Geforce FX 5200/5600 PCI

[anzak]

Well, as you can see from the specs in my sig any video card upgrade will be a major one. After recently purchasing a C/Dock II docking station off ebay (to upgrade my video and sound card) I find out it does not come it a master pci slot only secondary so this rules out the Radeon 9100 from my choice of PCI video cards. Next best thing is the Geforce FX 5600 and 5200. Many people from the Dell forums have bought the 5200 for there docking stations and they all recommend the Mad Dog Multimedia FX 5200 "Plus" card which is clocked at 250/450 (250/400 is standard for the FX 5200) and can be overclocked to 325/525. My other choice the FX 5600 is another story. The card is tough to find in the United States and is clocked at 325/500. Because of it's better shader performance and compression this card performs just slightly better than the FX 5200 ultra (in AGP that is). After emailing InnoVISION twice they finally replied saying the card may or may not work with the docking station (well that helps :P). Right now im torn apart on what to buy. The FX 5200 (~$100) or the 5600 (~$150).

On another note, if anyone has any comments on the Soundblaster Live 5.1 I would sure be open to them since that is the sound card I have chosen.

[Gator]

I'm not sure I understand why the Visiontek R9100 isn't an option? Why would it not work? It is one of best PCI cards out there right now.

[anzak]

Yeah, I wish it did work with the docking station (I like the 4x2 design). Two people in the Dell forums have tried the card and nether were able to get it recognized by windows XP. The Radeon 9200se is the same way. Since I know the 5200 works and it's $50 cheaper im gonna get that. I should be able to get that and the Soundblaster Live for around $150.