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Computer gaming technical question: by BaruMonkey2006-09-25 18:47:10
  Did you list the machine's specs somewhere? by themadkansan2006-09-25 20:58:40
    Specs: by BaruMonkey2006-09-25 21:21:57
      The 5200 is a big chokepoint for newer games. by themadkansan2006-09-25 21:31:18
        Supported Video Cards at Time of Release by BaruMonkey2006-09-25 21:37:05
          P.S. -- by BaruMonkey2006-09-25 21:46:16
            Don't have to spend $300. by themadkansan 2006-09-25 22:04:46
I assume it's AGP from the other specs. The 5200 was an abortion from the get-go - it's crippled like the Geforce4 MX cards were, to give them a reason to sell them cheap.

Look for a cheap 6600 AGP card - the 6200s are junk like the 5200s are, for the same basic reason.

Should be able to find them, or the lower-end 7-series cards pretty cheap, and you'll see a world of difference. I went from an FX5900XT to a vanilla 6600 and it was very obvious.
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              just upgrading the graphics won't help much by Freakazoid2006-09-25 22:46:02

 

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