Video Card help

[dopesmoker]

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...161&CatId=2234

what do you think of this? I know, I should just get a new motherboard and a pci-e 16x card, but for now would this be worth it?

I currently have a 256mb gforce 6200 series but alot of my games lag and no use for anti-aliasing, was just wondering if this would be worth it or buy something better?

im trying to play spiderman 3, alot of my games (oblivion, just cause, scarface) can be played lag free just looks like crap cause no anti-aliasing so its all rugged bricks, but even with everything on low specs spiderman 3 still lags, heres my specs

hey, can someone tell me how to get a full image from system requirement labs?



CPU
Recommended: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
PASS
CPU Speed
Recommended: 3.4 GHz
You Have: 2.20 GHz Performance Rated at 3.50 GHz
PASS
System RAM
Recommended: 1.5 GB
You Have: 1023.2 MB
FAIL: Sorry, your computer does not meet this recommended requirement. You may be able to add more RAM which could make your computer more powerful. Click the 'We Recommend' to see how.
Operating System
Recommended: English version of Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000/XP/Vista
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
PASS
Video Card
Recommended: 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c-compliant AGP/PCIe 256 MB onboard memory hardware T&L-capable video card with Shader Model 3.0 support and the latest drivers (NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT+ / ATI Radeon X1800+)
You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 (GeForce 6200)
FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this recommended requirement. Upgrading to a more powerful video card will make all your applications look better. Click the 'We Recommend' button to see some great options.
Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card

Video RAM: Required - 256 MB , You have - 256.0 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 3.0 , You have - 3.0
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 3.0 , You have - 3.0

Video Card Driver Version (DirectX)
Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.9371
FYI: Your video card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper video card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.
DirectX Version
Recommended: DirectX 9.0c (included)
You Have: 9.0c
PASS
Sound Card
Recommended: Yes
You Have: Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller
PASS
Sound Card Driver Version
Your driver version number is: 5.10.0.5890
FYI: Your sound card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper sound card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.
Free Disk Space
Recommended: 6 GB of uncompressed hard disk space (plus 600 MB for the Windows swap file)
You Have: 97.0 GB
PASS
DVD
Recommended: 100% Windows 2000/XP/Vista-compatible 2x speed DVD-ROM drive and drivers
You Have: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-W162C
PASS, but the Speed could NOT be analyzed.

[NickF]

These are much better cards:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...4628&CatId=933
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...6961&CatId=933

Less MUCH FASTER memory > Alot of SLOW memory, until you get into resolutions 1920x1200 and above PERIOD

[Super]

I bough my 7600gt from new egg for $140 minus a $30 rebate. Why pay $200 for a gs when you can get 2 gt's for the same price?

[dopesmoker]

Originally Posted by super duper

I bough my 7600gt from new egg for $140 minus a $30 rebate. Why pay $200 for a gs when you can get 2 gt's for the same price?

convert from Canadian to american $

[dopesmoker]

lol anyone wanna buy a 256mb gforce 6200 agp 8x video card? $50

[CrazyGerbilEater]

Originally Posted by dopesmoker

lol anyone wanna buy a 256mb gforce 6200 agp 8x video card? $50

a month ago i would've, but instead i have a 128mb 6600 now.

[NickF]

Are you ignoring my post?

[Super]

Originally Posted by dopesmoker

convert from Canadian to american $

Ok, I did. I paid $122 canadian for my 7600gt (thats with the rebate) while you're paying $200 canadian for a 7600gs. I end up getting the better product for cheaper.

[NickF]

Thats a hell of a deal super :P

[Super]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143049

I also bought a $30 zalman fan, but only cuz the fan was so ****ing loud. If you don't mind the fan noise, it actually cools pretty well.

It doesnt matter how good the deal is though. I bought an e4300 for $170 and two weeks later it went down to $115.