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domo
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Posted - 09/13/2003 :  08:15:04 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have a radeon 7000 64mb ddr its pci verion cus i only have pci slot but i have a good processor a pentium 2GHz and im looking for a new graphics card im only looking for a budget card just hope if one of u can help me is the radeon 9000 128mb faster than the geforce FX5200 64mb witch one should i get

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Posted - 09/13/2003 :  11:46:25 AM  Show Profile  Visit CR6's Homepage  Reply with Quote
The Radeon 9000 is likely faster, but can only do DirectX 8 games (which is fine for most games these days).

The GeForce FX 5200 is slower, but can do some DirectX 9 effects (but even most DX9 games will run with a DX8 card but may not look as nice).

In the end, it depends what kind of games you play. If you play first-person shooters, it's better to get a faster card for smoother frame-rates. The Radeon 9000 would be a better choice for most of today's shooters. If you play RTS's, RPG's, or sims, it doesn't matter which card you get.

Personally, I'd upgrade your motherboard to one with an AGP slot and get a Radeon 9600 :-) The i845PE motherboards are quite cheap now.

If you can't upgrade your mobo, I would get the Radeon 9000 Pro. I've recommended it to about 3 friends and they've all been happy with it. However, make sure you get the one built by ATI, and get the "Pro" version.
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Posted - 09/13/2003 :  5:32:35 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for ure reply. i was looking into getting a new system and keep this 1 for playing movies and stuff the specs of the other system are athlon 2700+ with 512 ddr 444mhz and i allready looked at sum reviews on a radeon 9600 pro as it might b the one i get for the new system as the gffx 5600 is slower but i have like ati any way so i might get the 9000 for this system
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