i need a cheap graphics card

[ilzdomain]

i been looking at the radeon 9200 se or the gforce 5200
i need it for a pci slot here are my computer stats:
2.8ghz, p4 fsb 533, 512mb ddr 400, 80gb 7200rpm
-i want to spend less then 100 dollars, i play games such a underground, nba live, madden and so on, right now i have a gforce 2 mc200 64 mb and its not that good, i have to have low resolution.

i basically want good graphics, but not top of the line. i want to knwo whether i should go for 256 or just stick with 128. i think the fx supports up to 9.0 directx but the 9200 only does 8.1, does that make a difference? any info will help me thank you.

[yo4444]

Go 256. Most games coming out suport lower, but not with full graphics, and I'm sure 256 will be standard very soon, if it's not already.

[hUMANbEATbOX]

dx8.1, dx9, 128mb, 256mb, nvidia, ati, none of this will really matter with a pci card.

pci cards will run slow regardless. i would go with whatever is cheaper.

[Avg]

Even if it was agp it would be pointless to get an 256mb one as it will too slow to run games that use it, even the 9800pro doesn't see a improvement from having more mem but i think that will change as more demanding games come out, and as stated above you won't get great performance from a pci card I would save and plan to get a new mobo at least.

[Yuriman]

I suggest a pci 128mb radeon 9100. www.shentech.com used to have a Visiontech 9100 128mb for around $50, I dont know if they still have them though.