Ok, well best buy has/d this video card on sale for $50, and i was wondering if it would be worth the upgrade form the card I have now...below are the specs of each card...tell me what you think, thanks alot (i have a raincheck for the video card from best buy, so i can wait till i buy it)

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My Curent Video Card: CompUSA nVidia GeForce FX5200 Video Card, PCI, 128MB SDRAM
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Features

* Graphics by the NVIDIA® GeForce FX5200 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
* Supports DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® 1.4
* Supports resolutions up to 2048x1536 at 85Hz
* TV-out functionality up to 1024x768 resolution
* 128MB of Double Data Rate SDRAM
* 64-bit DDR Memory Interface
* Core Speed 250MHz and Memory Speed 400MHz
* PCI Bus
* nView™ multi-display technology
* CineFX™ Engine technology
* High-Precision Graphics
* Digital Vibrance Control (DVC)
* Integrated TV Encoder
* Integrated Full Hardware MPEG-2 Decoder
* Provides S-video connect

Video Playback:

* nView™ delivers the maximum flexibility and control in display options for completely intuitive and flexible work environments.
* CineFX™ Engine powers cinematic effects beyond imagination. With advanced vertex and pixel shader capabilities, stunning and complex special effects are possible. In addition, increased power delivers faster and smoother gameplay.
* Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions.
* Integrated Full Hardware MPEG-2 Decoder delivers full-frame, full- screen MPEG-2 video on your desktop.

Display Features:

* Flexible multi-display support
* Analog video output supports both composite and S-video

Platform: PC
Type of Video Card: 2D/3D Video w/TV Support
Slot Type: PCI
Video Chipset Brand: NVIDIA
Chipset: GeForce FX
Core Clock Speed: 250 MHz
Installed Video Memory: 128 MB
Memory Technology: SDRAM
Memory Speed: 400 MHz
Max Resolution: 2048 x 1536
Port Connectors:

* 1 x S-Video
* 1 x DVI
* DVI to VGA Adapter included

In the Box:

* Video Card
* User’s Manual
* Driver CD
* S-Video cable
* DVI to VGA Adapter

Regulatory Compliances: FCC, CE
Limited Warranty: 3 Months (90 days)

(CompUSA.com: CompUSA nVidia GeForce FX5200 Video Card, PCI, 128MB SDRAM - 080805 - Computer Upgrades » Video Cards)




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New Video Card: ATI RADEON 9250 256MB DDR PCI Graphics Card
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Product Features





CHARISMA II ENGINE delivers 4 parallel rendering pipelines for up to 1.1 billion pixels per second, high-performance 2nd generation hardware transform & lighting engine and advanced vertex shader support


SMARTSHADER technology supports DirectX 8.1 programmable pixel and vertex shaders and the latest OpenGL functionality for more complex and realistic visual effects


SMOOTHVISION advanced antialiasing delivers sharp, clear textures without jagged edges for smoother-looking images; supports 2 to 6 samples with user-selectable performance and quality modes


FULLSTREAM hardware-accelerated filtering removes blocky artifacts for smooth playback of streaming and Internet video


VIDEO IMMERSION II technology integrates industry-leading digital video features, including advanced adaptive de-interlacing algorithm, temporal filtering and video gamma enhancement


HYPER Z II utilities lossless Z-Buffer compression and Fast Z-Buffer Clear to reduce memory bandwidth by up to 25%


HYDRAVISION organizes and controls display configurations for CRTs, screens and flat panel displays and offers video output support


Dual display controllers to drive 2 displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates


Integrated TV-out support up to 1024 x 768 resolution; integrated DVI-compliant 165MHz TMDS transmitter


Hardware mirroring for flipping video images in videoconferencing systems; supports 8-bit alpha blending and video keying for effective overlay of video and graph






Product Details


Warranty Terms - Parts 3 years limited
Type of Video Card Graphics
Video Memory 256MB
Interface Slot Type PCI
Type of Processor ATI RADEON 9250
Number of Processors 1

Clock Speed of Video Memory (RAMDAC) Dual RAMDACs (2 at 400MHz each)

Maximum 2D Resolution (at 32-bit color) 2048 x 1536

Maximum 3D Resolution (at 32-bit color) 2048 x 1536

Megapixels/Megatexels 1.1 billion pixels/sec.

Supports MPEG-1, 2 Yes

DVD Decoding Ye

TV-Out Yes

Video Format MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DVD, HDTV

Software Included ATI CATALYST

System Requirements Intel® Pentium® 4, III, II or Celeron® processor; AMD-K6®, Duron™, Athlon™, Athlon XP™ or compatible processor; Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP, 64MB RAM; PCI slot

Additional System Requirements CD-ROM drive required for installation software, DVD playback requires DVD drive

(ATI - RADEON 9250 Graphics Card - 100-436012)



thnaks alot dave

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