06-21-2005, 04:46 AM
NiteFox,Jun 20 2005, 02:20 PM Wrote:The GeforceFX 5200... Ditch it. Seriously. Buy a different card, even a 5500. The 5200 is a terrible gaming card.
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SetBuilder,Jun 20 2005, 02:45 PM Wrote:I'd say if you want a low cost 128MB AGP card, get the Radeon 9200SE. Can find as low as $50, and is faster and has higher detail than the 5200, and a lower tendency to suffer hardware failures.
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An emulation PC doesn't require a beefy video card to perform. Any crappy video card will do. All you're doing is rendering sprites to a TV, which has very low resolution.
In the crappy low-cost video card market, we are looking at two main contenders -- Nvidia's FX5200 and ATI's 9200SE. Both equally suck, but both will perfom their roles as emulation video cards very well. Anything more would be overkill.
I can understand why Roland chose a FX5200. IIRC, he's a die-hard Nvidia fan. Although a 9200SE would have also been a valid choice, I can't fault him for siding with Nvidia. Brand loyalty is a good thing.