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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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My current graphics card is definately a bottle neck at times... scored 411 on 3D Mark 2001 32 MB SIS305

I was looking at things like 64/128 MB GeForce MX440 or FX5200...

Don't really know how they compare

Current setup Duron 1200, 256 MB SDRAM, 4x AGP port, WinME

- NOT big games player but some of kids stuff does get limited by card (BBC Teletubbies for instance )

Any advice appreciated

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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:53 PM
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Bargain.

MSI GeForce 4 TI4200 64MB DDR AGP 4X TV-OUT+DVI complete with CD/Manual/Cable - OEM from eBuyer - £58.70 inc VAT

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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:56 PM
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£62.22 inc del. Would be mad not to
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Old Jul 3, 2003 | 11:08 PM
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thanks guys - sorely tempted I'll check me bank balance

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Old Jul 3, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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You have probably missed your chance. It looks like they were selling those off.
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Old Jul 3, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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fx5200 128mb for £56.40
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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 12:04 AM
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Yep and runs like a dog
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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 09:58 AM
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Try Crucial.

Crucial Radeon 7500

Crucial Radeon 9100

[Edited by lightning - 7/4/2003 12:23:46 PM]
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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 10:33 AM
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I've got a Radeon 7500 on my system and at the mo, before the likes of Doom 3 etc appear, it's perfectly adequate. I can run Battlefield 1942 at 1024x768 with no glitches or slow down.

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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 12:06 PM
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Hmmm.. Radeon 9100 at £57.56 ? - Is that a reasonable choice of card?

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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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I've got a Radeon 9100 at the mo. Runs everything great, even GTA Vice City at high res
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 02:45 PM
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what is the difference between Radeon 9100 and 9200?

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Old Jul 9, 2003 | 11:42 PM
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The only difference I know of between the 9100 and 9200 is that the 9200 is 8 x AGP where the 9100 is 4 x AGP.

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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 08:51 AM
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. . . and the 9200 can be had in 256Mb flavour.
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