Is this a good card?

IPBJT! · Post by **IPBJT!** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:01 pm

I'm planning on buying a new graphic card for a cheap price (under 100$) and the one i found was this one: ATI Radeon 9200 128MB AGP

Is it good for someone who want to play Halo?

The_Hushed_Casket · Post by **The_Hushed_Casket** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:55 pm

Make sure your motherboard has an AGP slot if you are buying an AGP Card (only older, as in ~2 or more years old, computers will have one).
The price for that card is not very good. Here would be my suggestions for a graphics card under $100:
If you have an AGP slot: SAPPHIRE 100151L-RD Radeon X1300 256MB
If you have PCI-E x16 slot: ASUS EAX1300PRO/TD/256M Radeon X1300PRO 256MB

Both of these cards should easily be able to play Halo at max settings.

a mammoth · Post by **a mammoth** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:09 pm

my Dell that I bought six months ago doesn't have one Grr so I had to buy a PCI gfx card, but I don't play many games on it

Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:42 pm

No. Do not get a 9200. Thats the one I had earlier. That thing overheats like hell. Splurge on a one up and get a 9600. That way, not only will you be able to play Halo, its also compatible with BF2

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:09 pm

my x800 i keep bragging about i got for cheap, lemme grab a link if i still have it, and see if the price has dropped at all.

link - hey, it dropped to 72 bucks (after a 30 dollar rebate). good bargain card imo.

The_Hushed_Casket · Post by **The_Hushed_Casket** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:53 pm

[cc]z@nd! wrote:my x800 i keep bragging about i got for cheap, lemme grab a link if i still have it, and see if the price has dropped at all.

link - hey, it dropped to 72 bucks (after a 30 dollar rebate). good bargain card imo.

I used to have an X800 (it was passively cooled and it overheated and died

). But they are good cards, they can play Half-Life 2 at medium-highish settings, and all the latest games at mediumish settings. (And of course Halo at max settings)

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:24 pm

wow, passive cooling... i've never really been a fan. anyways, yeah, i love it as a bargain card. after i buy more RAM and start saving up cash again, i might consider buying a newer card *buys lottery tickets and stares at a 7950 picture*