FX-5500 vs. 6200

jcniest5 · 02-13-06, 12:02 AM

Hey all, I'm buying a video card for my boy, just wondering what kind of card is best for his normal gaming PC. He isn't playing anything like FEAR, Doom, or intense video graphic power, but just stuffs like Diablo, Warcraft, Ages of Empire, etc...

Particularly the ones I'm battling over are the one on the thread title. What do you think? I'm trying to keep the cost below $100 if possible. Any suggestion would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!

seeker · 02-13-06, 12:08 AM

I have both th FX5500 and GeForce 6200 and for the most part, I can't tell much difference in them on games that are similar to the ones that you listed, except that I have seen a slight improvement in some effects, particularly water and reflection. If you can buy the 6200 at or below $100, then I would do so.

jcniest5 · 02-13-06, 12:14 AM

I'm looking at these two: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130233 and: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130197

einstein_314 · 02-13-06, 12:41 AM

I would definately go for the 6200. The FX series is getting old (lol, it's been out for what...3 years?) My room mate has a 6200 AGP and it runs everything fine. Not at highest setting mind you but it can play it. And his actually is passively cooled (no fan, just a heatsink); makes it nice and quite.

seeker · 02-13-06, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jcniest5

I'm looking at these two: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130233 and: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130197

Actually, both of those cards are probably better than mine. I have no idea about what difference there may be in the brands, but both of mine are only 128MB.

jAkUp · 02-13-06, 02:06 AM

The 6200 is better in the shader department, however, you can snag 6600's for under $100 so that might be the better option

6600GT you can find for a little over $100.

Joe Public · 02-13-06, 04:58 AM

If he only plays old games, either card will be fine. But if he should ever decide to play some more recent games you should go with the 6200. I tried running HL2 on a 6200, and it looks very good, runs in 1024x768 with medium details and all reflections on.

Edge · 02-13-06, 05:09 AM

The 6200 is substantially better than the FX 5500. For one, it actually playable in a game that uses DX9 effects, and secondly, it's a good amount faster in general. There really isn't a reason to get any of the FX cards anymore when you can get a 6200 or 6600 for cheap, except maybe the FX5900 if you can get it for under $80 or so.

jcniest5 · 02-13-06, 06:22 AM

Thanks for all the inputs or suggestions. I really appreciate you all. If I may bother you with a few more questions. Having decided that the 6200 is a better choice, I want to know how big jump is the 6600GT from the 6200? If the jump is big, I might get it instead of the 6200. Or what about the 6200TC vs. 6200 (for cost effectivewise)? Thanks again.

Joe Public · 02-13-06, 07:03 AM

If his computer is AGP based, he can't use the 6200TC, since that is for PCI-Express only. That being said, the 6200TC is somewhat slower than the 6200, since it uses mainly system memory for storing graphics data.

The jump from a 6200 to a 6600GT is very notable, maybe 3x the performance in most cases.

Magic-Michael · 02-13-06, 10:23 AM

Have a look at this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/05/..._vi/page3.html
It's an older comparison with older cards, maybe it's interesting for you, although these are PCIe-charts.

jcniest5 · 02-14-06, 01:44 AM

Just finished ordering the 6200 from Newegg's. Decided against the 6600GT as it's out of my reach at the moment. I think a 6200 will be good enough for him for the time being. Thanks again for all the inputs. Chill!

02-13-06, 12:02 AM	#1
jcniest5 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Twin Cities, MN., USA Posts: 678	FX-5500 vs. 6200 Hey all, I'm buying a video card for my boy, just wondering what kind of card is best for his normal gaming PC. He isn't playing anything like FEAR, Doom, or intense video graphic power, but just stuffs like Diablo, Warcraft, Ages of Empire, etc... Particularly the ones I'm battling over are the one on the thread title. What do you think? I'm trying to keep the cost below $100 if possible. Any suggestion would greatly be appreciated. Thanks! Last edited by jcniest5; 02-13-06 at 12:12 AM.

02-13-06, 12:08 AM	#2
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 I have both th FX5500 and GeForce 6200 and for the most part, I can't tell much difference in them on games that are similar to the ones that you listed, except that I have seen a slight improvement in some effects, particularly water and reflection. If you can buy the 6200 at or below $100, then I would do so. __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

02-13-06, 12:14 AM	#3
jcniest5 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Twin Cities, MN., USA Posts: 678	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 I'm looking at these two: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130233 and: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130197

02-13-06, 12:41 AM	#4
einstein_314 w00t!! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 2,905	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 I would definately go for the 6200. The FX series is getting old (lol, it's been out for what...3 years?) My room mate has a 6200 AGP and it runs everything fine. Not at highest setting mind you but it can play it. And his actually is passively cooled (no fan, just a heatsink); makes it nice and quite. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2GHz (9 x 355) w/ Swiftec APOGEE GTX Waterblock\|\| Asus P5B-Deluxe WiFi Edition eVGA 8800 GTX Superclocked Edition @ 675/1150 w/ DangerDen 8800GTX Waterblock\|\| 4x1GB Mushkin XP2 PC2-8500 X-Fi Fatal1ty 64MB \|\| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W \|\| Seagate 7200.10 320 GB \|\| Dell 2407WFP Logitech Z-5300 Speakers \|\| Sennheiser HD555's \|\| Logitech G7 \|\| Logitech G15 \|\| Windows Vista Ultimate x64

02-13-06, 02:06 AM	#6
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 The 6200 is better in the shader department, however, you can snag 6600's for under $100 so that might be the better option 6600GT you can find for a little over $100. __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

02-13-06, 04:58 AM	#7
Joe Public o(^3^)o Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 371	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 If he only plays old games, either card will be fine. But if he should ever decide to play some more recent games you should go with the 6200. I tried running HL2 on a 6200, and it looks very good, runs in 1024x768 with medium details and all reflections on. __________________ Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4 - Core i7 860 2.8 GHz - 4GB PC10666 RAM - Samsung F1 1TB drive - 18x DVD RW - GeForce GTS 250 512MB (to be replaced) - Corsair HX750 - LianLi PC2110B case - Windows 7 64

02-13-06, 05:09 AM	#8
Edge 3d animator for hire! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,564	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 The 6200 is substantially better than the FX 5500. For one, it actually playable in a game that uses DX9 effects, and secondly, it's a good amount faster in general. There really isn't a reason to get any of the FX cards anymore when you can get a 6200 or 6600 for cheap, except maybe the FX5900 if you can get it for under $80 or so.

02-13-06, 06:22 AM	#9
jcniest5 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Twin Cities, MN., USA Posts: 678	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 Thanks for all the inputs or suggestions. I really appreciate you all. If I may bother you with a few more questions. Having decided that the 6200 is a better choice, I want to know how big jump is the 6600GT from the 6200? If the jump is big, I might get it instead of the 6200. Or what about the 6200TC vs. 6200 (for cost effectivewise)? Thanks again. Last edited by jcniest5; 02-13-06 at 06:47 AM.

02-13-06, 07:03 AM	#10
Joe Public o(^3^)o Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 371	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 If his computer is AGP based, he can't use the 6200TC, since that is for PCI-Express only. That being said, the 6200TC is somewhat slower than the 6200, since it uses mainly system memory for storing graphics data. The jump from a 6200 to a 6600GT is very notable, maybe 3x the performance in most cases. __________________ Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4 - Core i7 860 2.8 GHz - 4GB PC10666 RAM - Samsung F1 1TB drive - 18x DVD RW - GeForce GTS 250 512MB (to be replaced) - Corsair HX750 - LianLi PC2110B case - Windows 7 64

02-13-06, 10:23 AM	#11
Magic-Michael Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Berlin, Deutschland Posts: 1	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 Have a look at this: http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/05/..._vi/page3.html It's an older comparison with older cards, maybe it's interesting for you, although these are PCIe-charts.

02-14-06, 01:44 AM	#12
jcniest5 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Twin Cities, MN., USA Posts: 678	Re: FX-5500 vs. 6200 Just finished ordering the 6200 from Newegg's. Decided against the 6600GT as it's out of my reach at the moment. I think a 6200 will be good enough for him for the time being. Thanks again for all the inputs. Chill! __________________ Asus Rampage Extreme with Intel E1400@3.2Ghz, 4GB (2x2GB) OCZ Platinum PC3-1600, EVGA GTX285 SC 1GB DDR3 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe 1.01G, AMD A64 X2 3800+, 2x1GB Ultra PC-3200, BFG 9600GT OC 512MB DDR3 Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, A64 3200 Venice, 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC-4000 and EVGA 7600GT 256MB DDR3 Abit KN8 Rev. 1.1, A64 3200+, 2x512MB Samsung PC-3700, MSI 8500GT 256MB DDR3 Gigabyte P4M900-M7 Rev. 7.0, Intel Celeron 440, 1GB Kingston, 6600LE Gigabyte P4M900-M4 Rev. 6.1, P4 3Ghz Prescott, 2x1GB OCZ Platinum Rev. 2, EVGA 8500GT 1GB DDR2 ECS L4VXA2, P4 2Ghz, 768MB and 6600GT AGP

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