Whoever told you that the 9600 was equivelant to the 5200 is sorely mistaken dude. The 5200 is an absolute crap card. That 9600 can probably perform as well as the FX 5700 or so. I know my friends 9600XT 128mb and one friend with the 256mb version do better than my 5700, yes they have XT's which is one step above the pro, but the point is it is way more powerful than the 5200 for sure