Depends on your definition of "good" - no matter what you use, it'll be bound by the latency and lower bandwidth of PCI (vs. AGP); you can choose from any number of cards now - all at the lower end of the current spectrum for performance.
Hope this helps in giving you an idea of what you can get. Ive seen the 5500 as low as 90 at bestbuy just recently and the 5200 I saw for 70 somewhere but I dont recall where. Might have even been compusa. Good luck.
none of the surrent high end video cards come in PCI models becuase of the PCI bus restrictions, so you will probably not be able to find something that perform as well as the high end mobels, depending on your application (gaming video editing etc) the 5700LE should suit your needs.
Not everyone needs a top of the line high end video card to enjoy game playing. I for one dont. Even if I had an agp slot, id never spend more then 125 bucks on a video card. I think people that spend 200-400 are insane(most high end are in the high 100s up to 400 in most cases from what ive seen). But I guess if they spend about 10+ hours a day playing games on their comp then thats a good buy for them. I think the FX 5500 or the FX 5700LE will work fine for anyone who has to use a pci card. Personally id stay away from the 5200, ive read lots of reviews and comparisons of the 5200/5500/5600 online and the 5200 performs the worst. The 5700LE performs the best other then the 5600, but I dont like the idea of it running slower. These cards may not bring out the true details in the newest graphic enhancments that games offer or make for the smoothest non-blocky game play, but they are just fine and should work for anyone who doesnt have pcie/agp slots with the demand for the absolute best graphics possible.
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The best cards you can choose from would be these:
nVidia Geforce FX 5700le - heard it runs slower but has better performance capabilities http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-140-041&depa=1
nVidia Gefore 5600 - impossible to find
nVidia Geforce FX 5500 - this is the card ive chosen and will be putting in 3000 christmas day http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316641&pfp=BROWSE
nVidia Geforce FX 5200 - some say this is one of the best options, but i liked the 5500 better http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=302576&pfp=BROWSE
Hope this helps in giving you an idea of what you can get. Ive seen the 5500 as low as 90 at bestbuy just recently and the 5200 I saw for 70 somewhere but I dont recall where. Might have even been compusa. Good luck.
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John
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December 20th, 2004 03:00
Not everyone needs a top of the line high end video card to enjoy game playing. I for one dont. Even if I had an agp slot, id never spend more then 125 bucks on a video card. I think people that spend 200-400 are insane(most high end are in the high 100s up to 400 in most cases from what ive seen). But I guess if they spend about 10+ hours a day playing games on their comp then thats a good buy for them. I think the FX 5500 or the FX 5700LE will work fine for anyone who has to use a pci card. Personally id stay away from the 5200, ive read lots of reviews and comparisons of the 5200/5500/5600 online and the 5200 performs the worst. The 5700LE performs the best other then the 5600, but I dont like the idea of it running slower. These cards may not bring out the true details in the newest graphic enhancments that games offer or make for the smoothest non-blocky game play, but they are just fine and should work for anyone who doesnt have pcie/agp slots with the demand for the absolute best graphics possible.
Later
John