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Card Selection (please help) [message #43618]

Thu, 28 August 2003 16:24

DBB
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Alright heres the deal. I want to buy a new video card (getting sick of my GeForce 2 MX/MX400 64 mb) I dont really want to spend any more then $150 because of the various other bills I have to pay, so I was hoping to buy a 128 mb video card (I dont really want anything lower) I narrowed it down to these (that are $150 or lower)

ATI Radeon� 9200 8X 128MB Video Card -$129
PNY GeForce FX 5200 128MB AGP Video Card-$99

Personally. What do you all think is the better card? Im not worried about spending the extra $30. But, I hear some games are only made specifically for the NVidia series of cards( Delta Force:BHD) and none other....so does that mean that the ATI would work or no? Also, if anyone has had or has either of these then your personall time with it would be some good information to me Smile

Are they hard to install? I thought you just pulled them out and put the new ones in and install it or w/e. But, do I have to uninstall my old drivers first?....and how do I do that? Also would converting from a Nvidia based card to an ATI cause problems or no? It says my GeForce is loaded onto the PCI bus then it says Device-0 Function-0?....what does that mean? Would an AGP card work or no? Hmm...?

Ill post the system specs that I know of for my comp:
Win XP Home
384mb DDR
Cable connection
1.6ghz orw/e speed(cant you tell im not too computer smart Smile

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NVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400 64mb Video Card

Thanks in advanced! You all rule! Smile

Bye

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Re: Card Selection (please help) [message #43622]

Thu, 28 August 2003 16:34

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DBB

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NVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400 64mb Video Card

Thanks in advanced! You all rule! Smile

Bye

AYe dont ever speak the name of geforce 2's in vain Laughing

Farewell.

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Card Selection (please help) [message #43624]

Thu, 28 August 2003 16:40

gendres
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ATi Radeon 9200

viva Mexico cabrones
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Card Selection (please help) [message #43632]

Thu, 28 August 2003 17:13

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Radeon all the way dude.

-The ONLY Renegade fan to pee off a school.

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Card Selection (please help) [message #43633]

Thu, 28 August 2003 17:15

warranto
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Just make sure your motherboard is Radeon friendly. I wasted 200 dollars on a radeon 8500 to replace my GF2. Only to find out that my motherboard wasn't compatable.

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Card Selection (please help) [message #43643]

Thu, 28 August 2003 17:47

Bearxor
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pwnage:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=14-131-214R

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=14-122-155R

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=14-123-119R

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=14-145-010R

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=14-170-009R

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=14-260-019R

Newegg is awesome with their refurbs. As long as you don't mind getting JUST the card with none of the extras (sometimes you might get the full box), you can score an awesome deal on any of these cards. Any of them would be better than a 9200SE or 5200U. The first link is for a 9600Pro for the same price as the 9200SE you found.

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Card Selection (please help) [message #43702]

Thu, 28 August 2003 21:02

DBB
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Cool thanks! But how can I tell if its compatible with my motherboard?

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Card Selection (please help) [message #43712]

Thu, 28 August 2003 22:36

Paragon
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Do you have an agp slot? If so then yeah the card would be compatible.

And bear you beat me to posting the newegg links you punk Very Happy

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Card Selection (please help) [message #43713]

Thu, 28 August 2003 22:39

warranto
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Paragon

Do you have an agp slot? If so then yeah the card would be compatible.

And bear you beat me to posting the newegg links you punk Very Happy

AGP and PCI slots aren't what I was talking about. I mean the hardware itself not being compatable with the motherboard.

The surefire way to know if it's compatible or not is to continue to use the brand you started off with, or buy a really cheap card to test, or you can always gamble.

But then again, the fact that my computer was factory built by IBM might have something to do with my problem...

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Card Selection (please help) [message #43754]

Fri, 29 August 2003 05:43

Bearxor
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If he's running an MX440, then he definitely has an AGP 4X slot and should have no problems running any card currently released.

EDIT: If you notice, almost every single card is out-of-stock now. This is the way it is with Newegg's refurb video card section. They go FAST. When you're getting ready to buy it, start going there regulary and check all the companies listed until you find the one you want. Try this link instead:

http://www.newegg.com/app/manufactory.asp?catalog=48&Type=Refurbish

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