[Pc_Support] Now that my nvidia geforce 2 gts card is classified as "legacy" anyone want to comment on a budget replacement

[Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith at ieee.org>]

From: "Justin M. Keyes" <m9u35g at gmail.com>
> UT screams on my GeForce 4 Ti4200, so the 6200 will do just fine.

Yes, either:  
- GeForce4 Ti4200-4800, or a
- GeForce 6200-6800 series

If you get a GeForce 6200 series, note there are 2 versions:  
- _Real_ GeForce 6200 with 64MB or, more often, 128MB
- "TurboCache" models with _only_ 16MB, 32MB or 64MB

The "TurboCache" models are marketed with 4x the memory that
they actually have.  64MB=16MB, 128MB=32MB, 256MB=64MB.
If you get a "TurboCache" don't consider anything less than 256MB.

But in reality, you can get a _real_ 128MB card for no more money.

_Avoid_ the GeForce FX series, only the expensive FX5900 can
"keep up" with the GeForce 6200 128MB.  The FX5200 and FX5500
are _slouches_, and the FX5700"LE" is _crippled_ from the original.



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