6150 onboard vs. 5500

[CrimandEvil]

I'm thinking of getting my little brother a new setup, currently he has a Dell that only has PCI slots on it so he got a 5500 for it. I'm wondering how well the 6150's IGP compares to the 5500 and if it's would be worth it to drop in a 7300GT or something.

He plays mostly WoW but he's expressed interesting in playing things like FEAR as well. Just so you know he feels that the 5500 is "enough" for the amount of time he actually games (he has an LCD at 1280x1024) so I don't think I need something above a 7600GS for him at the most.

 

[AltTabbins]

WOW would work OK with either of those cards.. Fear on the other hand would have trouble with both even at the lowest settings.

I would go with a 7600gt.. they dropped in price again and you can get them for about $155 now.

great card btw.. and plenty futureproof.

 

[Marvelous]

WOW would work OK with either of those cards.. Fear on the other hand would have trouble with both even at the lowest settings.

I would go with a 7600gt.. they dropped in price again and you can get them for about $155 now.

great card btw.. and plenty futureproof.

7600gt future proof?

Anyways... onboard 6150 I think is a 2 pipe card.... 5500 is a 4 pipe card... I think 5500 might be a little faster... But I could be wrong.

 

[AltTabbins]

7600gt future proof?

Its been out for 2 months.. are you saying that its obsolete?
9600xt still plays FEAR at medium settings

thats what.... 3 years old now?

 

[AltTabbins]

6150 is a single pipe solution.. its onboard video.. not really meant to handle any gaming.
The 5500 is a little bit better in that it is a 4 pipe card.. but hardly a gaming powerhouse @ the stats of a mildly updgraded 5200.. 5200 any good?? read my sig.