Replacing nVidia GeForce FX 5200.... what with???

6600gt would be a boost from the fx but the x800series would be a far better choice if you can push the $$$ a little.

The 6600 is at the bottom of the pack these days....

What to replace a FX5200 with? Simple ANYTHING...

Price is right....looks good to me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130001

Another 6600GT vote here.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Much appreciated.

You can get a PCI-express X800 GTO 128mb for less than $150 for sure.

Much better than a 6600 GT.

Both are limited by their DDR RAM, and these cards are very RAM hungry, so a GF6800GS would be better with it's GDDR3 RAM, the question is can you find one for the same price as the GTO.

I'd say Either X800GTO or GF6800GS, both will be noticably more competant than the GF6600GT and GF6800XT IMO.

i made that exact upgrade, from an fx5200 to a 6600gt. i would highly recommend it. only thing to consider, is that i made that exact upgrade almost a year ago. it might be better to consider one of the x800's or a 6800 by now. still, even to a 6600gt, the difference is like night and day in gaming, i can attest to that personally.

Oh my, yes...far better. The 9800 pro is as good as the top of the line FX, never mind the bottom FX. Make sure you get a real 256-bit 9800 pro and not one with a 128-bit memory interface, which is more like a 9500 pro speed wise.

Okay guys, I have d!cked around for long enough, and based on budget I have decided on the Apollo Geforce 6800 Apollo 6800 128-RD.

Thoughts on the card before I commit?

a 7600gt might be the best choice
its in the 200 dollar range but much better
also the 6800gs is around 170 and has better performance thena a plain jane 6800