Which graphix = better?

[Cquence]

Ok rank these graphic cards from better to worst. And at the end which one would you buy.


Power Color ATI Radeon 9250,128MB,DDR,AGP8X,DVI,TV-Out
Power Color ATI Radeon 9250,256MB DDR,AGP8X,DVI,TV-OUT
PowerColor ATI Radeon 9550SE 128M DDR AGP CRT TV DVI
MSI GFX FX5200-TD128/128MB/AGP8X/nView / DVI / TV-Out
MSI GFX FX5500-TD 256MB AGP8X
MSI NX6200AX-TD128 Geforce 6200AX AGP8X 128MB

 

[jac006]

I'd go with the 6200, 5500 256, 5500 128, 9550se, 9250 236, and then the 9550 128. Yeah.

 

[mighty_chick]

5500, 6200, 9250 256mb, 5200, 9250

i havent heard good things about the 6200. why dont u get a fx5700 256mb...its a major improvement over the 5500.

 

[allenn812]

HEY! I have a PNY 6200, and i can run half-life 2 at 1024-768 and max settings with 6x AA and 16xAF. No joke. I have 512pc 3200 ram and an athlon xp 2800+ barton. I get an average 25 fps.

 

[Osak]

25fps is.....ok i guess if you use to it i need atleast 60 to play OK..

 

[allenn812]

At LEAST 60?!? The human eye tell any diff in smoothness after 72 fps.

 

[mighty_chick]

actually its 55fps. and if u dont believe me u can argue with LK the all mighty who never loses

 

[allenn812]

http://www.daniele.ch/school/30vs60/30vs60_3.html

 

[mighty_chick]

"Here is where things get a little interesting, and where we will see that humans can perceive up to 60+ fps." wow u were wrong...i always said 60 but somehow LK convinced me of 55fps. anyhoo u were way off

 

[allenn812]

Oooooooo. dident you learn in school to read everything! Just playing with ya.

So what is the answer to how many frames per second should we be looking for? Anything over 60 fps is adequate, 72 fps is maximal (anything over that would be overkill). Framerates cannot drop though from that 72 fps, or we will start to see a degradation in the smoothness of the game. Don't get me wrong, it is not bad to play a game at 30 fps, it is fine, but to get the illusion of reality, you really need a frame rate of 72 fps. What this does is saturate the pipeline from your eyes to your visual cortex, just as reality does. As visual quality increases, it really becomes more important to keep frame rates high so we can get the most immersive feel possible. While we still may be several years away from photographic quality in 3D accelerators, it is important to keep the speed up there.
Looks like 3dfx isn't so full of it.