HELP! GeFORCE 2 Not good???

[jamual111]

Hi all...... Im not sure what i should get i see People Telling others about 128MB graphics cards but what about 256MB?? im not quite sure what i should be aiming at with these Stats :
btw i got 1303 on the Benchmark 2..

AMD Athlon 2000+ (Only 1.6 gig for some reason)
GeForce 2 MX200
40 Gig harddrive
256 DDR
ADSL Broadband, 512 Kbps

See i live in Australia and im importing so i thought i ask some of you guys here what i should get, ( Im gonna get a Ram update too 512 DDR)
well thanks if you can help me ..

[jamual111]

Sorry about the double post but..What is better a : GeForce FX-5600, 256 MB, or ATi Radeon 9600 128 Mb?

anything better? lemme know please

[Uchiha Sasuke]

Graffix ~

Indeed ild suggest the average gamer to stay away from an MX at all cost (unless cost is a serious issue). However by average i meant the average computer owner, not game player.

PS
The FX 5200 is crappy. The FX 5200 (non ultra) is beaten by a GF 4 Ti 4200 (8x). Thats sad. Its easily KOd by a Ti 4800. Any radeon 9500 and up easily walks all over it.

[Uchiha Sasuke]

By the way, jamul a Radeon 9600 is better than a FX 5600. In fact a 9500 with only 64 mb of ram beats a 5600 :p

[Micah]

Just thought I would throw my specs in and see what suggestions I get as I am looking at upgrading.

Athlon 2600+
512MB
nForce Chipset (I think it's got the equivilant of GeForce 4 on the board and it can take up to 128MB of system RAM for video use).

I get about 3200 on the low benchmark and the high benchmark I don't want to sit through because it's too painfully laggy to watch (I am spoiled with high frame rates).

The catch here is that I would like to get something under $100 so that I can throw another 512MB in the system (I like multitasking while gaming). But if I can't get anything really better I would be willing to go up to $150 on the video card and just forgo the RAM for a while. I am not looking for something to last me a long time as I would rather buy an average card for $150 now and an average card for $150 in 6 months than pay $400 for a bleeding edge card now (the same card that will be $150 in 6 months).

Any input is great, though I have already got quite a bit from this thread.

-Micah

[Uchiha Sasuke]

Get a GF4 Ti 4200 (8x if your board has it), or a Radeon 9000 or 9200. Those are around the 100$ range i believe.

[jamual111]

Hi Again, Thanks for the Info guys you made my day ^^
anyhow... can someone please tell me When i play Final Fantasy Xi will i be able to play in HI-RES with the ATi Radeon 9600 128MB? Could some one please find a Picture of the game running with a Radeon 9600? and will it get a good score on the Benchmark?

Gee sorry for all these Questions...Im just worried that i won't get the game running on HI- RES

one more lol...
What are you guys Comments on the Radeon 9600 128MB? should i get Radeon 9600 PRO instead? just the Radeon 9600 128 MB costs $350 here O.O but i suppose Quality is Everything!
Cya and thanks

BTW whats better Radeon 9600 128 MB or Geforce 4 Ti 4200?

[jamual111]

Please reply guys.....:sweat:

[Uchiha Sasuke]

Yes the 9600 is superior to the GF 4 ti 4200. 350$ sounds about right for a 9600 pro, but a non pro? I payed 200$ for my radeon 9800 non pro.

[jamual111]

thanks,... i'll talk to the guy about a 9600Pro anyway what sort of score should i get with these specs:?

AMD Athlon 2000+
256 MB Ram
40 Gig HDD
ATi Radeon 9600

anyone on this forums useing a 9600?

BTW that $35o was AUD not USD^^