Graphic cards?

[TrucidoKid]

Hey guys , i wanted to ask you all a question.
I got these 2 graphic cards laying around
First is a NVIDEA GeForce FX5200
second one is a ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330
Wich one would be better if i would want to game?
My pc has 4GB Of ram , 1,66Ghz and 500HDD
OS is Windows 7
I know very little about Computers so i wanted to ask you all what you think.
Cheers

[ShyguyXPC]

1.66Ghz what?

need to be specific on the CPU info.


Also what games are you thinking of playing.


If it were me, the radeon 4330 is many generations newer than the old FX 5200, and DX10 compatible, which is what you'd want for Windows 7. I suspect it would be faster as well.

But their both ultra ultra low end graphics cards.

Many of Intel's current generation of CPU's with Graphics built into them are faster than that old FX5200 was.

4330 would be a step or two above those Intel Onboard graphics as well, but neither really would be considered gaming Graphics chips.

[TrucidoKid]

ShyguyXPC
Thanks for the quik reply , as you can see i know very little about computers
Intel(R) Antom(TM) CPU D510 1,66 Ghz (that's what it says)
Was thinking about playing Runescape or Lineage 2
Depending on whats possible ofcourse
Dont really know the prices for a good graphic card that i can put in my desktop?
Any suggestions on a graphic card that i could use btw? and what would be the estimated price?
Thanks for all the help so far

[Dilacaverra]

Atom is not a good CPU for gaming.What are the games you wanna play?

[TrucidoKid]

Was thinking about runescape or lineage 2

[stroyal]

Welcome to TechIMO!
Basically you might run RuneScape 2, as you process meets the recommended, and it only calls for a Radeon Express 1200.

Lineage on the other hand is probably out of reach..

Atoms, just are not made for gaming, and everything in an atom computer, is generally, low power.



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[ShyguyXPC]

Lineage II might run, if it had a faster Graphics chip in your system, but both GPU's you have just don't meet the minimum needed.

the 4330 might barely meet it, since its newer than whats needed, but performance wise its probably a little under what the old X1600XT was capable of.

CPU wise, is hit or miss, depending on your Atom you have (single core or dual core), if it was Dual core you might be able to get by, as though they were weak CPU's for mobile applications.

Some of them were able to Overclock to 2GHz or so with a simply utility, and still run fine. If it was a Dual core, total performance of it, might compare to a single P4 at 3GHz. Even an old Core 2 Duo at 1.86GHz (E6300) or so could out pace a 3GHz Pentium 4.

[TrucidoKid]

Oke fellas , thanks for all the good advice and explenation work
Great forum and great guys you are
*thumbs up*
Thanks for all the help
Greets

[stroyal]

Your Welcome!
Shyguy is way ahead on this stuff though.
I can usually come up with the same conclusion, after hours of research.