This card started out under $100 (US). I thought it seemed like a good buy for the price, since it seems fast enough to run all of todays software. Is it or is there something I should be aware of?
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GFX5200, Why so cheap?
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Yes, it is truly designed as a budget card. While it won't be setting any land speed records, it is worth the price if you're truly on a tight budget and just can't afford anything better.
As to the claim concerning the heating and screensaver problems, I can say that I didn't have any of these when I tested one recently, and the system ran for days on end.Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill
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its because the gfx 5200 is worse than the gf4 ti 4600. the gfx 5200 to 5800 were like the worst cards that nvidia has made and it actually gave them a bad face because of all the errors it had(overheating, screensaver probs, etc. ).
Some of the Gf4 Ti 4200 cards are still over $100 (US) and supposedly I beleive the 5200 has the same bus speed plus its a newer chipset, so looking at it that way it seems like a good buy.
I just got a Asylum Gf 5200 at Wal-mart to replace my struggling ATI Radeon 7200 in my AMD 2100+ machine. I'd have to say I didn't notice much of a difference in graphics speed while running GTA Vicecity. It's still kinda jerky when it comes across high graphic areas in the city, just like the ATI 7200 is:( at defualt settings. I have a Asylum GF4 Ti 4200 in an older P4 1.4 ghz with less Ram that seems to do a better job, so maybe there is a reason cheap performs cheaply.
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