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Decent video card
« on: February 16, 2004 03:09 pm CST »
Ok guys, I need you to recommend me a good video card under 120 bucks, that is not AGP.

I would like one that gets at least 70 fps on Counter Strike

Thanks for any help you can offer me.
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« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2004 03:26 pm CST »
Video cards aren't everything when it comes to fps.

I suggest a GF4 MX440 or MX420 if they don't make 440 in PCI.
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2004 03:39 pm CST »
PCI?
Hahahah..
YOU SUCK! :)
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2004 04:59 pm CST »
#cast kill Xanth



Thanks UnderGod, I'll look into those.
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2004 05:45 pm CST »
Id suggest getting anything better than a gf2 mx...

They will be dirt cheao tho.
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« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2004 06:10 pm CST »
Radeon 9200.  Best you can get for PCI.  Might take a bit of online digging to find a place to buy it though.

Dont get 9200SE.  Its a crapped down version.

Recommended if you want to play a few of those upcoming games (HL2 and Doom III)...
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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2004 02:19 pm CST »
Quote from: "Jonah"
#cast kill Xanth

Thanks UnderGod, I'll look into those.


#cast ShovePokerUpJonahsButFromTheDead

ChainTech makes a PCI with the NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200, 64/128MB DDR  
http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/prod ... &PISNo=201


http://http://www.nextag.com/serv/tt/buyer/ProductM.jsp?pdir=0&ptitle=58220882&core=&node=&lgsearch=128mb_pci_video_card&lgnode=&kw=XFX_GEFORCE_FX_5200&page=1&click=n
$73-$100

you get TV out and 128 MB, what the heck eh?
Hope that helps a bit.
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2004 03:28 pm CST »
XFX FX5200 128MB w/TV-Out PCI Card for $72.00
http://www.gameve.com/gve/store/product ... VC-XFX-003

Chaintech FX5200 w/TVO&DVI for $75.00
http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/simprod ... &ad=pwatch

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« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2004 03:50 pm CST »
I am torn here because I really want to support the 9100 and 9200 (though I cant find any 9200 pci's available anymore), yet the 5200 is a DX9 card and can use some features that the 9200 cant (though you wont notice cause the 5200 IS crap.

The amount of RAM found on the 5200 is irrelevant because it does not have enough pipelines to support that much.  So a GF3 ends up being faster than it... Wait... GF3... are those found in PCI?  

While I search, take a look at these graphs for value cards:
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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2004 03:56 pm CST »
Ugh, I didnt want to send you this way, but...

*shoves across table*

Geforce FX 5600. PCI.  $135.00.

http://www.amamax.com/ge56pciwdddv.html
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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2004 05:05 pm CST »
I think your priorities are kinda loopy here, bud.  If you can't use AGP, you shouldn't be looking for a modern video card.  Upgrade that mobo and proc first!
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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2004 05:10 pm CST »
He actually has a adequate setup.  Unfortunately, Dell cut corners and ships his computer with integrated graphics and no agp slot.

Dell Dimension 2400 (Pentium 4 2.4GHz; 256MB RAM)

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/hardware/d ... 80p,00.htm

But hey, put in another 70-120$ for a new mobo and you should be rollin.
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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2004 05:52 pm CST »
You can't do anything intensive with PCI, as the bandwidth is so low.  CS would do fine, along with Quake 2, but modern stuff might swamp your bus easily, causing long load times and impared response.
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2004 06:02 pm CST »
PCI express (16x) is coming soon.  Thatll change that.

Actually, I thought the bus speed doesnt really matter.  The speed (2x, 4x, and 8x) isnt really the bottleneck when it comes to graphics cards.
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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2004 06:27 pm CST »
Wow, you guys sure do love your video cards.
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