So you only have PCI slots and want to game?

Here's a review for the 9250:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1638

Didn't get a good review. Another review here with halo playing, average fps 23.8 is this ok?
http://www.bonafidereviews.com/article.php?id=18&page=8
They don't seem to have a review of the geforce 6200.
Anyone got one, how does halo,call of duty 2 play.
Wan't to use my old dell for multiplayer lan.

23 FPS is low. Anything below 30 FPS is bad.

If you want to play COD2, with a 9250, be prepared to lower the resolution to 640X480, with everything set to "low", because COD2 is a VERY, very demanding game

Would the 256mb GF 6200 be much better?
Have 512mb ram and 2.3 Ghz P4.

Nick

A 6200 is much better than a 9250. If you can, get the 128MB version, as it's much less expensive, and performs almost as good as the 256MB version.

Still a 6200 is a low end card But should be able to play COD2 better than a 9250.

Will do thanks for the help.

Nick

Good luck mate!

I give up on my 2300 & found this board at a local store for $400TT = $66US. I still don't know if the cpu is good though. Look at the symptoms here http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&message.id=286724 the CPU is not the problem right!!!
It got the Asrock I/O shield to fit the ports if the case ports are different.
I already noticed the mouse & KB ports are vertical unlike the original 2300 MOBO.
BTW, can I use the same heatsink from the dell dimension 2300 & screw down a fan on it?
Using a Codegen ATX 350W PSU.


http://www.asrock.com/product/P4VM800.htm

k so far i have found the:
GeForce FX5500 256mb card for AU $65.24
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/nVIDIA-GeFor...ryZ40161QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or

the GeForce 5200 128mb AU $58.71
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/nVidia-GeFor...ryZ40161QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
on ebay

i wanna know which one i should get

i dont need to game on high at 1024x768 lol.. im more than happy to game on low at 800x600 w/no lag... (as far as i can tell... these would do that for me..)
(and as far as i can tell... these will let run Ut2k4 on high lol)

currently im using a 82865G integrated and runs ^^^ on med so... i dont need uber gfx.. i play games for their gameplay not the eye candy haha (of course the gfx is a bonus...)

tyvm!

EDIT: btw im 16 and on a misers budget, cos im also getting another 512 RAM and a dvd burner (damn my cheapass mum lol) I NEED A BURNER haha.. i hate abusing my friends 30gig ipod by taking my crpa to his house... its not nice dling 40gig/mo lol

The FX5500 for sure. It's faster, and has more onboard memory. The FX5200 is very outdated.

thanks.. i though so lol... just as not sure of the real difference (i dont like PCI )

Yes, PCI is the worst bottleneck for a video card.

yea.. even my 1998 pc has an AGP slot... yet my 2003 pc only has 3 PCI's.. sucks so badly... although it IS cheap... are there any other easily available (ebay) gfx cards available?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nvidia-Geforce-...ryZ40161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
There are a few pci 6200's on ebay.

thanks! but i need it to ship to aus lol

Hey guys, I just registered because I saw this was a great forum so far. This forum has useful advice (like this thread) that none of the others even hinted about! Thanks for the great post vnf4ultra. But, I wanted to know, can the PCI 6200 play Final Fantasy XI? I care not if it's on low end resolution and stuff, I just want it to play! If it wont run, what WILL it run on?

(I spent the last few weeks trying tons of ways to make it work, until I noticed I had a PCI..)

Thanks in advance!

http://www.finalfantasyxionline.com/content/finalfantasyxi-requirements.php

It doesn't seem to have very high system requirements, so I'd say it should be able to run it. The pci 6200 would be one series above the "fx" series listed in the recommended specs. The pci 6200 also comes in 128mb or 256mb, either would be enough to play according to the specs. Make sure you have a fast enough system processor and enough system memory also.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814129062>6200

An X1300 on PCI, a 450MHZ core. 533 mhz memory.

http://visiontek.com/products/cards/retail/x1300_256pci.html

114$ But im buying this, i figure i wont lose much money when i go to sell m system.

Hey guys. Thanks again for the advice.. but, now, I have yet another problem..

The graphics card doesnt seem to work, or, the computer is just being troublesome.

I installed my new ATI Radeon 9250 PCI (256 MB) graphics card, that I just bought today (so much easier..) and when I finally got all the installations done, I restarted my computer!

But, voila, another error message. Except, this one contained the error "ATI Driver not installed, or not working properly, so the ATI Control Panel must close."

Great. So, after that, I downloaded the necessary drivers, and then, no more error! But, now, another error seems to haunt me.

When I switch over to my new ATI Radeon from the integrated 845 graphics card thats on my motherboard already, when the monitor boots back up from the change in cards, all it shows is a black screen. No mouse. No icons. Nothing.

I tried restarting the system at least three times, but to no avail. You guys know what's wrong?

Great find F1N3ST, I've updated the first post to include your links to the x1300. I do believe this is a faster card than the 6200.