video card upgrade help?

[likenew]

hiya, my video card is dying, so i'm looking to upgrade it. i plan to use amazon, as i have about $60 in amazon money, so thats also my budget. my comp is 3 years old, and wasn't top of the line when i got it. what i plan on using with the card is to watch anime/movies, play eq once in a while, uo once in a while, and maybe even wow once in a while, not full time playing just to pop in and say hi. currently i have a geforce 5200 fx. i'm also from michigan, US.

here are some computer specs you asked for

1. Motherboard - abit nf7 nvidia nforce 2 http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/products.php?categories=1&model=8
2. Graphic interface - agp version 3.0 (8x)
3. Memory -768 mb ddr ram
4. CPU - AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.7GHz
5. CPU Speed - 1.7GHz
6. Power Supply Make/Model - turbolink / LC-A350ATX 12V
7. Watt output/Amperage - +12V/12A

some of the cards i've found that might be good:

XFX GeForce 6200 256MB DDR2 TV DVI
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-GeForce-6200-256MB-DDR2/dp/B000CQ73PW/
sr=8-11/qid=1169181011/ref=pd_bbs_sr_11/103-5730556-1134266?ie=UTF8&
s=electronics

Radeon 9550SE 128MB
http://www.amazon.com/Connect3D-6057-Radeon-9550SE-128MB/dp/
B000815HWM/sr=1-18/qid=1169193364/ref=sr_1_18/104-6101367-
3245506?ie=UTF8&s=pc

ATI Technologies Radeon 9600 SE 128 MB DRR2 Video Adapter (100-437009)
http://www.amazon.com/ATI-Technologies-Radeon-Adapter-100-437009/dp/
B0000T70TK/sr=1-2/qid=1169323157/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-5730556-
1134266?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

i was also wondering, since i have a nvidia mobo, will there be any issues using an ati card? i know there shouldn't, but i always assumed it would perform better with another nvidia/geforce product.

well um, thats all i can think of.

thank you for any help you can give!

thought i should add, before my current video card started to crap out, it used all those games i mentioned(along with several other beta's) animes/movies etc pretty well. but a newer better card just seems, well, better then replacing it with the same ole 5200, and hopefully will have a longer life and let me join a few more new beta's here and there. though, like i sorta said earlier, i don't plan on being a hard core gamer anymore ;-)

 

[Tarkus]

No problem using ATI in an nVidia mobo. I can't find a review of the 9550 and the 9600 is older technology and none of the benchmarks correlate to the games benchmarked for the nVidia card. Here's a review of the GeForce 6200. That looks like a nice little board for the price.

 

[beef_jerky4104]

I to will reccomend the GeForce 6200. They make a fine budget card. Actually I'm using one now, its nothing special but it lets you play most games on medium. High for the games you said you played. Here I found an eVGA on Amazon for under 60 dollars. http://www.amazon.com/eVGA-GeForce-...r_1/002-3100034-5132019?ie=UTF8&s=electronics its a good deal I'd go for it.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

The 9600XT/PRO is a better choice owing to the wider 128-bit memory bus compared to the 64-bit one all the others above. Here is a link to a 9600XT. If it seems too pricey, then go for the 6200 instead, since iit has SM3.0 support which the other two lack.

 

[likenew]

thank you for all your help guys!

i ordered the XFX GeForce 6200 just now, can't wait for it to get here so i can see how much better it is compared to how my 5200 use to be!

 

[likenew]

ya, i picked the free super saver shipping option. and guess what? it came about an hour ago! i so wasn't expecting it for at least a week lol.

anyway, still testing it, eq had a client crash unfortunately, but no other problems so far, hoping the other issues i was having are now cured =-) we'll see though.