question about upgrading my graphics card

fitchie

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at the moment i have a geforce 2 32mb. i want a really decent graphics card like a 256mb one i have found this one. firstly could anyone tell me wether this is actually a decent card? it says 256mb which i think is the best right? if it is i dont understand why this 256mb car is only £60 and other 256mb cards are like £300?!
Product Description Gainward FX PowerPack! Pro/680 TV/DVI - graphics adapter - GF FX 5200 - 256 MB

Manufacturer Warranty 3 years warranty

System Requirements Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP

Package Type Retail

Device Type Graphics adapter

Enclosure Type Plug-in card

Compliant Standards Plug and Play

Interface Type AGP 8x

Video Output 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz

Graphics Processor / Vendor NVidia GeForce FX 5200

Video Memory Installed ( Max ) 256 MB

Multiple Monitors Support Yes ( 2 Monitors max)

RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz

API Supported OpenGL, DirectX

Video Compression Standards MPEG-2

TV Interface TV out




Extended Specification


General

Compatibility PC

Device Type Graphics adapter

Enclosure Type Plug-in card

Interface Type AGP 8x

Expansion / Connectivity

Compatible Slots 1 x AGP

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support 3 years warranty

Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Technical support - phone consulting - 3 years
Technical support - e-mail consulting - 3 years

Miscellaneous

Package Type Retail

Compliant Standards Plug and Play

Software / System Requirements

Software Included Drivers & Utilities

OS Required Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP

Min Processor Type Intel Pentium

Min RAM Size 64 MB

Peripheral / Interface Devices CD-ROM

Processor / Memory

Graphics Processor / Vendor NVidia GeForce FX 5200

Video Memory Installed ( Max ) 256 MB - integrated

RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz

Video Output

API Supported OpenGL, DirectX

Video Compression Standards MPEG-2

TV Interface TV out

Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

Max Monitors Supported 2

Multiple Monitors Support Yes

Analogue Video Format NTSC, PAL - RGB

Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz

Supported Display Graphics VGA (640x480), XGA (1024x768), SVGA (800x600), SXGA (1280x1024), UXGA (1600x1200), HDTV (1920x1080), UXGAW (1900x1200), QXGA (2048x1536), 1152x864, 1280x960, 1600x900, 1152x768, 1920x1400
 
Depends what you would use this for. cards that cost around £300 mainly have very great ways with games and video editing, as of hey can take mass loads of data and display lots of pixels very finely at a great refresh rate. And this card is not the best and newest card on the block. You may want to say what you will be using it for. personaly i love the look of raedeon 9800pro's. ;)
 
I agree, and if you don't have the money for a 9800 pro,buy this one: Powercolor 9600 XT, great card and is around 180 bucks!
 
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