Vista - Nvidia Geforce 5200

Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and downloaded
the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/

Yes, I am using a nVidia Geforce FX 5200 128MB AGP here and it Glass runs
just fine, just that if you have lots of windows open, up to 20, it tends to
get slow. How much vRAM is in your card? Windows Vista recommends a minimum
of 64 MBs of vRAM, with a WDDM driver, and support for Pixel Shader 2.0
technologies.
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"Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and downloaded
> the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/
>

An FX5200 should work fine as long as you're using it for relatively low
resolutions like 1024x768 or lower. You probably could run it at higher,
but it probably wouldn't be as smooth. I always recommend 256MB of video
RAM to make sure that you don't have problems with maxing out your VRAM with
Vista. (Especially if you're running a graphics hungry program on top of
the Aero Glass.) 128MB of VRAM will work, but it may tend to get a little
cramped with lots of things running. And with 64MB, don't expect to run
lots of things at the same time. (Although it will work for just basic
computing.)
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, I am using a nVidia Geforce FX 5200 128MB AGP here and it Glass runs
> just fine, just that if you have lots of windows open, up to 20, it tends
> to get slow. How much vRAM is in your card? Windows Vista recommends a
> minimum of 64 MBs of vRAM, with a WDDM driver, and support for Pixel
> Shader 2.0 technologies.
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> "Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:eMSqLV5VGHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and
>> downloaded the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/
>>
>
>

Yep. Mine does.

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"Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and downloaded
> the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/
>

Per Vista suggestion, I bumped mine up to 1280, and it works fine.

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"Travis King" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
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> An FX5200 should work fine as long as you're using it for relatively low
> resolutions like 1024x768 or lower. You probably could run it at higher,
> but it probably wouldn't be as smooth. I always recommend 256MB of video
> RAM to make sure that you don't have problems with maxing out your VRAM
> with Vista. (Especially if you're running a graphics hungry program on
> top of the Aero Glass.) 128MB of VRAM will work, but it may tend to get a
> little cramped with lots of things running. And with 64MB, don't expect
> to run lots of things at the same time. (Although it will work for just
> basic computing.)
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eGx07u5VGHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Yes, I am using a nVidia Geforce FX 5200 128MB AGP here and it Glass runs
>> just fine, just that if you have lots of windows open, up to 20, it tends
>> to get slow. How much vRAM is in your card? Windows Vista recommends a
>> minimum of 64 MBs of vRAM, with a WDDM driver, and support for Pixel
>> Shader 2.0 technologies.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>
>> "Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:eMSqLV5VGHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and
>>> downloaded the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I just installed one on one of my computers yesterday (256 meg video RAM).
Works fine, and the card is inexpensive to boot.

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"Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and downloaded
> the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/
>

On a similar note, does aero glass work on an NVidia Geforce FX 5200Go? Do I
have to get the latest forceware? Do I have to install the Vista beta or the
legacy XP drivers?

"Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and downloaded
> the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/
>

Carlos,
I don't have access to Vista yet; but the latest Nvidia driver for
the Ge-Force FX5200 for XP(not Vista) does exhibit "Areoglass" like features
already; I get the translucent effect on some apps-but not all. Very Cool!!
"Carlos Manuel Pires" <cpsalvestrini@cantv.net> wrote in message
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> On a similar note, does aero glass work on an NVidia Geforce FX 5200Go? Do
> I have to get the latest forceware? Do I have to install the Vista beta or
> the legacy XP drivers?
>
> "Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:eMSqLV5VGHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and
>> downloaded the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/
>>
>

It should do - the drivers are on the website )

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"Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Carlos,
> I don't have access to Vista yet; but the latest Nvidia driver for
> the Ge-Force FX5200 for XP(not Vista) does exhibit "Areoglass" like
> features already; I get the translucent effect on some apps-but not all.
> Very Cool!!
> "Carlos Manuel Pires" <cpsalvestrini@cantv.net> wrote in message
> news171341A-C5C8-473E-9C92-9ED4712E8CAC@microsoft.com...
>> On a similar note, does aero glass work on an NVidia Geforce FX 5200Go?
>> Do I have to get the latest forceware? Do I have to install the Vista
>> beta or the legacy XP drivers?
>>
>> "Jeff" <jeffwhat41@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:eMSqLV5VGHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Any comments on Nvidia Geforce 5200? Have it in a Dell 8300 and
>>> downloaded the newest forceware driver-Will it run Aero Glass/
>>>
>>
>
>