my motherboard only has pci, ghey i know BUT should i get a 256mb FX5200 XNX card, or a pny verto 128 FX5500 ? will the extrta 128mb on the 5200 make a difference or has the 5500 got better clockspeeds or what ? any advice. much appreciated

The fx5500. The extra memory on the fx5200 gives virtually no performance over an fx5200 with 128mb. AMD Barton 3200 1024mb PC3200 Ram Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb A7N8X-E Deluxe

quote:"The extra memory on the fx5200 gives virtually no performance over an fx5200 with 128mb." LOL! P4 3.2GHZ kingstone 1GB DDR 3200 ABIT AS8 mobo Nvidia geforce FX 5950 Ultra 256mb Soundblaster 24-bit audigy 2

with that system ( 1.9 p4, 1gb ddr,) and a 5500 i should be able to run BF: vietnam at high detail shouldnt i ?

probibly not. but you should hunt down a 5700. i heard they are pci sometimes. p4 3.0ghz @ 222X15=3330mhz 512mb pc3200 dual channel @222mhz 80gb wd hdd/40gb maxtor when on linux 8x agp geforce 6200 @ 530/585can't unlock extra pipes. plz help if you can Audigy 2 ZS<b

The choices in PCI cards are very limited. Usually you'll find cards based on the MX4000, FX5200, FX5500, or FX5700LE available. None of them are stellar performers. The MX4000 shouldn't even be considered. Whatever you get, make sure it's 128MB/128-bit. A 256MB card is unnecessary & a waste of money, plus they're usually slower than the 128MB version of the same card. Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz 768MB PC3200 Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit Gamer Edition WinME/WinXP Pro

What you on about lol? That's good info. from my first post :P AMD Barton 3200 1024mb PC3200 Ram Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb A7N8X-E Deluxe