Friend needs gfx card for about $100

[XxCowOfChaosxX]

He needs this card for gaming, he wants to get halo in the near future
My other friend eccomends- GFFX 5200
I reccomend- GF4 Ti-4200
now, we are having a huge debate on which card will perform better. He claims that the FX 5200 will be able to run DX9 and the 4200 CANNOT
however, i still think that the 5200 is just too slow to run dx9 games to its full potential, and I think that he should run halo in dx8 or something
now, which card do yall think will run better on halo(or any other card)
thx

[cheddahboy777]

id take a ti-4200 anyday

[slinky]

Halo won't run well on any card or config. But... between those cards i'd rather have the Ti 4200. 5200 is nothing but a Geforce 4 MX successor (though it definitely will run Halo, because i've tried the game on a PIII /w 64MB Geforce 4 MX 440 graphics and it played well at the lowest res).

Ti-4200 will still run DX9 games, it just won't take advantage of the advanced DX9 protocols. My GF4 Ti-4200 rocked. And from what I've read, like said, the DX9 performance on the 5200 is lacking anyway.

[HeadBand]

what about a radeon 9200 or 9600 those are around $60 and $100

[XxCowOfChaosxX]

thx for the input...
now another friend of mine says to 9600se is the way to go...will it work better than the ti-4200?

[uethello]

Since I bought a 9800 P, I'm an ATi fanboy. But avoid anything with SE like the plague. You should be able to buy a normal 9600 for under $100, and here's a link to a 9600 pro for $125.

[pinipig523]

Originally posted by slinky
Halo won't run well on any card or config. But... between those cards i'd rather have the Ti 4200. 5200 is nothing but a Geforce 4 MX successor (though it definitely will run Halo, because i've tried the game on a PIII /w 64MB Geforce 4 MX 440 graphics and it played well at the lowest res).

id say that my config runs halo very well. i can run it at 1600x1200 with settings maxxed with playable framerates (i.e. 40+fps).

my rig is an athlonxp 3600+, 1gb ram ddr400 geil, 9800pro, nforce2 motherboard... blah blah.

[rrcn]

nice rig pinipig

[slinky]

I notice you mention 40 fps. well there you go- an example of why it won't run well on any config.