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Video Card trouble

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locutus24

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I dont have an agp slot on my mobo is there a descent vid card that i could use till i can do a full upgrade. Is a ge-force fx-5200 alright
 
I wouldn't use a 5200, pretty much ever. I have one, and its in my sister's 1Ghz P3 because she wanted to play the Sims and the thing had onboard video.

What you should get all depends on what the stats of your system are; what you want to play; and how much you're willing to spend. If you're looking in the $100 range, I would go for something like a 9600xt ($129) or GeForce 5700 (not LE - $119) - prices from newegg.

My 9600xt plays everything I want it to at 1024x768 noAA/noAF. I usually play Rise of Nations, Battlefield Vietnam, Simcity 4, Hitman 2, New Counter-Strike Beta. I had 57fps on the CS beta, which isn't shabby.

Personally I'm an ATi fan after the troubles I've had with nVidia in the past, but that 5700 for $119 isn't a bad deal.
 
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