Computer Forum - PC Hardware, Software Forums  

Go Back   Computer Forum - PC Hardware, Software Forums > Computer Hardware Zone > Graphics and Display Components
Register Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Graphics and Display Components Covers discussions and issues regarding graphics cards, TV tuner cards, video input cards, monitors and any other display related hardware and drivers.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 01/08/06, 12:07
digitalpedro digitalpedro is offline
Newbie
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4
digitalpedro is an unknown quantity at this point
is it worth adding a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 card to my PC

I currently have an intergrated graphics solution in my new computer (Geforce 6100) but i have an Geforce Fx 5200 in my old computer (both are 256mb). Can i add this to my current computer and if i can, is it worth it?

Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 01/08/06, 20:05
syphus's Avatar
syphus syphus is online now
Administrator
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Far away
Posts: 2,034
syphus is on a distinguished road
Send a message via ICQ to syphus Send a message via AIM to syphus Send a message via MSN to syphus Send a message via Yahoo to syphus
Re: is it worth adding a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 card to my PC

I don't think it'd be worth it. I doubt you'd see any measurable performance improvement; I'm tempted to think the GeForce 6100 Chipset has a faster graphics core than the GeForce FX 5200. It definitely has a better feature set in the DirectX 9c/Pixel Shader 3.0 support.

Neither of them are very suitable for gaming anyway, so you'd gain nothing and lose nothing.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 04/09/06, 18:32
Dave P Dave P is offline
Newbie
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3
Dave P is an unknown quantity at this point
Re: is it worth adding a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 card to my PC

I have integrated video too (GeForce6150) and i think that 6100 would be faster then 5200, but... External video usually have a better 2D quality and save 256 mb system RAM (integrated vide use your system RAM for frame buffer)
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 05/09/06, 02:53
syphus's Avatar
syphus syphus is online now
Administrator
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Far away
Posts: 2,034
syphus is on a distinguished road
Send a message via ICQ to syphus Send a message via AIM to syphus Send a message via MSN to syphus Send a message via Yahoo to syphus
Re: is it worth adding a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 card to my PC

You raise a good point with the Video Memory consuming physical RAM. Users with integrated graphics are better of setting the shared RAM to the minimum. A GeForce 6100 could never make effective use of 256 MB of texture memory; 32~64 would probably be optimum.

It's not generally true that external graphics chips have better 2D. This was true maybe 3-4 hardware generations ago, when integrated graphics didn't even hardware accelerate vector surfaces or mouse pointers. A GeForce 6100 is feature-superior to a GeForce FX 5200 in nearly every way.

Most GeForce FX 5200 would be slower than an integrated GeForce 6100 (with the exception of the GeForce FX 5200 Ultra) in both core and memory bandwidth.
Reply With Quote
Reply



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:04.


| Laptop Computer Reviews | Earn Cashback on Computer Shopping in UK | Cheap Broadband Bundles

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0