I am on a thight budget and I am considering what to buy a MSI FX 5200 or 512Mb more RAM (consider my system >>>>>). I only play CS:S and older games like that no Doom 3 or anything. So I am wondering what is best for me SM 2.0 or better performance. Please dont give me the "Don't change your card unless you are going for a 5700" I dont have money for that its either 5200 or 512 ram.
definately 512mb of ram!! THe FX5200 would be a performance downgrade from the card you have now and you wouldnt notice new dx9 effects since you said you play older games. I think the FX5200 runs in dx8 mode in half life 2 anyway just like your ti4800
My card is great I cant complain but I was wondering if it makes such a difference to have 1Gb of RAM.
the 5200 will prolly run twice as slow, and yes 1gig of ram will increase things such as game loading time
consider this: a friend of mine "upgraded" from a geforce 2 ultra to a 5200 same clock speeds but 128bit bus vs 64bit.guess what?he got lower scores in 3dmark01
yep I totally agree with Ilmarin as I owned a 5200 for about an hour. I thought I would "upgrade" my Ti4200 8x HAH the Ti scores 200 points more in 3Dmark 03 not to mention I saw ZERO improvement in Games. Go for the GIG!!!!
The FX 5200 sucks big time!! Never even think of getting it... ur Geforce 4 Ti 4800 SE is far more better...
Deffo more RAM! I had 768mb RAM and SWG (Star Wars Galaxies) was fine but sometimes sluttering (depends on the area) I added 256mb RAM and it is a lot better now.
Definitely more ram. A 5200 would be a big downgrade (it may boast dx9 features but the card can't cope with them).
