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Is this a good card?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:01 pm
by IPBJT!
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?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:55 pm
by The_Hushed_Casket
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:09 pm
by a mammoth
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
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:42 pm
by Cuda
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
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:09 pm
by [cc]z@nd!
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:53 pm
by The_Hushed_Casket
[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)
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:24 pm
by [cc]z@nd!
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*