MSI fx5700LE 256mb

[Psychoe]

Q1 - Is it any good? I have an A7N8X-deluxe with AMD XP2100+. Will it handle the latest games coming out?

Q2 - I know it seems to be peoples opinions, but what else would u recommend in the $150-200 range (CDN $$)? I have had some recommend Sapphire Radeon 9600XT and others recommend Asus V9570 FX 5700TD (which i understand is pretty much the same as MSI fx5700LE).

Q3 - I don't know much about pipelines but I do know the more, the merrier. Anyone know how many of these pipelines the MSI board has? (I am leaning more towards this one). If u don't know, how can I tell how many it has?

 

[Praetor]

Will it handle the latest games coming out?

It will _handle_ but no idea how _well_ it handles them. A 5700/5700U/9600Pro/9600XT/9800/9800SE/9800 EZPro (which are somewhat similarly priced) are much better candidates

I have had some recommend Sapphire Radeon 9600XT and others recommend Asus V9570 FX 5700TD

Both cards are better although the 9600XT is quite superior

(which i understand is pretty much the same as MSI fx5700LE).

Not so. The LE is quite _quite_ downclocked from the mainstream and highend models

Q3 - I don't know much about pipelines but I do know the more, the merrier. Anyone know how many of these pipelines the MSI board has? (I am leaning more towards this one). If u don't know, how can I tell how many it has?

9600 series = 4/2
5700 series = 4/2
9800, 9800SE = 4/2
All other 9800s = 8/4 (there are two types of pipelines)