Do I buy this card?

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Hi all,

I'm going to put together my own PC soon (See below), and as I already have
an fx5500 256MB in my current PC, is it worth it buying this GeForce 6200
128MB card instead of buying an fx5200 to put in the old system and take the
5500 and put it in new rig? Will I see any speed difference? And will the
difference in half the memory be noticable? Or are there any other cards
(ATi or Nvidia, but Nvidia preferred.) that I should consider for £70 max?

If I miss any info, just say.

Thanks,

Neil

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Gaming Rig in development = Athlon 64 3000 @ 1.8GHz/2.0GHz, 512MB PC3200,
80GB HD, 256MB XFX GeForce FX5500 (From system below), Stock 300w PSU
Desktop = P4 Northwood @ 2.6GHz, 512MB PC2100, 120GB HD, 256MB XFX GeForce
FX5500 (Soon to be replaced by old GeForce FX5200 128MB), Stock 350w PSU
Oldest Laptop = 486 @ 75MHz, 20MB RAM, 1.4GB HD, Unknown Integrated Graphics
Old Laptop = P3 Coppermine @ 600MHz, 192 PC100, 12GB HD, ATi Rage Pro 4MB
New Laptop = PM Dothan @ 1.6GHz, 512 PC2700, 80GB HD, 64MB ATi Mobility
Radeon 9200
All still in use!

 

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In article <Gw4ce.7566$wu2.4913@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
says...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm going to put together my own PC soon (See below), and as I already have
> an fx5500 256MB in my current PC, is it worth it buying this GeForce 6200
> 128MB card instead of buying an fx5200 to put in the old system and take the
> 5500 and put it in new rig? Will I see any speed difference? And will the
> difference in half the memory be noticable? Or are there any other cards
> (ATi or Nvidia, but Nvidia preferred.) that I should consider for £70 max?
>
Nvidia 6600 (Not GT) about £70 from everywhere.


--
Conor

"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." O.Osbourne.

 

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On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:34:55 +0100, Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com>
wrote:

>In article <Gw4ce.7566$wu2.4913@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
>says...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm going to put together my own PC soon (See below), and as I already have
>> an fx5500 256MB in my current PC, is it worth it buying this GeForce 6200
>> 128MB card instead of buying an fx5200 to put in the old system and take the
>> 5500 and put it in new rig? Will I see any speed difference? And will the
>> difference in half the memory be noticable? Or are there any other cards
>> (ATi or Nvidia, but Nvidia preferred.) that I should consider for £70 max?
>>
>Nvidia 6600 (Not GT) about £70 from everywhere.


I'm stupid when it comes to converting other nations currency
into USD, but it seems cheap. Make sure it's not a 64bit memory bus
6600. They go for the price of a 128bit 6200 here in the States, but
with only a 64bit memory bus, you'd problably get less performance
than the 128bit 6200.

 

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"Larry Roberts" <skin-e@juno.com> wrote in message
news:0l2271d8hnpc995817ad0g002ev9r4hvp7@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:34:55 +0100, Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>In article <Gw4ce.7566$wu2.4913@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
>>says...
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm going to put together my own PC soon (See below), and as I already
>>> have
>>> an fx5500 256MB in my current PC, is it worth it buying this GeForce
>>> 6200
>>> 128MB card instead of buying an fx5200 to put in the old system and take
>>> the
>>> 5500 and put it in new rig? Will I see any speed difference? And will
>>> the
>>> difference in half the memory be noticable? Or are there any other
>>> cards
>>> (ATi or Nvidia, but Nvidia preferred.) that I should consider for £70
>>> max?
>>>
>>Nvidia 6600 (Not GT) about £70 from everywhere.
>
>
> I'm stupid when it comes to converting other nations currency
> into USD, but it seems cheap. Make sure it's not a 64bit memory bus
> 6600. They go for the price of a 128bit 6200 here in the States, but
> with only a 64bit memory bus, you'd problably get less performance
> than the 128bit 6200.

OK...Its taken me almost 6 hours to realise that I didn't post the link to
the card I asked about!

Its here:
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=308123&cks=ASS&assoc=D8029637-0DDA-48DA-9BA1-03B0D58EDEA7

Is the 6200 not a worthwhile upgrade then? And I know its the wrong group,
but can anyone recommend an ATi card?

Cheers,

Neil

 

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In article <vi9ce.12630$TT6.9370@newsfe3-win.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
says...

> Is the 6200 not a worthwhile upgrade then? And I know its the wrong group,
> but can anyone recommend an ATi card?
>
If you're looking at an ATI card get yourself over to E-Bay and try to
find a Radeon 9700 Pro. Nearly the same performance as a 9800Pro and
around your price bracket.


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Conor

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"Conor" <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cdb3f4664d9c7ea9899d3@news.individual.net...
> In article <vi9ce.12630$TT6.9370@newsfe3-win.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
> says...
>
>> Is the 6200 not a worthwhile upgrade then? And I know its the wrong
>> group,
>> but can anyone recommend an ATi card?
>>
> If you're looking at an ATI card get yourself over to E-Bay and try to
> find a Radeon 9700 Pro. Nearly the same performance as a 9800Pro and
> around your price bracket.
>
>
> --
> Conor
>
> "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." O.Osbourne.

Another Question is, do I really need a 256MB card? Is the 256MB ever fully
used? Or will I be safer saving my money and buying a 128MB card?

 

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"Conor" <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cdb3f4664d9c7ea9899d3@news.individual.net...
> In article <vi9ce.12630$TT6.9370@newsfe3-win.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
> says...
>
>> Is the 6200 not a worthwhile upgrade then? And I know its the wrong
>> group,
>> but can anyone recommend an ATi card?
>>
> If you're looking at an ATI card get yourself over to E-Bay and try to
> find a Radeon 9700 Pro. Nearly the same performance as a 9800Pro and
> around your price bracket.
>
>
> --
> Conor
>
> "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." O.Osbourne.

Another Question is, do I really need a 256MB card? Is the 256MB ever fully
used? Or will I be safer saving my money and buying a 128MB card?

 

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In article <h0bce.10028$WW5.4676@newsfe2-win.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
says...

> Another Question is, do I really need a 256MB card? Is the 256MB ever fully
> used? Or will I be safer saving my money and buying a 128MB card?
>
Half Life 2 and Doom 3 will use it but not much else.

--
Conor

"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." O.Osbourne.

 

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"Conor" <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cdb870937bc89a39899d9@news.individual.net...
> In article <h0bce.10028$WW5.4676@newsfe2-win.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
> says...
>
>> Another Question is, do I really need a 256MB card? Is the 256MB ever
>> fully
>> used? Or will I be safer saving my money and buying a 128MB card?
>>
> Half Life 2 and Doom 3 will use it but not much else.
>
> --
> Conor
>
> "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." O.Osbourne.

Would I notice any difference between having either of those? My current is
a 256, would I see any difference in a 128?

 

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Larry Roberts wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:34:55 +0100, Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>In article <Gw4ce.7566$wu2.4913@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
>>says...
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I'm going to put together my own PC soon (See below), and as I already have
>>>an fx5500 256MB in my current PC, is it worth it buying this GeForce 6200
>>>128MB card instead of buying an fx5200 to put in the old system and take the
>>>5500 and put it in new rig? Will I see any speed difference? And will the
>>>difference in half the memory be noticable? Or are there any other cards
>>>(ATi or Nvidia, but Nvidia preferred.) that I should consider for £70 max?
>>>
>>
>>Nvidia 6600 (Not GT) about £70 from everywhere.
>
>
>
> I'm stupid when it comes to converting other nations currency
> into USD, but it seems cheap. Make sure it's not a 64bit memory bus
> 6600. They go for the price of a 128bit 6200 here in the States, but
> with only a 64bit memory bus, you'd problably get less performance
> than the 128bit 6200.
Try this:

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Ron

 

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On Sun, 01 May 2005 01:13:02 GMT, Ron Joiner <joiner@ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>Larry Roberts wrote:
>> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:34:55 +0100, Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article <Gw4ce.7566$wu2.4913@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Neil Barras
>>>says...
>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>I'm going to put together my own PC soon (See below), and as I already have
>>>>an fx5500 256MB in my current PC, is it worth it buying this GeForce 6200
>>>>128MB card instead of buying an fx5200 to put in the old system and take the
>>>>5500 and put it in new rig? Will I see any speed difference? And will the
>>>>difference in half the memory be noticable? Or are there any other cards
>>>>(ATi or Nvidia, but Nvidia preferred.) that I should consider for £70 max?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Nvidia 6600 (Not GT) about £70 from everywhere.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm stupid when it comes to converting other nations currency
>> into USD, but it seems cheap. Make sure it's not a 64bit memory bus
>> 6600. They go for the price of a 128bit 6200 here in the States, but
>> with only a 64bit memory bus, you'd problably get less performance
>> than the 128bit 6200.
>Try this:
>
>http://www.xe.com/ucc/
>
>Ron

Cool. Well. That's how much 64bit 6600 cards are going for
here in the states.