how good is a fx 5200?

knightwarrior64 · TweakNOOB Joined: 09 Nov 2003 Posts: 110

hi i have an 8x agp geforce fx 5200 128 ddr, is that an ok card? I used to have an geforce 4 mx 420 and i dont see too much differnce execpt its a bit faster graphics and no lag, but graphics look same, i was playing americas army(impressive graphics) So is it a good card?

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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Yes, it's a good card, but it is made for the budget sector and is DirectX 9 compliant.
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Diales · TweakNOOB Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 91

Yeah, unfortunately the Geforce Ti4200 doesn't support DirectX 9.
There's a link to an other post - ranking of graphic cards

http://www.tweaknews.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=735&start=15
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diro · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 6:52 pm Post subject:

better video card doesn't necessarily mean better graphics (unless your switching from nvdia to ati

) it usually only means better fps, and more stability.
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alexvdl · SirTweaksabit Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 311

I disagree with Nathan on one point though...

I'm going to state that I don't owna 5200 and am just going off of the numerous reviews I've read.

IF you want a fully DirectX 9 compliant card, skip over the 5200 and grab a 9600. You'll get a better value and ATI actually sat down with Microsoft and worked together so that the ATI hardware follows the standards ESPECIALLY PixelShader 2.0 a lot better.
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meobius · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 11:02 pm Post subject:

not just that but if you've read another post where a guy has a 5200... he says it's performance is crap... definately agree on the call for a 9600pro... more for the money... or if you're really stuck a 9200... (my radeon 7500 64mb is a hell of a lot better than my mx440 i find... it actually made unreal 2k3 playable on a duron 750, and played it better than most of my friends who still had mx440's with 1800+ and 2400+ systems...

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

The FX5200 is supposed to be targeted towards the budget market and is supposed to be used for modest gaming at lower resolutions.

Comparing it to 9600pro's or higher is just not fair because it is not meant to compete with those cards.
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alexvdl · SirTweaksabit Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 311

I was just pointing out that to get a fully DirectX 9 compliant card you would have to go to the 9600
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

That is not correct.

The FX5200 is fully DX9 compliant.
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alexvdl · SirTweaksabit Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 311

I have a hard time labeling any card that NVidia currently puts out as Fully DX9 compliant.
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