Will this Computer work?

[Kamakazik]

I'm going to order a new computer online and was wondering if this computer would work.

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition

Processor: P4 2.6 Ghz

Graphics Card: 128MB (NVIDIA) GeForce FX 5200 with TV-Out (What does this mean?)

RAM: 512 DDR

Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible



If this does work, can someone give me a guess on the benchmark score? Will I lag or not? =) Thanks

[Bishop]

instead of giving you a benchmark score, you could just take the benchmark...

[bside]

yeah, try the bechmark once u get that pc. :spin:

but based on what others said, fx 5200 works slow on this game. ffxi isn't directx 9 compatible, and isn't taking full advantage of fx. but at least it works fine, so does that pc.

[Kamakazik]

Hmm......in other posts, people said the the FX 5200 worked fine on their computer and they never lagged.

I just don't wnat my computer to lag. Do you think with these specs that my comp will lag? Do you think I can play FFXI enjoyably?

[bside]

as far as the lag goes, i don't think u'll experience them because of the hardware; even w/ decent hardwares, u still have them due to the connection. and yes, they should be "fine."

however, i don't know how it goes when all the options r set to max on fx 5200. i don't own this card so can't say specific things, but benchmark score for fx5200 owners has been reported to be around 2000-3000, on low res.

personally, i'd recommend ati's 9600 or above, or nvidia's ti4x00 series. (or, if ur budget allows, fx 5700 or 5900. be advised that 5600 is slower than ti4200.)

u should be able to find more on this topic in the computer forum. i've seen many there, and many recommendations and comments.

[ZoNicONE]

ATI has an overall better perfomance than nVidia with their actual GPU-series, and is cheaper as well, so I would recommend these, untill nVidia climbs from their throne that they've build with the GeForce 2 and 3 and gets back into building good GPUs.

Btw., TV-Out does mean that you can connect a TV to the Graphicscard. That way you can watch all kinda videos and games on your TV. It works as a second monitor, put simple.

A Radeon 9600 Pro is sold between $130-$150, features full DX9 support (nVidia's FX-Series does as well, but is incredibly slow if the vendor-specific features aren't used), and you should get about 3500 points with your system, so it should be lagfree.

[Kamakazik]

Thanks a lot guys. =)

So my GeForce 5200 will definately work (meaning that I can actually play) with FFXI. Yes/No. Thanks =P

If anyone else has responses on my GeForce 5200 or the ATI vs. NVIDIA battle, feel free to reply. =P

[ZoNicONE]

yeeee-heees ^^ *mumbles* even though ati will give better perf... */mumbles* =P