wat's up NBartomeli,

you probably have gotten the card because its been several months now. i hope that you got the nvidia cards. nvidia cards tend to be usually faster and higher quality than ait cards. if you look at benchmarks, you will find that nvidia consistently beats ati cards except in certain tests (ex. half-life FPS-->this game loves ati GPUs). have fun with your new card (if ya got it)!!!

The 7500 is a step backwards in performance. The 5200 is a lateral move.

Neither will improve video performance - if you need better video, you need a new system.

I have a desktop system for "hardcore" gaming / graphics. The video card in my i5150 is shot and won't display ANY 3D graphics for more than a few seconds, which is why I am in the market to replace it.

I can't seem to find the card I have now (ATI 9000) anywhere, so I guess I will be going with the Gforce 5200

Thanks for all of your opinions.

nbartomeli,

wait, can your laptop have any other graphics cards? if so, try to get a nvidia 5600/5700 or the ati radeon 9600/9700/9800. they might not be compatible with your hardware though. good luck

sorry, the last message was for nbartomeli.

The nVidia 5200, ATI 9000, and XGI Volari are the only three options for the 5150/5160 chassis.