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vid card at newegg is this a good sub $80 card? i will be playing bf1942 at most...with mid/high settings and no AA
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this a good sub $80 card?
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Yeah it will do fine for BF'42, but the longevity of the card wont be very long.
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what you mean longevity? like before it's out of date?
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it wont last long in terms of keeping up with current games... ie no Domm]|[ or HL2 (at least no well)
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what is something not much more expensive than this that could play those games, on low settings cause i doubt i buy those, but i might get halo so something that works with that too
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you can get a geforce fx 5200 card for cheeper and its a dx9 card. You can get the 256mb version for around the same price or the ultra version for like $113 i think it was. Or a 5600 for 110. This will play the games you want and do them well.
Altho most of the t14200 cards will oc to 4600 speeds and run well, they are dx8 cards so you wont be playing the newer dx9 games.
Altho most of the t14200 cards will oc to 4600 speeds and run well, they are dx8 cards so you wont be playing the newer dx9 games.
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Xstatic said:
You can still play them, you just wont be able to use the new features
The Ti4200 is the perfect card for your budget
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lol the ti4200 is much faster than a 5200 
and the 256meg on the fx5200 wont make any difference as most games dont need that much also the ram is slower on the 256meg cards
and the 256meg on the fx5200 wont make any difference as most games dont need that much also the ram is slower on the 256meg cards- Joined
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I think that 128Mb id more memory than the FX5200 GPU is willing to look at, much less utilize effectively
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For cheap I would get a R8500/ti4200. For ~$140 I would get the 9600pro.
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I'll second the Ti4200 option...............
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spring for a 9600pro for $150 if you can, if not i second the r8500/r8500le/r9100/ti4200 but they aren't huge upgrades to you mx440, best is to hold out until prices fall when the next cards come out
