Fx5200 vs. R9200

[blackphoenix77]

I went to Staples to check out some heat sinks because I was thinking about overclocking my CPU, and I saw this guy looking for Video Cards, definently not knowing what he was doing. At my Staples store there are about 4 cards to offer Fx5200(64-bit memory), Radeon 9200, MX440, and some other cheap-o cards. So I suggested to the guy, get the 9200, was this the right thing, because in the reviews I've seen it looks like the fx5200 would be better, I'm not really sure...I didn't think about enough I guess. I should have looked at the specs on the back of the box. Oh well...he'll be ok I guess.

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[Willamette_sucks]

Was it a 5200 Ultra or non? Either way, as crappy as both of those cards are, they're both better than the 9200.

Me: are you saying I can't provide?
Me: cause I know I can provide.
Me: oh and I can provide money too
Rachel: why do we need money when we can just stay in our room and have sex all day?

 

[blackphoenix77]

Non-ultra...plus he's going to have the problems with installing a Radeon...woops, heh ... :frown: now i feel like a bad person

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[Willamette_sucks]

For future reference check the tomshardware VGA charts, accessible from THG's main page (www.tomshardware.com).

Me: are you saying I can't provide?
Me: cause I know I can provide.
Me: oh and I can provide money too
Rachel: why do we need money when we can just stay in our room and have sex all day?

 

[pauldh]

You did the guy a favor. A R9200 might be slower than the 9100 & 8500le, but it is clearly better than a 64bit FX5200. Sad choices for sure, but the 9200 is the best of the junk they had in stock.

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[Willamette_sucks]

Oh, I musta skimmed over the "64-bit" in there. Nevermind different story then! The 9200 is a bit better. And ATI roxorz!

Me: are you saying I can't provide?
Me: cause I know I can provide.
Me: oh and I can provide money too
Rachel: why do we need money when we can just stay in our room and have sex all day?

 

[pauldh]

Unless the 9200 was also 64 bit. :frown:

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[blackphoenix77]

I'm not sure...most likely though. I'll check the Staples website

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[ChipDeath]

I saw some guy buying a pile of stuff from PCworld, with a satisfied-looking salesman walking next to him & I overheard the salesman say something like "..and that's a really good graphics card you've got there..." and I distinctly saw "5200" on the side of the box with his new PC in it.. the poor sap.

I'm not public-spirited enough to do anything about these things though...

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[Willamette_sucks]

*Sniff* Those kind of stories get me all teary-eyed

Me: are you saying I can't provide?
Me: cause I know I can provide.
Me: oh and I can provide money too
Rachel: why do we need money when we can just stay in our room and have sex all day?

 

[daddywags214]

Just hug your 9800 Pro pal, it'll be okay. Need a hug?

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