FX 5200 or X300 SE?

Which one will be better? Thanks for the help I am just looking for a
CHEAP ugrade for my guest computers GFX card (GeForce 4 Ti 4200
64mb)

I would go with a GeForce 5850 if you can afford it. You wouldn't need an upgrade for some time and it is pretty cheep now.

Can you give me a link to this 5850? Cause I can't seem to find
it......did you mean 5950? Because that card is about $220 on newegg.com

The fx5200 is worse than your current card, btw afaik the x300 will also be and it's pci xpress not agp.

I got myself an FX5200, swapped it with a GeForce 2, and then swapped
back again because the GeForce 2 was actually faster. I then got an ATi
9600XT and never looked back.

I got myself an FX5200, swapped it with a GeForce 2, and then swapped
back again because the GeForce 2 was actually faster.

I'm pretty happy with my fx5200. The only problem is that nvidia are mongo-bitches when it comes to this card's driver.

Are you looking for a low-mid range card, great price and one hell of a bargain? Look No Further.

Yes I ment 5950, sorry it was a typo.

A 9600pro will play HL2/CSS on mid detail easily ( I have one :razz: ) and they are not badly priced at all:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102407

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102295

Around $80-$90.

A 9600pro will play HL2/CSS on mid detail easily ( I have one :razz: ) and they are not badly priced at all:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102407

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102295

Around $80-$90.

The card he currently has should play HL2 and CSS on high detail. (Obviously, it won't show the DX9 effects, but you get the idea)

i got a fx5200 and it runs perfect on high model, shader, and texture detail with reflect all on water at 1024x786 on dx9 with pretty good fps.

i go with that one, its pretty cheap and hasnt let me down!

I think they are right- you should go with at least a 9600 level ATI card, or a 5800 or better Nvidia card. Anything less won't be that much better than what you got. If you can afford it, you may want to go with the X series ATI or 6000 series Nvidia. That's the 'current' generation of cards.

I just upgraded to a 6800GT 256mb.... it is teh sex

if hes got the budget then he should definetly go with a high end graphics card (who wouldnt?) but if hes looking for something cheap then the 5200 is the way to go.

i got a fx5200 and it runs perfect on high model, shader, and texture detail with reflect all on water at 1024x786 on dx9 with pretty good fps.
i go with that one, its pretty cheap and hasnt let me down!

I'm sure it -looks- great, but I doubt you are getting a good framerate. My 5700le 256 choked on high shader detail in HL2, and I know my system (P4 3.47ghz, 1GB ram) wasn't the bottleneck. Did you just say 'reflect all' on water, too?! You must be used to getting 10-20 fps I guess?!

whoops my mistake, i think that the shader detail is acutally on low :biggrin:

but everything else is as it says. ill have to recheck my framerate when i get my steam up and running again

Did you just say 'reflect all' on water, too?! You must be used to getting 10-20 fps I guess?!

My thought's exactly, I only reflect world.

Jinx said:
I just upgraded to a 6800GT 256mb.... it is teh sex

My 9800 Pro 256 runs so well, I cannot really imagine better. I know it exists fundamentally, but I played HL1 on such a crappy machine for so long that the 9800 looks like heaven incarnate.

I may upgrade to a bigger card eventually, but for now, I wouldn't recommend anything more expensive unless you just have the money to blow. A 9800 is pretty inexpensive by any standard when you compare prices vs. results.