Nvidia Geforce 6200 128mb PCI (not express!!)

Nymins · Dec 27, 2005, 04:04 PM

Dunno if this has been posted before, but i think it has just recently been released. I know its no 7800gtx or X1800XL but for us PCI only owners it looks pretty good. I wonder how it will perform? Cant find any benchmarks. If someone could I would be greatful.

Here are the specs:

# GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200
# Bus Type: PCI
# Memory: 128MB DDR
# Core Clock: 350MHz
# RAMDACs: Dual 400MHz
# API Support: Microsoft® DirectX® and OpenGL for Microsoft® Windows®
# Connectors: VGA, DVI-I, S-Video Out
# Vertices/Sec.: 263 million

NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200 at a Glance
NVIDIA® CineFX™ 3.0 engine
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support
NVIDIA® Ultrashadow™ II technology
64-bit floating point texture filtering and blending

http://www.3dfuzion.com/cards_6200_pci_128.asp#

Vikingod · Dec 27, 2005, 04:25 PM

the 6200 is a bottom line newer card. It's certainly not a work horse and I would advise buying it if you plan to play games in the future. Spend the extra few buck and get a 6800 or even a 6600.

http://www.nvnews.net/previews/geforce_6200/index.shtml some benchies
http://www.digital-daily.com/video/n...up/index02.htm and some more graphs

If you don't play games, its a good card, but for longevity's sake, i'd get something a bit more powerful.

Nymins · Dec 27, 2005, 05:23 PM

Like i said this is a PCI card for "us" PCI owners. the 6800 and 6600 dont come in PCI format. only AGP or PCI-E.

Vikingod · Dec 27, 2005, 05:28 PM

oh, I see. I saw PCI and assumed PCI express, my bad. As far as that goes, I would say this is possibly top of the line for you. In fact, I didn't know they even made one in PCI.

Nymins · Dec 27, 2005, 05:31 PM

I know. I was a bit concerned at first thinking that this was a big hoax. But i went to my local PCWORLD and there it was on the shelf (PCWORLD suck and i never thought they would have one as they seem very rare). Its £50 in the shop but i haven't got it yet.

Randomletters · Dec 28, 2005, 01:07 AM

i assume this is for a third computer? The two in your sig definately have an agp or pci-e slot. I definately wouldnt even expect the newer games to be playable on that card, so in that case buy it if you need a replacement display card but if you have onboard, stick with that

Nymins · Dec 28, 2005, 04:02 PM

The first computer in my sig is a Dell. So i only have PCI slots. The second one is my PCI-E computer. I'm thinking of getting a 6600gt for it.

IEMC · Dec 28, 2005, 08:16 PM

Im using one as we speak.

Its pretty good, acctually, runs HL2 on high settings with about 30 - 40 fps, which is good IMO.

Nymins · Dec 28, 2005, 08:32 PM

ahh sweet mate. have you played any other higher-end games like Doom 3, Far Cry, Fear or Q4? I know they obviously wont run on super high settings, but i would like to know how they perform on this card.

If you could post any other of your FPS from other games then that would help.

Cheers

IEMC · Dec 29, 2005, 01:51 AM

The only other high end game ive played is Doom 3, which im not sure what kind of FPS i got, but it was very nice

High settings i believe.

Randomletters · Dec 29, 2005, 02:46 AM

wow thats pretty weird a p4 2.8 is coupled to a mobo with PCI only slots, gl with the 6200 though post your thoughts on it when you get it.

Nymins · Dec 29, 2005, 01:00 PM

@Randomletters: Its a Dell so, you know, nothing really more I can say :P

@IEMC: That sounds really good. I may invest in one of these. Do you think it is possible to unlock the extra 4 pipelines? Since pretty much all Geforce 6200's are really toned down versions of the normal 6600?

That would be really cool if you could unlock those extra pipes.

Randomletters · Dec 29, 2005, 01:58 PM

mine is a dell too but came with a p4 3.2 and a mobo with a Pci-E slot.

Nymins · Dec 29, 2005, 02:00 PM

I got my Dell about 3 years ago. Its the Dimension 2400 so it only has PCI slots. Not even AGP or anything.

But do you think this card (6200) will be an improvement over my FX5200?

Here are the specs of both:

Here is the FX 5200 specs:

Memory Clock Speed: 400 MHz
RAMDAC Clock Speed: 350 MHz
Graphics Processor Data Width: 64-bit
Video Memory Installed: 128 MB
63 million vertices/sec.
CineFX 1.0 engine

And the 6200 specs:

Core Clock: 350MHz
RAMDACs: Dual 400MHz
Graphics Processor Data Width: 128-bit
Video Memory Installed: 128MB DDR
263 million vertices/sec.
CineFX 3.0 engine
Full DirectX 9.0 support
NVIDIA Ultrashadow II technology
64-bit floating point texture filtering and blending

Shakey_Jake33 · Dec 29, 2005, 06:38 PM

Maybe I've missed something, but surely it would be wiser to just replace the motherboard? I mean, I assume you can do that even with a Dell? Seems to make more sense to me than trying to milk PCI.

Nymins · Dec 29, 2005, 06:58 PM

No you cant change to any other motherboard because of Dell's case chassis. They make it so that it is pretty much impossible to change to a different motherboard.

malkop · Jan 26, 2006, 03:03 PM

hi guys, i am new to this so pls here me out, i need some help with my geforce 6200 pci express graphics card 128mb 128 bit, this card is a gigabyte one, and not turbocash version, funny thing is i dont even see it on the gigabytes site anymore use to.

ok, want i wanted to say is i managed to unlock 4 pipelines on my card, very easy a3 core, but i still get some artifacts, can someone pls help me.

Nymins · Jan 26, 2006, 06:13 PM

If i were you i would get a fan for the card if it doesn't already have one. The artifacts tell me that the card cannot handle that much power without cooling in place.

So get a fan or revert back to the original bios and pipelines.

akira1 · Jan 31, 2006, 02:29 PM

Hi guys, just purchased a PCI (not express!) geforce 6200 over the weekend. Stumbled upon this forum when hunting for overclocking info. Like other 2400 owners, I'd investigated the possibility of upgrading my mobo but couldn't be bothered with the hassle (it's actually one of the reasons I purchased a basic pc - to keep myself from gaming!). Anyhoo, my dell can be upgraded (with a motherboard that fits the case) but I'd rather build a new pc than start on my dell. In the meantime, I wanted a graphics card that'd give me better video and an s-video out. Imagine my surprise when I temporarily apprehended a friend's copy of Call of Duty 2. Plays well on high settings. Doesn't set the world on fire, but it plays and looks great. Really. Halo's not bad either...a great card purcase for 40 quid. From what I can gather, it's the best PCI available.

ToolPunk · Feb 16, 2006, 02:06 PM

If there is anyone out there still listening in on this thread I need some help if you can. I picked up a BFG 3D Fusion version of the Nvidia 6200 PCI 128MB (until I pocket enough for the 7800 series) and I am having a problem. I don't experience this in games or anything of that sort (that I notice). In menus though (installation screens, folders, webpages, etc.) I get these little black and white lines (either black or white depending on what it is showing up on). They look like dashes and they appear in different places each time and there are a different amount each time.

Any ideas?

What are they and how do I get rid of them?

I have tried the latest nVidia drivers and the ones supplied on the disc (forceware 77.77) and no difference.

CPU: Pentium 4 630 3.0Ghz w/HT
RAM: 1GB Dual Channel 4200 DDR2
MoBo: ECS 945P-A 1.1
PSU: 450w
Total of 6 case fans.

Nymins · Feb 16, 2006, 04:54 PM

Quite a number of people are having this same problem with this card. Wait until Nvidia release drivers that are supported for the 6200 pci version.

Out of interest, how do the games perform with the 6200 pci? Have you played any next gen games like FEAR, Quake 4 or Doom 3 etc?

ToolPunk · Feb 17, 2006, 07:50 AM

I have played Unreal 2004 on full blasted settings, Age of Empires 3 full settings, LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth full settings, World of Warcraft full settings, Area 51 full settings. I have not tested Doom 3 yet or FEAR but if you are interested I will post back when I do.

I have not tested them yet because I was not sure if my above problem was serious. I did not know whether or not I should take this card back and get something else. I did not know that Nvidia did not fully support (without bugs) this card through thier drivers. I thought this card had been out for some time now.

If it will be fixed that is great. I only have untill this weekend to return or exchange so thanks for the quick reply.

Nymins · Feb 17, 2006, 10:49 AM

Nvidia should release new drivers that support this card. It hasn't been out too long. Around the end of December to the start of this new year is when they were released. I would hold on to it for a bit, as i am sure Nvidia will solve this problem

Katatonia · Mar 19, 2006, 01:29 AM

i just ordered the 6200 for my pci computer, i'll let everyone know how it works out, curious to see what games i can run on this card, we'll see

Katatonia · Mar 22, 2006, 01:23 AM

im pretty disapointed with the out come, im running Counter strike source at 40-50 FPS
and Running Counter Strike 1.6 at 75 FPS. With all the settings low-medium settings.

ChampionFx · Mar 24, 2006, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToolPunk

If there is anyone out there still listening in on this thread I need some help if you can. I picked up a BFG 3D Fusion version of the Nvidia 6200 PCI 128MB (until I pocket enough for the 7800 series) and I am having a problem. I don't experience this in games or anything of that sort (that I notice). In menus though (installation screens, folders, webpages, etc.) I get these little black and white lines (either black or white depending on what it is showing up on). They look like dashes and they appear in different places each time and there are a different amount each time.

Any ideas?

What are they and how do I get rid of them?

I have tried the latest nVidia drivers and the ones supplied on the disc (forceware 77.77) and no difference.

CPU: Pentium 4 630 3.0Ghz w/HT
RAM: 1GB Dual Channel 4200 DDR2
MoBo: ECS 945P-A 1.1
PSU: 450w
Total of 6 case fans.

Hello

I'm having same problem as you have, and I really don't think that those white and black short lines are fault of Nvidia driver as someone mentioned.
I picked up same BFG 3D Fuzion 6200 128MB PCI bus and even thou It's a sister of BFG this card is suffering from poor writen video bios in my opinion.
I used Ati Visiontek 9200 256MB PCI and my system didn't have any problem to recognize this card as a primary video accelerator including OGL and Direct3D.
After that I got BFG 5500 OC 256MB PCI bus card and this card is the best so far in my system recognizing video bios.
Not only it take a very short time on boot to configure this card but it also show video bios model number before anything else is loaded.
For systems with originally onboard videos this could be the crucial thing.
Because of proper configuration I could overclocked this card even more without any problems with Nvidia driver+ coolbits.This card is also recognized as primary for OGL and Direct3D. (DirectX)
Then all of a sudden I got this 3D Fuzion card, I've meet power requirements but there are these bothering dashes, plus even thou my system is recognizing this card, OGL and Direct3D is only listed as Intel Extreme Graphics.
There is nothing about GeForce OGL and DirectX being video accelerator.
Everest home edition can't no longer read this card GPU and DirectX information.
Yes this 6200 PCI is beating my FX 5500 in about every aspect in many cases by huge margin, especially FPS but my system won't go alone well with this card.
Any try overclocking with coolbits result in system freeze and it won't take even just a little tinny overclock nada.

With this strange configured computer this card is otherwise working

and now BFG released their GeForce 6200 OC 256MB PCI bus and I'm mad that I bought 3D Fuzion 6200 with only 128MB memory.
Unfortunately with my very happy experience with BFG card I'm thinking to switch to BFG 6200 PCI card because I strongly believe that their bios will be for sure writen waaaay much better than 3d Fuzion bios.
So far my Compuke Pukesario is working OK and my little gaming is fine with PCI bus card.
Will shop for next, more gaming machine in about a year from now

One more thing , this 6200 can't be unlocked for more pipes and is only 64-bit memory width interface !!!! both 3D fuzion and also new BFG 6200 OC 256 MB PCI bus.

PS: I'm sorry for my grammar.

ToolPunk · Mar 30, 2006, 01:26 PM

Well, as for me, I now have to find a way to get rid of this card, I can wait no longer. I sat and waited for the next set of Nvidia drivers and with the clean installation of this new set the problem got worse. More artifacts and now my PC restarts more often when under the stress of a 3D environment.

Blue Screen:
Stop:0x0000008E

nv4_disp.dll - Address BFAACBC8 at BF9D4000

Event Log:
Event Type: Information
Event Source: Application Popup
Event Category: None
Event ID: 26
Date: 3/30/2006
Time: 1:51:24 PM
User: N/A
Computer:
Description:
Application popup: Windows - Display Driver Stopped Responding : The nv4_disp display driver has stopped working normally. Save your work and reboot the system to restore full display functionality. The next time you reboot the machine a dialog will be displayed giving you a chance to upload data about this failure to Microsoft.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: nv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 108
Date: 3/30/2006
Time: 1:51:15 PM
User: N/A
Computer: JNKPC3
Description:
The driver nv4_disp for the display device \Device\Video0 got stuck in an infinite loop. This usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your hardware device vendor for any driver updates.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 03 00 46 00 ......F.
0008: 00 00 00 00 6c 00 04 c0 ....l..À
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Now that I have waisted all of my time trying to resolve this issue I have killed my return policy, found out that 3D fuzion is a sister company and I do not get the generous 24/7 support of BFG, I get a 2 year warranty instead of the Liftime warranty supplied by BFG and I am stuck with a piece of crap card that can't even look me in the eyes for fear that I might snap it in half. If many people are suffering from the same issue this means it is not a defective card but the manufacturers error in product. I highly doubt that they will offer a much needed replacement of a different card (not the same model card but supposedly with a fix) or money beck.

"Just as I was replied to over at Computing.net, if you bought the 3DFuzion 6200 PCI you just waisted your money."

If anyone has any resolves to this issue, any help in any way, I am sure that many people who thought there actually was one last Power Card for the PCI world, would really appriciate it. Thank you.

Katatonia · Apr 6, 2006, 06:32 AM

anyone know the best drivers for this card ? i downloaded the newest forceware drivers from teh nvidia site and it lags my games up alot.

simo98088 · Apr 9, 2006, 02:57 AM

Hi guys, hows the 6200 going?
I have a 5200 and im thinking of getting the 6200 PCI card,
do you's recommend it?

mokokawi · Apr 9, 2006, 04:25 AM

i read that the nvida forceware 84.20 work and clear up some problems.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nzone_d...bit_84.20.html

Dec 27, 2005, 04:04 PM	#1
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	Nvidia Geforce 6200 128mb PCI (not express!!) Dunno if this has been posted before, but i think it has just recently been released. I know its no 7800gtx or X1800XL but for us PCI only owners it looks pretty good. I wonder how it will perform? Cant find any benchmarks. If someone could I would be greatful. Here are the specs: # GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200 # Bus Type: PCI # Memory: 128MB DDR # Core Clock: 350MHz # RAMDACs: Dual 400MHz # API Support: Microsoft® DirectX® and OpenGL for Microsoft® Windows® # Connectors: VGA, DVI-I, S-Video Out # Vertices/Sec.: 263 million NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200 at a Glance NVIDIA® CineFX™ 3.0 engine Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support NVIDIA® Ultrashadow™ II technology 64-bit floating point texture filtering and blending http://www.3dfuzion.com/cards_6200_pci_128.asp# __________________ 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 27, 2005, 04:25 PM	#2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	the 6200 is a bottom line newer card. It's certainly not a work horse and I would advise buying it if you plan to play games in the future. Spend the extra few buck and get a 6800 or even a 6600. http://www.nvnews.net/previews/geforce_6200/index.shtml some benchies http://www.digital-daily.com/video/n...up/index02.htm and some more graphs If you don't play games, its a good card, but for longevity's sake, i'd get something a bit more powerful. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Dec 27, 2005, 05:23 PM	Thread Starter #3
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	Like i said this is a PCI card for "us" PCI owners. the 6800 and 6600 dont come in PCI format. only AGP or PCI-E. __________________ 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 27, 2005, 05:28 PM	#4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	oh, I see. I saw PCI and assumed PCI express, my bad. As far as that goes, I would say this is possibly top of the line for you. In fact, I didn't know they even made one in PCI. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Dec 27, 2005, 05:31 PM	Thread Starter #5
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	I know. I was a bit concerned at first thinking that this was a big hoax. But i went to my local PCWORLD and there it was on the shelf (PCWORLD suck and i never thought they would have one as they seem very rare). Its £50 in the shop but i haven't got it yet. __________________ 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 28, 2005, 01:07 AM	#6
Randomletters ))<>(( Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 52	i assume this is for a third computer? The two in your sig definately have an agp or pci-e slot. I definately wouldnt even expect the newer games to be playable on that card, so in that case buy it if you need a replacement display card but if you have onboard, stick with that __________________ <----------- Sexy Budget Rig stats to the left.

Dec 28, 2005, 04:02 PM	Thread Starter #7
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	The first computer in my sig is a Dell. So i only have PCI slots. The second one is my PCI-E computer. I'm thinking of getting a 6600gt for it. __________________ 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 28, 2005, 08:16 PM	#8
IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	Im using one as we speak. Its pretty good, acctually, runs HL2 on high settings with about 30 - 40 fps, which is good IMO.

Dec 28, 2005, 08:32 PM	Thread Starter #9
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	ahh sweet mate. have you played any other higher-end games like Doom 3, Far Cry, Fear or Q4? I know they obviously wont run on super high settings, but i would like to know how they perform on this card. If you could post any other of your FPS from other games then that would help. Cheers __________________ 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 29, 2005, 01:51 AM	#10
IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	The only other high end game ive played is Doom 3, which im not sure what kind of FPS i got, but it was very nice High settings i believe.

Dec 29, 2005, 02:46 AM	#11
Randomletters ))<>(( Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 52	wow thats pretty weird a p4 2.8 is coupled to a mobo with PCI only slots, gl with the 6200 though post your thoughts on it when you get it. __________________ <----------- Sexy Budget Rig stats to the left.

Dec 29, 2005, 01:00 PM	Thread Starter #12
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	@Randomletters: Its a Dell so, you know, nothing really more I can say :P @IEMC: That sounds really good. I may invest in one of these. Do you think it is possible to unlock the extra 4 pipelines? Since pretty much all Geforce 6200's are really toned down versions of the normal 6600? That would be really cool if you could unlock those extra pipes. __________________ 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 29, 2005, 01:58 PM	#13
Randomletters ))<>(( Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 52	mine is a dell too but came with a p4 3.2 and a mobo with a Pci-E slot. __________________ <----------- Sexy Budget Rig stats to the left.

Dec 29, 2005, 02:00 PM	Thread Starter #14
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	I got my Dell about 3 years ago. Its the Dimension 2400 so it only has PCI slots. Not even AGP or anything. But do you think this card (6200) will be an improvement over my FX5200? Here are the specs of both: Here is the FX 5200 specs: Memory Clock Speed: 400 MHz RAMDAC Clock Speed: 350 MHz Graphics Processor Data Width: 64-bit Video Memory Installed: 128 MB 63 million vertices/sec. CineFX 1.0 engine And the 6200 specs: Core Clock: 350MHz RAMDACs: Dual 400MHz Graphics Processor Data Width: 128-bit Video Memory Installed: 128MB DDR 263 million vertices/sec. CineFX 3.0 engine Full DirectX 9.0 support NVIDIA Ultrashadow II technology 64-bit floating point texture filtering and blending __________________ 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 29, 2005, 06:38 PM	#15
Shakey_Jake33 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	Maybe I've missed something, but surely it would be wiser to just replace the motherboard? I mean, I assume you can do that even with a Dell? Seems to make more sense to me than trying to milk PCI. __________________ CPU: Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz RAM: 2GB (2X1) GEiL DDR2 800MHz CAS4 GPU: OCUK GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512Meg Motherboard: Asus P5W DH Deluxe Sound Card: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Case: Antec P180 Black PSU: Seasonic S12 600W

Dec 29, 2005, 06:58 PM	Thread Starter #16
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	No you cant change to any other motherboard because of Dell's case chassis. They make it so that it is pretty much impossible to change to a different motherboard. __________________ 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

Jan 26, 2006, 03:03 PM	#17
malkop DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	hi guys, i am new to this so pls here me out, i need some help with my geforce 6200 pci express graphics card 128mb 128 bit, this card is a gigabyte one, and not turbocash version, funny thing is i dont even see it on the gigabytes site anymore use to. ok, want i wanted to say is i managed to unlock 4 pipelines on my card, very easy a3 core, but i still get some artifacts, can someone pls help me.

Jan 26, 2006, 06:13 PM	Thread Starter #18
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	If i were you i would get a fan for the card if it doesn't already have one. The artifacts tell me that the card cannot handle that much power without cooling in place. So get a fan or revert back to the original bios and pipelines. __________________ 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

Jan 31, 2006, 02:29 PM	#19
akira1 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hi guys, just purchased a PCI (not express!) geforce 6200 over the weekend. Stumbled upon this forum when hunting for overclocking info. Like other 2400 owners, I'd investigated the possibility of upgrading my mobo but couldn't be bothered with the hassle (it's actually one of the reasons I purchased a basic pc - to keep myself from gaming!). Anyhoo, my dell can be upgraded (with a motherboard that fits the case) but I'd rather build a new pc than start on my dell. In the meantime, I wanted a graphics card that'd give me better video and an s-video out. Imagine my surprise when I temporarily apprehended a friend's copy of Call of Duty 2. Plays well on high settings. Doesn't set the world on fire, but it plays and looks great. Really. Halo's not bad either...a great card purcase for 40 quid. From what I can gather, it's the best PCI available.

Feb 16, 2006, 02:06 PM	#20
ToolPunk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	If there is anyone out there still listening in on this thread I need some help if you can. I picked up a BFG 3D Fusion version of the Nvidia 6200 PCI 128MB (until I pocket enough for the 7800 series) and I am having a problem. I don't experience this in games or anything of that sort (that I notice). In menus though (installation screens, folders, webpages, etc.) I get these little black and white lines (either black or white depending on what it is showing up on). They look like dashes and they appear in different places each time and there are a different amount each time. Any ideas? What are they and how do I get rid of them? I have tried the latest nVidia drivers and the ones supplied on the disc (forceware 77.77) and no difference. CPU: Pentium 4 630 3.0Ghz w/HT RAM: 1GB Dual Channel 4200 DDR2 MoBo: ECS 945P-A 1.1 PSU: 450w Total of 6 case fans. Last edited by ToolPunk; Feb 16, 2006 at 02:12 PM.

Feb 16, 2006, 04:54 PM	Thread Starter #21
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	Quite a number of people are having this same problem with this card. Wait until Nvidia release drivers that are supported for the 6200 pci version. Out of interest, how do the games perform with the 6200 pci? Have you played any next gen games like FEAR, Quake 4 or Doom 3 etc? __________________ 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

Feb 17, 2006, 07:50 AM	#22
ToolPunk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	I have played Unreal 2004 on full blasted settings, Age of Empires 3 full settings, LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth full settings, World of Warcraft full settings, Area 51 full settings. I have not tested Doom 3 yet or FEAR but if you are interested I will post back when I do. I have not tested them yet because I was not sure if my above problem was serious. I did not know whether or not I should take this card back and get something else. I did not know that Nvidia did not fully support (without bugs) this card through thier drivers. I thought this card had been out for some time now. If it will be fixed that is great. I only have untill this weekend to return or exchange so thanks for the quick reply.

Feb 17, 2006, 10:49 AM	Thread Starter #23
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	Nvidia should release new drivers that support this card. It hasn't been out too long. Around the end of December to the start of this new year is when they were released. I would hold on to it for a bit, as i am sure Nvidia will solve this problem __________________ 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

Mar 19, 2006, 01:29 AM	#24
Katatonia DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	i just ordered the 6200 for my pci computer, i'll let everyone know how it works out, curious to see what games i can run on this card, we'll see

Mar 22, 2006, 01:23 AM	#25
Katatonia DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	im pretty disapointed with the out come, im running Counter strike source at 40-50 FPS and Running Counter Strike 1.6 at 75 FPS. With all the settings low-medium settings.

Mar 30, 2006, 01:26 PM	#27
ToolPunk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Well, as for me, I now have to find a way to get rid of this card, I can wait no longer. I sat and waited for the next set of Nvidia drivers and with the clean installation of this new set the problem got worse. More artifacts and now my PC restarts more often when under the stress of a 3D environment. Blue Screen: Stop:0x0000008E nv4_disp.dll - Address BFAACBC8 at BF9D4000 Event Log: Event Type: Information Event Source: Application Popup Event Category: None Event ID: 26 Date: 3/30/2006 Time: 1:51:24 PM User: N/A Computer: Description: Application popup: Windows - Display Driver Stopped Responding : The nv4_disp display driver has stopped working normally. Save your work and reboot the system to restore full display functionality. The next time you reboot the machine a dialog will be displayed giving you a chance to upload data about this failure to Microsoft. Event Type: Error Event Source: nv Event Category: None Event ID: 108 Date: 3/30/2006 Time: 1:51:15 PM User: N/A Computer: JNKPC3 Description: The driver nv4_disp for the display device \Device\Video0 got stuck in an infinite loop. This usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your hardware device vendor for any driver updates. Data: 0000: 00 00 00 00 03 00 46 00 ......F. 0008: 00 00 00 00 6c 00 04 c0 ....l..À 0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ 0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ 0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ Now that I have waisted all of my time trying to resolve this issue I have killed my return policy, found out that 3D fuzion is a sister company and I do not get the generous 24/7 support of BFG, I get a 2 year warranty instead of the Liftime warranty supplied by BFG and I am stuck with a piece of crap card that can't even look me in the eyes for fear that I might snap it in half. If many people are suffering from the same issue this means it is not a defective card but the manufacturers error in product. I highly doubt that they will offer a much needed replacement of a different card (not the same model card but supposedly with a fix) or money beck. "Just as I was replied to over at Computing.net, if you bought the 3DFuzion 6200 PCI you just waisted your money." If anyone has any resolves to this issue, any help in any way, I am sure that many people who thought there actually was one last Power Card for the PCI world, would really appriciate it. Thank you.

Apr 6, 2006, 06:32 AM	#28
Katatonia DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	anyone know the best drivers for this card ? i downloaded the newest forceware drivers from teh nvidia site and it lags my games up alot.

Apr 9, 2006, 02:57 AM	#29
simo98088 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Hi guys, hows the 6200 going? I have a 5200 and im thinking of getting the 6200 PCI card, do you's recommend it?

Apr 9, 2006, 04:25 AM	#30
mokokawi DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	i read that the nvida forceware 84.20 work and clear up some problems. http://www.nvidia.com/object/nzone_d...bit_84.20.html