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advice needed

  • 10-11-2005 05:28PM
    #1
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card as it is a bog standard one geforce5200 something like that,
    I'm looking to get something that will support the new games coming out like call of duty 2, FEAR etc,

    I can spend up to about 150 euro.

    can anyone give me advice on what i should buy,


    (If this is the wrong forums can mod move please)


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  • #2
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    didnt even notice there was a graphics forums. can someone move this please ,

    thanks.


  • #3
    AnCapaillMor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭AnCapaillMor


    AGP or PCI-E?


  • #4
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    as been a noob to this i dont know.... how can i tell...


  • #5
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    i'm not at my pc now but as far as i know it's a geforce 5200FX ,,

    does that help at all..


  • #6
    zx80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭zx80


    5200FX came in AGP and PCI (not PCI-E, as far as I know) variants. You most probably have an AGP type (open your case and see if the card is mounted in a brown slot that is aligned differently to the 3 to 5 cream-coloured PCI slots - if it is then it's AGP).

    If it is AGP would recommend 6600GT based card available from www.komplett.ie from €160. If that is too much, try the 6600 - I've played HL2 at decent frame rateson it.

    ...Z


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  • #7
    mugenextreme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭mugenextreme


    your 5200fx should play call of duty 2 i gotta Ti4800 card and it plays the COD2 demo cant say for fear thought


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