Now that I think about it, the 5200FX is probably just as bad as the GF4 MX series. Hrm tough choice... But the 5200 is probably better. For ~$35 USD you aren't going to get much, but it will be better than onboard crap
6200 is a good choice, its the next generation budget card. It's twice the price of the 5200 at ~$70 and has more than double the performance. Then again, you could add another $30USD on top of that and get a 6600 which is much better once again. The best performance/$ is probably the 6600GT.
But if you want a sub-$50USD card, I'd go with the 5200.
]]>At this point, though, it's more likely that I'll end up with an old ATI from a computer someone's thrown away.
]]>Bzflag runs excellent, most options turn up high, smoothing, lighting,shadows off - get about 60-80 fps.
]]>Chances are, I'll never be playing any graphics-intensive games via WINE.... So I think that what's normally considered a sub-par video card might work for me. Of course, open-source games are going to get more demanding over time...
]]>Plays Enemy Territory just great, except it slows down a bit in that level with the rain... oh it hates that rain! It's capable of HL2(native, when emulated it sucks hard) at mediocre settings, but that's more because of my ram and cpu. I'd give you some stats, but I'm kind-of 1200-something miles away from it right now.
I guess the real question is "What other games/CAD/eye candy were you planning on running?" I didn't think bzflag was that intensive, but I've never played/seen it so I'm not sure.
]]>How about the GF4 MX4000? How do those compare to FX cards?
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