Simviation Forum - 512mb geforce 6200

Jun 17^th, 2005 at 2:54pm

wealthysoup Offline
Colonel
Newtownards, Northern Ireland

Gender:
Posts: 825

Is a 512mb geforce 6200 worth £100? noticed this here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=67864&item=5209805732&r...

My PC specs:&&AMD Athlon 64 3200 (@ 2.2ghz)&&Asus K8v se deluxe motherboard&&1.5gb pc3200 RAM&&128mb palit geforce 6600gt&&200gb+80gb hard drives&&21 inch CRT&&5.1 creative surround sound speakers

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Jun 17^th, 2005 at 3:03pm

NWISimmer Ex Member

Don't believe the hype!
Extra RAM does not equal extra performance.
I'd bet it's NOT worth the money.
Now a 6600gt for a few quid more... more like it.
Rob.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Jun 17^th, 2005 at 8:52pm

Weather_Man Offline
Colonel
TX

Gender:
Posts: 184

No, it's still a budget card with poor performance. I wouldn't get it if it had 2GB RAM.

And, NO, it's not worth 100 pounds. It's currently at 100 dollars retail.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145121

&&

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #3 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 10:46am

4_Series_Scania Offline
Colonel
He who laughs last, thinks
slowest.
Stoke on Trent England U.K.

Gender:
Posts: 3638

You can get a Geforce 6600GT for £118 !

That 6200 ,regardless of memory, won't get close to a 6600GT in FS9 or, any other game for that matter !

I would'nt be spending my money on Flea-Bay! Wink

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/6600AGP_Series.html

Quote:

OcUK GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-005-C3) £117.44 Including VAT

8)

Posting drivel here since Jan 31st, 2002. - That long!

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #4 - Jun 21^st, 2005 at 3:50pm

wealthysoup Offline
Colonel
Newtownards, Northern Ireland

Gender:
Posts: 825

Thanks guys does anybody know of a decent 256mb video card i can get for £100 or less? I've currently got a 128mb geforce fx 5200 and it seems a bit pointless to me to buy another 128mb graphics card regardless of speed

My PC specs:&&AMD Athlon 64 3200 (@ 2.2ghz)&&Asus K8v se deluxe motherboard&&1.5gb pc3200 RAM&&128mb palit geforce 6600gt&&200gb+80gb hard drives&&21 inch CRT&&5.1 creative surround sound speakers

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #5 - Jun 21^st, 2005 at 6:51pm

4_Series_Scania Offline
Colonel
He who laughs last, thinks
slowest.
Stoke on Trent England U.K.

Gender:
Posts: 3638

Quote:

Thanks guys does anybody know of a decent 256mb video card i can get for £100 or less? I've currently got a 128mb geforce fx 5200 and it seems a bit pointless to me to buy another 128mb graphics card regardless of speed

Your falling into the "256MB is better trap"
A easy mistake to make.

Consider this, my 128MB 6800LE out performs the 256MB ATI 9800 Pro and the 256MB FX5950Ultra, both very expensive cards not too long back....

I upgraded from my 128MB Geforce 5600 to my 128MB 6800 LE, the upgrade was far from "pointless", unless you describe now being able to run most of my games @ MAX settings with Anti-Alaising as "Pointless"

The RAM is almost irrelevant, the speed of the Graphics Processor is far more imoprtant.

Save £20 or so extra and buy either a 6600GT or, a 6800LE. Both cost roughly the same and offer similar levels of performance.

My Card...
Leadtek WinFast A400LE-TDH GeForce 6800 LE 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - £117.44 Including VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/GeForce_6800.html
Problem solved. Wink

Paul.

Posting drivel here since Jan 31st, 2002. - That long!

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #6 - Jun 21^st, 2005 at 10:50pm

the_autopilot Offline
Colonel

Gender:
Posts: 1359

6600gt, go with it and be happy.

The 6200 is essentially a geforce4 mx with dx9 abilities.

Link to sig:&&Click here&&(Cannot post signature here due to current forum restrications on linked images).

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #7 - Jun 22^nd, 2005 at 1:59am

cobzz Offline
Colonel
Melbourne, Australia

Gender:
Posts: 406

yeahaw, i like my x850xt pe at 540 MHz.
sorry i had 2 Cheesy

memory dosnt mean much, SOME, 128meg cards are faster than 256meg cards.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #8 - Jun 22^nd, 2005 at 7:09pm

marick626 Offline
Colonel
Banned
Puerto Rico

Gender:
Posts: 618

oh, and ps.
this is a joke.

Why do people do this!!!

Banned for this...&&http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=paywareshots;action=display;num=1122138678;start=0&&Posted by a Mod...

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #9 - Jun 22^nd, 2005 at 7:38pm

the_autopilot Offline
Colonel

Gender:
Posts: 1359

Well...

They have extra time on their hands.

Link to sig:&&Click here&&(Cannot post signature here due to current forum restrications on linked images).

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #10 - Jun 23^rd, 2005 at 3:33pm

Ivan Offline
Colonel
No, I'm NOT Russian, I
only like Russian aircraft
The netherlands

Gender:
Posts: 6058

get a GF7800... out already, and faster

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2451&p=8

And as a bonus: it's less hungry on the 12v so it runs cooler too

Russian planes: IL-76 (all standard length ones), Tu-154 and Il-62, Tu-134 and An-24RV&&&&AI flightplans and repaints can be found here

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #11 - Jun 23^rd, 2005 at 5:11pm

the_autopilot Offline
Colonel

Gender:
Posts: 1359

If you can afford it, I completely recommend the 7800.

I have nothing to say about this card thats negative besides it price.

Link to sig:&&Click here&&(Cannot post signature here due to current forum restrications on linked images).

Back to top

IP Logged

	Search the archive: