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Hello all,
How many of you are using an FX 5200 video card?
If so what models, and have you had any problems running FS9 with it?
Thanks,
TOE

I have a Jaton 3DForce FX5200LE 128mb DDR card. No problems with FS2004 although it lags in some areas. I'll probably be upgrading to a Geforce 6600GT soon.

I have a PNY GeForce FX 5200 Vertro

And never had any real trouble except when experimenting with different drivers.
All around a great card for the price, some will disagree but I have found that people running less than "top of the line" machines like mine (Dell Dimension 4500) it is probably one of the best, I have frame rates locked at 25 with most everything maxed out and maintain a consistant 20-24 in most areas and a drop to about 16-19 with heavy traffic and weather. But very few add-on aircraft mainly the new Corsair I'll get drops to 12-14 even in calm weather and little traffic.
Otherwise pleased for know until I get M.O.A.C. started!

I have a Nvidia GeForce FX5600 Vertro, 256M. How far down the line is this video card in obsolescency? Any recommendations?

Bubblehead

Have the FX5200 128MB version installed on my back-up system, adn the 5700 on my regular system...:-)

Both seem to run FS9 wonderfully! :-)

I have a Nvidia GeForce FX5600 Vertro, 256M. How far down the line is this video card in obsolescency? Any recommendations?

Bubblehead

I've got an Asus 9520 128 MB 5600, it'll run Doom3 & FS9 just loveley thanks, obsolete? yes when compared to a 6800 or similar, no when playing current games.

I'm going for an Nvidia 6800 as soon as the savings allow.  ;)

I have one,Had trouble at first due to the fact I needed to upgrade my bios.

Now that I've done that it runs great and I can turn up the detail and it still runs smooth.

I'm running a 1.3ghz  with 384 mb of ram and the FX 5200 128mb and my frame rates are not that bad with my puter on the low end of cpu ram power.

My specs are over to the left, and I've got no real problems.  Although lately I've slowed down considerably for no explicable reason....still working on that issue, but it's not because of the card.....I did something.  lol

I installed an FX 5200 into my daughters PC, and I Thought I did something wrong when I saw the results.

What a heap of junk! I can't believe people in here are praising it up, they obviously have no idea what good graphics look like.

The 5600 is pretty much well down the line by current standards Bubblehead, expect about 3 times the performance with a modern card.

Wohoo, Congo has returned  ;D

I think what Congo is saying is you get what you pay for and you dont pay much for an FX5200.  But if its all your budget will let you get than you will have to go fo it!

As long as you dont have to higher standards and want good FPS at the bigger aiports then the FX5200 will do the job.  It wont like the big airports or clouds much or using Anti Alias either.

What is your current graphics card though?  If you are using on board graphics then this card will definately increase performance.

I installed an FX 5200 into my daughters PC, and I Thought I did something wrong when I saw the results.

What a heap of junk! I can't believe people in here are praising it up, they obviously have no idea what good graphics look like.

The 5600 is pretty much well down the line by current standards Bubblehead, expect about 3 times the performance with a modern card.

What a tasteless, condescending, arrogant statement.

Hyperion,

I'm sorry you see it that way, as it was not my intention at all.

I am merely trying to save our simming community from wasting their hard earned cash on inadequate equipment, and enduring endless frustration trying to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse.

Bad advice is based on ignorance of the facts, not particularly ignorance of the individual who gives it.

I try to base my comments here on fact, as this is, after all, a hardware forum, and not as subjective as say, an art forum.

I welcome critical comment on the subject of this topic, but to be personally attacked is not why I am here, and sours my experience in these forums.