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Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: Gigg on August 24, 2003, 02:43:22 PM

I just replaced my old GF 3 tI 200 with the above card. It is not a very expensive card but has 128 mb of ddr memory. Does anyone have any tweek tips or utility suggestions for the Ge force fx card. The first thing i noticed was I could not find a switch for vsync to turn it on and off. I believe this was a utility I had to add for the GF 3. If anyone is familiar with this card I would apreciate some comments as to how good or bad it is also. Being unemployed lately I could not go with a more expensive card as of yet, so I wish to make the best of this one.

Thanks all,

Gigg

Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: SKurj on August 25, 2003, 03:51:45 PM

http://www.guru3d.com

get rivatuner


You perhaps took a step down going to that 5200, its basically an FX MX...

As far as tweaks go, just leave everythin on default, and don't bother with Antialiasing


SKurj

Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: FOGOLD on August 25, 2003, 04:00:10 PM

I have to agree with Skurj. You have to be careful. A cheaper new card may still be slower than an old one which was top notch two years ago.

Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: Gigg on August 27, 2003, 07:28:46 AM

Thanks for the help ... has anyone ever heard of coolbits and what it does?

gigg

Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: Skuzzy on August 27, 2003, 09:04:39 AM

Definately do not use anti-aliasing with that card.  

Really should not use anistrophic filtering, either, with any of the FX line, as it is all done in the driver (no hardware support) and burdens the CPU quite a bit.

Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: ergRTC on August 27, 2003, 09:34:55 AM

I am looking at getting a new card, and was looking at that fx thing too.  I have a g3 ti200.

Here are my options...

fx5600 128mb ddr vivo and dvi

radeon pro 9600 128ddr

fx5600 256ddr

g4 ti4200 128ddr tv dvi



go with the g4?

Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: SKurj on August 27, 2003, 01:38:45 PM

i went with the MSI GF4ti4200 myself just a few weeks ago, for the money ... I don't think it can be beat



SKurj

Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: SKurj on August 27, 2003, 01:39:26 PM

Coolbits is just a registry hack which allows you to turn off v-sync etc

Rivatuner does it for you


SKurj

Title: e-Geforce FX 5200 card help
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 27, 2003, 03:48:19 PM

Quote

Originally posted by ergRTC
I am looking at getting a new card, and was looking at that fx thing too.  I have a g3 ti200.

Here are my options...

fx5600 128mb ddr vivo and dvi

radeon pro 9600 128ddr

fx5600 256ddr

g4 ti4200 128ddr tv dvi



go with the g4?

Looking for a new card myself to replace my GF3 Ti200 1128meg card and bought myself a Geforce FX 5900 256meg.  Now I just have to get a motherboard that supports 8x AGP and I'll be in there.


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