Vista Tutorial - GeForce FX5500 vs GeForce FX5200

I presently run the FX5200. Aero works fine. Everything (bar the bloody
NETWORKING with my wife's XP Pro machine!) works fine. But my FX5200 only
has 128MB RAM onboard.

Will upgrading to FX5500 with 256 MB onboard RAM make an appreciable
difference?

Both are, by necessity, 'older' style PCI cards...not PCI Express....old
mother of a motherboard!

Rgds

Many of the current graphics cards are also available as AGP cards. Vista
and Vista Aero will run with 128MB graphics cards so I don't se any real
need for you to upgrade for so little performance gain. Is there a specific
application you are trying to improve the performance of?

"Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:B4FD854E-184F-452B-87D5-8C258FB8CFC2@microsoft.com...
>I presently run the FX5200. Aero works fine. Everything (bar the bloody
>NETWORKING with my wife's XP Pro machine!) works fine. But my FX5200 only
>has 128MB RAM onboard.
>
> Will upgrading to FX5500 with 256 MB onboard RAM make an appreciable
> difference?
>
> Both are, by necessity, 'older' style PCI cards...not PCI Express....old
> mother of a motherboard!
>
> Rgds

Media Player is a little, at times, 'jumpy'.

Apart from that, no, not really. But my PC's basics are OLD, hence a PCI
card in the first instance. Vista will probably be the last ne OS on it, and
as I may have trouble getting 'new' PCI-anythings in the future, just
thought I'd get a new card now...

Rgds n tks for response!

"JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:OYDeE02eHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Many of the current graphics cards are also available as AGP cards. Vista
> and Vista Aero will run with 128MB graphics cards so I don't se any real
> need for you to upgrade for so little performance gain. Is there a
> specific application you are trying to improve the performance of?
>
> "Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
> news:B4FD854E-184F-452B-87D5-8C258FB8CFC2@microsoft.com...
>>I presently run the FX5200. Aero works fine. Everything (bar the bloody
>>NETWORKING with my wife's XP Pro machine!) works fine. But my FX5200 only
>>has 128MB RAM onboard.
>>
>> Will upgrading to FX5500 with 256 MB onboard RAM make an appreciable
>> difference?
>>
>> Both are, by necessity, 'older' style PCI cards...not PCI Express....old
>> mother of a motherboard!
>>
>> Rgds
>
>

/Rod Davies/ said:

> I presently run the FX5200. Aero works fine. Everything (bar the bloody
> NETWORKING with my wife's XP Pro machine!) works fine. But my FX5200 only
> has 128MB RAM onboard.
>
> Will upgrading to FX5500 with 256 MB onboard RAM make an appreciable
> difference?
>
> Both are, by necessity, 'older' style PCI cards...not PCI Express....old
> mother of a motherboard!

According to knowledgeable folks whom I have consulted, increasing
memory will not reap rewards. As you suspect, spending on AGP is not
cost effective.

I use exactly the same video here, with the most recent driver that
supports it, and all is well. There need be no concern for later
drivers, which do not support the 5200 card. They may incorporate
features that you don't need, or don't have on the older box, but might
take advantage of when you buy new at a future date.

tks, appreciate input.

Rgds

"dev" <dev@null.invalid> wrote in message
news:erGxDc3eHHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> /Rod Davies/ said:
>
>> I presently run the FX5200. Aero works fine. Everything (bar the bloody
>> NETWORKING with my wife's XP Pro machine!) works fine. But my FX5200 only
>> has 128MB RAM onboard.
>>
>> Will upgrading to FX5500 with 256 MB onboard RAM make an appreciable
>> difference?
>>
>> Both are, by necessity, 'older' style PCI cards...not PCI Express....old
>> mother of a motherboard!
>
> According to knowledgeable folks whom I have consulted, increasing
> memory will not reap rewards. As you suspect, spending on AGP is not
> cost effective.
>
> I use exactly the same video here, with the most recent driver that
> supports it, and all is well. There need be no concern for later
> drivers, which do not support the 5200 card. They may incorporate
> features that you don't need, or don't have on the older box, but might
> take advantage of when you buy new at a future date.

Then the 5500 card should help but it does need to have more memory.

"Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:0E3F79EC-EAFC-4A49-8E6E-7A694E8A888C@microsoft.com...
> Media Player is a little, at times, 'jumpy'.
>
> Apart from that, no, not really. But my PC's basics are OLD, hence a PCI
> card in the first instance. Vista will probably be the last ne OS on it,
> and as I may have trouble getting 'new' PCI-anythings in the future, just
> thought I'd get a new card now...
>
> Rgds n tks for response!
>
> "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:OYDeE02eHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Many of the current graphics cards are also available as AGP cards.
>> Vista and Vista Aero will run with 128MB graphics cards so I don't se any
>> real need for you to upgrade for so little performance gain. Is there a
>> specific application you are trying to improve the performance of?
>>
>> "Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:B4FD854E-184F-452B-87D5-8C258FB8CFC2@microsoft.com...
>>>I presently run the FX5200. Aero works fine. Everything (bar the bloody
>>>NETWORKING with my wife's XP Pro machine!) works fine. But my FX5200 only
>>>has 128MB RAM onboard.
>>>
>>> Will upgrading to FX5500 with 256 MB onboard RAM make an appreciable
>>> difference?
>>>
>>> Both are, by necessity, 'older' style PCI cards...not PCI Express....old
>>> mother of a motherboard!
>>>
>>> Rgds
>>
>>
>