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hi i'm looking for a video card upgrade because my intergrated Sis chip with 32 ram won't run games at all. i need help to decide which of these cards is better.Im not a "die-hard" gamer and im on a budget. :
ATI Radeon 9200
ATI Radeon X300
Nvidia 6200 w/turbo cache
Nvidia Ti 4200thanks

I have the Asus A9550GE/TD/128 & it's a great budget card...overclocks well too (if you're into that sorta thing). For $51, you can't beat it
Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
Gamer Edition
WinME/WinXP Pro

X300 is PCI-e, so that's out because I doubt your motherboard has PCI-e slot necessary for it.
The 9200's horsepower is quite lacking...
Ditto with the 6200...
Ti4200's GPU is outdated, as it doesn't support DX9 effects...
I probably wouldn't go with any of these cards. I'd take a Radeon 9550 128-bit or a 9600 Pro. You're talking around $60 or $80 respectively...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814149002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102408

any radeon between the 9500pro series to the 9800xt series will be good.
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"any radeon between the 9500pro series to the 9800xt series will be good"
But avoid cards with "SE" in the model number. Verify that whatever card you buy uses 128-bit memory, not slower 64-bit
Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
Gamer Edition
WinME/WinXP Pro

Good point Jam, good point
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"The 9200's horsepower is quite lacking...
Ditto with the 6200..."
not true, the 6200 will sometimes out do an x600 radion. the 6200 turbo cache is crap though.
p4 3.0ghz @ 222X15=3330mhz
512mb pc3200 dual channel @222mhz
80gb wd hdd/40gb maxtor when on linux
8x agp geforce 6200 @ 549/585can't unlock extra pipes. plz help if you can
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And what did he say he was looking at?
"Nvidia 6200 w/turbo cache"
:-)
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