GeForce5200 PCI>>>GeForce 5500 PCI ?

Eminemdrdre00 · Dec 4, 2004, 06:58 PM

I dont have an AGP slot on my motherboard, and upgrading it is not an option. So I am stuck with using a PCI graphics card. I've had the 5200 PCI for about a year now, I've played games like Max Payne 2 and Splinter Cell. A PNY 5500 PCI is out now. Is it worth it to upgrade? Will there be a noticible difference? Thanks.

MiDKnYtE · Dec 5, 2004, 01:04 AM

they are basically the same card. the 5500 is just clocked higher. save your $$ for a 6800GT or something.

Eminemdrdre00 · Dec 6, 2004, 10:25 PM

I would, but I only can buy a PCI card, thats why I was considering getting this one.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 7, 2004, 12:45 AM

diffrent core maybe a little higher clocks better card 4 pixel pipes but going by the specs it's not going to be much faster FYI:the 5200 really, really, really, sucks, sell it on ebay,

Also there is the 5700LE PCI out as well and thats alot better
but then again man there a pint wer your system & PCI buss bandwith
will hold back the card...

so you could get a much faster card and see little to no differance

might be time to concentrate on a system upgrade but i'd tell you to get the 5700LE PCI if you going to get something

Eminemdrdre00 · Dec 7, 2004, 09:09 PM

No the system is fine, its only a year old P4 2.6ghz, 512mb of RAM, I put in a DVD-RW drive and bought a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS card with 5.1 speakers. The only thing I wasnt aware of at the time when I bought the PC was PC gaming. I've always stuck to my PS2. So I didnt know about the advantage AGP has over PCI.

Anyone to make a long story short, where can I find the 5700LE PCI card?

GerbilJammer · Dec 10, 2004, 10:19 AM

Best Buy I presume.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 10, 2004, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eminemdrdre00

No the system is fine, its only a year old P4 2.6ghz, 512mb of RAM, I put in a DVD-RW drive and bought a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS card with 5.1 speakers. The only thing I wasnt aware of at the time when I bought the PC was PC gaming. I've always stuck to my PS2. So I didnt know about the advantage AGP has over PCI.

Anyone to make a long story short, where can I find the 5700LE PCI card?

Here is a couple places

http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/quic...y=VC-APOL-0015
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...TT=Video+Cards

But look up some reviews, compairisons and decide for your self

Nymins · Dec 12, 2004, 11:08 AM

is that fx 5700le any good?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 12, 2004, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nymins

is that fx 5700le any good?

well it a low end main stream card, the others listed 5200/5500 are really value cards. They also can cange levels down word as new products take thier place...

this isn't exact but gies you an IDEA

FASTEST~

"High end"
High end
low end

"Mainsteam"
High end
low end ---->5700le

"Value"
High --->5500
low ---->5200

Slowest ~

Also AGP and PCIe cards are much better then the PCI couter parts

Nymins · Dec 12, 2004, 03:03 PM

there is also a inno3d fx 5600 pci version. what about it? i mean will i see an improvement in performance if i got a 5700le or 5600 to replace my fx 5200 64bit?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 12, 2004, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nymins

there is also a inno3d fx 5600 pci version. what about it? i mean will i see an improvement in performance if i got a 5700le or 5600 to replace my fx 5200 64bit?

5600 is just a faster 5200.... and thier both what i'd call CRAP! They weren't real hot when they wer released and now they've gotten outdated fast...

If your upgradeing you really should look at the 5700 series or "higher"

Nymins · Dec 12, 2004, 04:30 PM

will i see an improvement if i got the fx 5700 le pci?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 12, 2004, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nymins

will i see an improvement if i got the fx 5700 le pci?

Not sure.. especally when your talking about PCI wich is pretty bandwith limited
like I said earlier AGP is better and faster and so are the cards

and actually afte looking at some stock bechmarks

the 5600 seems to beat the 5700LE by a little but
When overclocked it's another story

I still think your better off upgradeing your systems guys..
then getting an AGP card

Nymins · Dec 12, 2004, 06:30 PM

the 5700 le looks pretty good when OCed. i got a Dell so its hard to upgrade

Klucko · Apr 21, 2006, 03:04 AM

Ok i got a stupid dell 3000 its got the stupid pci card shot on the mother board.... but is a p4 3.0 intel w/ HT tech.... 1mb cache...... so the only way i can up grade to a PCI-e or AGP (want PCI-e) is to get a new mother board???? i only play CSS and BF2 really can the stupid pci 256 mb like the 5500 or the 9250 raneon work for that??/ or do i need a new mother board?

Klucko · Apr 21, 2006, 03:06 AM

oh yeah and what is over clocking and is the 256mb just a waste cause of the band with if i'm stuck with PCI sould i just get a 128mb not a 256mb

Nymins · Apr 21, 2006, 11:15 AM

Get the 6200 PCI from 3dFuzion (BFG's sub company) or get it directly from BFG, the 6200 OC PCI: http://bfgtech.com/6200_256_PCI.html

the big Firefly · Apr 21, 2006, 11:38 AM

guy save yourself a lot of money an just buy a motherboard with pci-e that will fit with your cpu. you can always use the pci card for a while longer and later get a pci-e card. you just going to wast money on that pci cards. they more expensive because of the extra chip they have to put on the card so that it can run in a pci slot. and the performence increase you get is very poor. just gat yourself up to date with technoligy. pci-e is gonna be here for a while.

to build up a pc is to build for the future. buy something that will last. thats my advise to you.

chiggz · Apr 23, 2006, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nymins

Get the 6200 PCI from 3dFuzion (BFG's sub company) or get it directly from BFG, the 6200 OC PCI: http://bfgtech.com/6200_256_PCI.html

Agreed, you can overclock the crap outta this card and if you get the right one you can ulock the extra piplelines making it a 6600

Not a bad solution for PCI only boards....
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Dec 4, 2004, 06:58 PM	#1
Eminemdrdre00 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	GeForce5200 PCI>>>GeForce 5500 PCI ? I dont have an AGP slot on my motherboard, and upgrading it is not an option. So I am stuck with using a PCI graphics card. I've had the 5200 PCI for about a year now, I've played games like Max Payne 2 and Splinter Cell. A PNY 5500 PCI is out now. Is it worth it to upgrade? Will there be a noticible difference? Thanks.

Dec 7, 2004, 12:45 AM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	diffrent core maybe a little higher clocks better card 4 pixel pipes but going by the specs it's not going to be much faster FYI:the 5200 really, really, really, sucks, sell it on ebay, Also there is the 5700LE PCI out as well and thats alot better but then again man there a pint wer your system & PCI buss bandwith will hold back the card... so you could get a much faster card and see little to no differance might be time to concentrate on a system upgrade but i'd tell you to get the 5700LE PCI if you going to get something __________________

Dec 10, 2004, 10:19 AM	#6
GerbilJammer DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	Best Buy I presume. __________________ No administrators, moderators, or forum users were harmed in the typing of this post. =)

Apr 21, 2006, 03:04 AM	#15
Klucko DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	How to upgrade?? from pci?? Ok i got a stupid dell 3000 its got the stupid pci card shot on the mother board.... but is a p4 3.0 intel w/ HT tech.... 1mb cache...... so the only way i can up grade to a PCI-e or AGP (want PCI-e) is to get a new mother board???? i only play CSS and BF2 really can the stupid pci 256 mb like the 5500 or the 9250 raneon work for that??/ or do i need a new mother board?

Apr 21, 2006, 11:15 AM	#17
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	Get the 6200 PCI from 3dFuzion (BFG's sub company) or get it directly from BFG, the 6200 OC PCI: http://bfgtech.com/6200_256_PCI.html __________________ Pc 1 (Dell Dim 2400): P4 2.8ghz\| 512mb ram\| Geforce FX 5200\| 160gb 7200rpm hard drive\| 17" Flat Screen Monitor Pc 2 (Custom PC): Athlon 64 3000+\| 1GB ram\| Gigabyte 6600GT 128mb PCI-E \| 80gb hdd\| 15" Flat screen monitor Pc 3 (HP d530 SFF): P4 2.8ghz\| 1GB ram\| Integrated gfx\| 40gb Hdd\| 17" Flat screen monitor

Dec 5, 2004, 01:04 AM	#2
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	they are basically the same card. the 5500 is just clocked higher. save your $$ for a 6800GT or something.

Dec 6, 2004, 10:25 PM	Thread Starter #3
Eminemdrdre00 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	I would, but I only can buy a PCI card, thats why I was considering getting this one.

Dec 7, 2004, 09:09 PM	Thread Starter #5
Eminemdrdre00 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	No the system is fine, its only a year old P4 2.6ghz, 512mb of RAM, I put in a DVD-RW drive and bought a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS card with 5.1 speakers. The only thing I wasnt aware of at the time when I bought the PC was PC gaming. I've always stuck to my PS2. So I didnt know about the advantage AGP has over PCI. Anyone to make a long story short, where can I find the 5700LE PCI card?

Dec 12, 2004, 11:08 AM	#8
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	is that fx 5700le any good?

Dec 12, 2004, 03:03 PM	#10
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	there is also a inno3d fx 5600 pci version. what about it? i mean will i see an improvement in performance if i got a 5700le or 5600 to replace my fx 5200 64bit?

Dec 12, 2004, 04:30 PM	#12
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	will i see an improvement if i got the fx 5700 le pci?

Dec 12, 2004, 06:30 PM	#14
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	the 5700 le looks pretty good when OCed. i got a Dell so its hard to upgrade

Apr 21, 2006, 03:06 AM	#16
Klucko DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	oh yeah and what is over clocking and is the 256mb just a waste cause of the band with if i'm stuck with PCI sould i just get a 128mb not a 256mb

Apr 21, 2006, 11:38 AM	#18
the big Firefly DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: south africa Posts: 946 Rep Power: 0	guy save yourself a lot of money an just buy a motherboard with pci-e that will fit with your cpu. you can always use the pci card for a while longer and later get a pci-e card. you just going to wast money on that pci cards. they more expensive because of the extra chip they have to put on the card so that it can run in a pci slot. and the performence increase you get is very poor. just gat yourself up to date with technoligy. pci-e is gonna be here for a while. to build up a pc is to build for the future. buy something that will last. thats my advise to you.