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internetspeed · May 11, 2005, 02:51 AM // 02:51

im running a
celeron 2.4 ghz
630 mb ram
80 gb hard drive
Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller
unfortunately i have no agp slots

My budget is $70 ,i was wondering which 1 of the two video cards suit Guild Wars better on my pc.

geforce fx5200 128mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150040

or

radeon 9250 256mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102527

dogluck18 · May 11, 2005, 03:20 AM // 03:20

Ive been doing a lotta reading on different GW forums lately and from what ive heard, the jump in 138 to 256 megs in PCI cards doesnt really do anything substancial. In addition, ive also heard better things about the fx5200 rather then the radeon 9250.

Makes it a lot tougher when you only have a pci slot eh? Im on the same ship with a friends PC.

SilverSifer · May 11, 2005, 03:27 AM // 03:27

Befor u get either consider getting this one its about 25 bucks more but will be a lot better u can get herehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140041

dogluck18 · May 11, 2005, 03:37 AM // 03:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilverSifer

Befor u get either consider getting this one its about 25 bucks more but will be a lot better u can get herehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140041

True, the thing is if you will continue using this card for further gaming (after GW) or if all you plan on playing is GW. My friend only plans on playing GW and nothing else, thus im looking at the cheaper cards for just GW.

Bamelin · May 11, 2005, 07:21 AM // 07:21

I bought a ATI Powercolor Radeon 9250 PCI card for my Dell celeron (extra computer) and it WOULD not work. Motherboard didn't recognize the card ... shitty bios, no updates available ...

I purchased the Nvidia 5200fx 256 ddr PCI card instead and I can run the game with all graphics set to max.

My Dell is also a celeron 2.4 with 512 ram.

Bamelin