Due to a succession of bizarre computer-related incidents, I need to look into replacing the GeForce 4MX video card on my wife's computer, which has a Duron 2200 processor on an older SiS-chipset motherboard. This board cannot handle a Radeon 9700 Pro (my old card), and the budget won't permit us doing any massive upgrades to her machine.
FORTUNATELY she's not a hardcore gamer. She plays the heck out of City of Heroes at 1024x768 on her LCD monitor, and that's it. That game's playable on the GeForce 4MX, but choppy. I'd like the cheapest possible upgrade that would support a smooth frame rate in that game at that resolution. A quick look at some GeForce FX 5200 benchmarks suggests that it might not be significantly better than the GeForce 4MX. Is this true?
Again, this is a beater computer with a small monitor dedicated to one game, so I want to keep costs low low low.
Thanks.
FORTUNATELY she's not a hardcore gamer. She plays the heck out of City of Heroes at 1024x768 on her LCD monitor, and that's it. That game's playable on the GeForce 4MX, but choppy. I'd like the cheapest possible upgrade that would support a smooth frame rate in that game at that resolution. A quick look at some GeForce FX 5200 benchmarks suggests that it might not be significantly better than the GeForce 4MX. Is this true?
Again, this is a beater computer with a small monitor dedicated to one game, so I want to keep costs low low low.
Thanks.