 01:04 PM
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ok, geforce Ti4200 it is then, now how do i find out the speed of my AGP port? u kno, whether it's 4X or 8X.
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12-24-2003, 01:09 PM
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All cards made today are 8x and will work just fine in a 4x AGP slot. If you really want to know d/l AIDA32 or CPUID. I believe they both have screens that show how fast your AGP port is running. Your BIOS will say too (along w/ MOBO manual and mobo's website).
Last edited by DragonNOA1; 12-24-2003 at 01:12 PM. |
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