5200 or 5600

TheChef · 05-01-2005, 12:29 AM

What would be a better decision, a GeForce FX 5200 with 256 mb or a 5600 with 128, both 128 bit, assuming that they were the same price?

Tha Killa · 05-01-2005, 12:36 AM

The 5600. Video ram doesn't mean that much. And I would suggest getting a better card if you want to play games with nice settings, and last you at least 2 years.

TheChef · 05-01-2005, 12:54 AM

With that, what would you suggest for under 100? I'm really in a tight budget...

**The_Other_One** · 05-01-2005, 01:19 AM

I don't know much about that card, but I agree. Most cards and computers have a common area where they can run. Less RAM, you kill you're performace. Too much, and you won't see hardly, if any performace gain. I bet 128M would be fine, or 256M on the other would be more of a waste.

Tha Killa · 05-01-2005, 01:33 AM

Here are some 9600 Pro's: http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ro&order=price

These are better and some are less than 100.

Deathreaper · 05-01-2005, 02:13 PM

Personaly I would try and stay away from the 9600 series...as they only support 4 Pipelines...you will definetly see a huge performance boost if u can try and pick up an ATI 9500 Pro or 9700 Pro....unless you are picking up an FX5950 You will not see performance boost as the lower end FX cards are outdated and score very poorly on 3DMark05:
Example FX5200 128MB w/ 128bit only scores 289
FX5700LE 256MB w/ 128bit only scores 785
9500 Pro w/128bit score 1586
9700 Pro w/ 256bit score 1857
The choice is yours...personaly I would stay away from the FX series and try and pick up the 9500 Pro or the 9700 Pro...You can pick them up off of ebay for under $85

05-01-2005, 12:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
TheChef Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,383	5200 or 5600 What would be a better decision, a GeForce FX 5200 with 256 mb or a 5600 with 128, both 128 bit, assuming that they were the same price? __________________ Athlon 64 3000+ Venice -- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Asus nVidia GeForce 6600 -- Corsair ValueSelect 1024mb Seagate 120GB Barracuda -- Xoxide X-Clear Case FOR SALE http://www.computerforum.com/47630-fs-a64-3000-6600-1gb-ram-w-stuff.html http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=mzvideos

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TheChef Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,383	With that, what would you suggest for under 100? I'm really in a tight budget... __________________ Athlon 64 3000+ Venice -- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Asus nVidia GeForce 6600 -- Corsair ValueSelect 1024mb Seagate 120GB Barracuda -- Xoxide X-Clear Case FOR SALE http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=47630 http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=mzvideos

05-01-2005, 01:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,368	I don't know much about that card, but I agree. Most cards and computers have a common area where they can run. Less RAM, you kill you're performace. Too much, and you won't see hardly, if any performace gain. I bet 128M would be fine, or 256M on the other would be more of a waste. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

05-01-2005, 02:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Deathreaper New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7	Personaly I would try and stay away from the 9600 series...as they only support 4 Pipelines...you will definetly see a huge performance boost if u can try and pick up an ATI 9500 Pro or 9700 Pro....unless you are picking up an FX5950 You will not see performance boost as the lower end FX cards are outdated and score very poorly on 3DMark05: Example FX5200 128MB w/ 128bit only scores 289 FX5700LE 256MB w/ 128bit only scores 785 9500 Pro w/128bit score 1586 9700 Pro w/ 256bit score 1857 The choice is yours...personaly I would stay away from the FX series and try and pick up the 9500 Pro or the 9700 Pro...You can pick them up off of ebay for under $85 __________________ -AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 939 (Thermaltake Big Typhoon) -1 GB Dual Channel Kingston (512 X 2) -X800 XT All in Wonder -Asus A8V Deluxe (Revision 2) -Western Digital 80GB SATA -Western Digital 160Gb SATA -Case = MGE VIPER 500W PSU -Sony DRU-530A -MSI X48 Combo Drive :cool:

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05-01-2005, 12:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tha Killa Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 496	The 5600. Video ram doesn't mean that much. And I would suggest getting a better card if you want to play games with nice settings, and last you at least 2 years.

05-01-2005, 01:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tha Killa Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 496	Here are some 9600 Pro's: http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ro&order=price These are better and some are less than 100.