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Tal Fucus

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:40 am Post subject: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? Archived from groups: alt>comp>periphs>videocards>nvidia, others (more info?)

I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. I think to upgrade this card to a better one. The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a full refund for the FX5200) Does this card worth the extra money ? I play BF1942, FarCry... Thanks, Tal >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:40 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t DeleteThis @bezeqint.net> wrote in message news:40914c06$1@news.bezeqint.net... > I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. > I think to upgrade this card to a better one. > The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a > full refund for the FX5200) > Does this card worth the extra money ? > I play BF1942, FarCry... > > Thanks, > Tal How much will the total cost for the 5600 card be after the refund? Chances are it ain't gonna be worth it. The 5600 pretty much blows too. Read the earlier posts about video cards and you'll see the best value is the ATI 9600 pro for around $110 dollars. <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.pricewatch.com/" target="_blank">http://www.pricewatch.com/</a> -- [AGB] Ratburger "I like you...that's why I'm going to kill you last" Arnold (The Guv)<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:40 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Tal Fucus wrote: > I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. > I think to upgrade this card to a better one. > The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a > full refund for the FX5200) > Does this card worth the extra money ? > I play BF1942, FarCry... Fck FarCry on a 5600 m8. -- Error reading sig - A)bort R)etry I)nfluence with large hammer<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?*

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:40 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t.DeleteThis@bezeqint.net> wrote in message news:<40914c06$1@news.bezeqint.net>... > I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. > I think to upgrade this card to a better one. > The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a > full refund for the FX5200) > Does this card worth the extra money ? > I play BF1942, FarCry... > > Thanks, > Tal It doesn't so save up a bit more money!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:34 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t DeleteThis @bezeqint.net> wrote in message news:40914c06$1@news.bezeqint.net... > I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. > I think to upgrade this card to a better one. > The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a > full refund for the FX5200) > Does this card worth the extra money ? > I play BF1942, FarCry... > > Thanks, > Tal > > some interesting benchmarks from Toms Hardware nice comparison graphs <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www20.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-04.html" target="_blank">http://www20.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-04.html</a> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www20.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-05.html" target="_blank">http://www20.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-05.html</a> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www20.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-06.html" target="_blank">http://www20.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-06.html</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:53 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Trevor Best" <nospam@localhost> wrote in message news:40915c0c$0$23889$afc38c87@auth.uk.news.easynet.net... > Tal Fucus wrote: > > > I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. > > I think to upgrade this card to a better one. > > The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a > > full refund for the FX5200) > > Does this card worth the extra money ? > > I play BF1942, FarCry... > > Fck FarCry on a 5600 m8. > > -- I have a 5600 Ultra, and Far cry is running fine here..... i don't have BF installed, so don't know about that one Rubbie<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?*

Darthy

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 2:45 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:40:20 +0200, "Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t RemoveThis @bezeqint.net> wrote: >I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. >I think to upgrade this card to a better one. >The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a >full refund for the FX5200) >Does this card worth the extra money ? >I play BF1942, FarCry... NO. The 5600 is FAR better than the 5200 (unless youre comparing a 5600xt to a 5200Ultra).. You MUST have at least a 5700Ultra or better to be worth while, and at that price, you might as well get the 5900xt. Your CPU will also make a differnece. (a 5700 plain is about the same as a 5600Ultra) Check out this chart: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/far_cry_nvidia/page6.asp" target="_blank">http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/far_cry_nvidia/page6.asp</a> (And this is with the super fast 64bit AMD64 3400+ CPU. If you have a 2Ghz CPU, it would be noticably slower. I have a 9800Pro. With far cry in 1280x1024 - I have ALL settings on SUPER HIGH - Except for Shadows (on HIGH) because there difference with shadow effects was minimal - but the performance hit was not. AMD2500 and ATI 9800Pro are NOT overclocked. PLayed FarCry on a friends setup with AMD2600/5600Ultra... ugh, settings were on LOW mostly. NO grass... horrible looking. But my other friend says it runs better than on his 5600-plain easily. My 5900-plain (A bit faster than the 5900xt) on an AMD2000 runs on MED-HIGH settings in 1024x768, it doesn't touch my 9800Pro ($200). check out <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.pricewatch.com" target="_blank">www.pricewatch.com</a> $170 = 5700Ultra $170 = 5900xt $200 = ATI9800Pro If you look at the firingsquad numbers... the 5900xt is a good 15fps faster over the 5700Ultra [1024x768x32xAA] (why they bother with this card?) and the 5600 is under 20fps... -- Remember when real men used Real computers!? When 512K of video RAM was a lot! Death to Palladium & WPA!!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

Tim Auton1

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:38 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t.RemoveThis@bezeqint.net> wrote: >I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. >I think to upgrade this card to a better one. >The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a >full refund for the FX5200) >Does this card worth the extra money ? >I play BF1942, FarCry... Don't bother. Save up and get a ATI Radeon 9600 Pro or XT if you're on a budget. The FX5600 falls squarely in the region where Nvidia lost the plot (DX9, pixel shaders). Nvidia aren't back in the game again till you get up to the 5900 or better. The FX5600 is a better card, but I think you'd be better off saving your cash and going for a real upgrade. Tim -- Love is a travelator.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

XFX FX5600 256mb (non ultra) plays Far Cry and Battle Field perfect for me "Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t.DeleteThis@bezeqint.net> wrote in message news:40914c06$1@news.bezeqint.net... > I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. > I think to upgrade this card to a better one. > The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a > full refund for the FX5200) > Does this card worth the extra money ? > I play BF1942, FarCry... > > Thanks, > Tal > ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t DeleteThis @bezeqint.net> wrote in message news:40914c06$1@news.bezeqint.net... > I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. > I think to upgrade this card to a better one. > The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a > full refund for the FX5200) > Does this card worth the extra money ? > I play BF1942, FarCry... 5600 won't be much of an upgrade, even the Ultra. It's really just an overclocked 5200. A bare minimum should be a 5700.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:02:56 GMT, "Anybody" <nomailover.DeleteThis@rogers.com> wrote: >XFX FX5600 256mb (non ultra) plays Far Cry and Battle Field perfect for me Me too. =IR= Ventana Iron Ranger Battalion BattleField 1942 Recruits wanted <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ironrangers.net" target="_blank">www.ironrangers.net</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>periphs>videocards>nvidia (more info?)

"Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t.TakeThisOut@bezeqint.net> skrev i meddelandet news:40914c06$1@news.bezeqint.net... > I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. > I think to upgrade this card to a better one. > The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a > full refund for the FX5200) > Does this card worth the extra money ? > I play BF1942, FarCry... BF1942 will with no doubt work fine on highest detail with your card (I don't know what CPU you have though), but FarCry....well considering the fact that I know people running this game on Radeon 8500 which is much slower then FX5600 the answer would be - YES. It will work, but do not, and I really mean DO NOT expect any miracle frame-rates. You will be most likely be forced to lower the graph. detail in the game considerably. My advice to you is to wait a little bit with your card upgrade. The new nVidia cards are comming so perhaps within a couple of months you will be able to buy even better FX card for same amount of money (FX 5900-non ultra models keep falling in price).<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

Tal Fucus

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>periphs>videocards>nvidia, others (more info?)

"Ventana" <ventana RemoveThis @ironrangers.net> wrote in message news:rlf490drl82el3e1gbeepvg71c21ruro8u@4ax.com... > On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:02:56 GMT, "Anybody" <nomailover RemoveThis @rogers.com> wrote: > > >XFX FX5600 256mb (non ultra) plays Far Cry and Battle Field perfect for me > > Me too. > What settings are you using ? What is your frame rate ? > =IR= Ventana > Iron Ranger Battalion > BattleField 1942 > Recruits wanted <font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ironrangers.net</font" target="_blank">www.ironrangers.net</font</a>><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 12:10 am Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

If youre used to those stands.... perhaps. Crank the settings to SUPERHIGH on Far Cry... then get back to me. Battlefield? Thats a Quake3 engine.... any card can handle that. 256mb? whoopie. On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:02:56 GMT, "Anybody" <nomailover.RemoveThis@rogers.com> wrote: >XFX FX5600 256mb (non ultra) plays Far Cry and Battle Field perfect for me >"Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t.RemoveThis@bezeqint.net> wrote in message >news:40914c06$1@news.bezeqint.net... >> I'm currently using FX5200 which I found very disappointing. >> I think to upgrade this card to a better one. >> The FX5600 is the only one I can afford now, for an extra 50$. (I'll get a >> full refund for the FX5200) >> Does this card worth the extra money ? >> I play BF1942, FarCry... >> >> Thanks, >> Tal >> >> > Remember: In the USA - it is illegal to draw or write about Heir Bush in a negative way. The police or SS are called. 15yr old boy in Washington was disciplined for drawing such images. God bless the land of the free. Where you can burn the Constitution... Ashcroft does it every day.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Darthy" <DarthGates.RemoveThis@microsoftsucksass.com> wrote in message news:l6g59017mhfcimsk9l5340dh2fbklubcbl@4ax.com... > If youre used to those stands.... perhaps. > > Crank the settings to SUPERHIGH on Far Cry... then get back to me. > > Battlefield? Thats a Quake3 engine.... any card can handle that. Actually, it is very different from a Quake3 engine. For instance, all Q3 maps have a rather short horizon, i.e. are in effect closed rooms. Rasmus<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Does FX5600 (Non ultra) worth the money ?

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