5700 vs 5700le?

"Augustus" <tiberius RemoveThis @weeik.com> wrote in message news:<_DlMc.59854$iw3.54062@clgrps13>...
 > "Tim Hendricks" <hendritr RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
 > news:abaea17b.0407231657.2b669ba4@posting.google.com...
  > > I want to upgrade my video card for my kids
  > > and don't want to spend an arm and a leg.
  > > Is there that much difference between these
  > > two cards that they would even notice?
 >
 > There's a big difference in speed between the two. A standard 5700 has a
 > 425Mhz core and 550 Mhz effective memory. The 5700LE has a 250Mhz core and
 > 400Mhz effective memory. What card are you upgrading from?

I have a Sony Viao that came with an ATI 9200. I'm not sure which
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 > I have a Sony Viao that came with an ATI 9200. I'm not sure which
 > version it is.

A 5700LE is not an upgrade from a straight 9200. It gives you DX9 support
but speed not much different. It's somewhat of an upgrade from a 9200SE.
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"Augustus" <tiberius.RemoveThis@weeik.com> wrote in message news:<7zwMc.60628$iw3.6654@clgrps13>...
  > > I have a Sony Viao that came with an ATI 9200. I'm not sure which
  > > version it is.
 >
 > A 5700LE is not an upgrade from a straight 9200. It gives you DX9 support
 > but speed not much different. It's somewhat of an upgrade from a 9200SE.
 > The straight 5700 or better yet a 5700 Ultra is a big jump.

My 9200 only has 64mb memory. I can get a straight 5700 with 256mb for
$120 so I thought the upgrade would be worth it. An Ultra would be
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 > My 9200 only has 64mb memory. I can get a straight 5700 with 256mb for
 > $120 so I thought the upgrade would be worth it. An Ultra would be
 > considerably more.

If it's the 425core / 550 memory it's a decent upgrade. Newegg shows both
the eVGA, Gigabyte, Albatron and Gainward straight 5700 256Mb at these
specs. But Leadtek has a 128Mb 5700 Ultra for only $30 more. You don't need
256Mb video memory, and the ultra card is definitely way faster and well
worth the $30 difference. 475Mhz core and 900Mhz effective memory. Excellent
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"Augustus" <tiberius.DeleteThis@weeik.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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  > > My 9200 only has 64mb memory. I can get a straight 5700 with 256mb for
  > > $120 so I thought the upgrade would be worth it. An Ultra would be
  > > considerably more.
 >
 > If it's the 425core / 550 memory it's a decent upgrade. Newegg shows both
 > the eVGA, Gigabyte, Albatron and Gainward straight 5700 256Mb at these
 > specs. But Leadtek has a 128Mb 5700 Ultra for only $30 more. You don't
need
 > 256Mb video memory, and the ultra card is definitely way faster and well
 > worth the $30 difference. 475Mhz core and 900Mhz effective memory.
Excellent
 > card.

Buy a 5900xt or 9800pro and forget about every 5700.
Just my 2 cent.

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On 24 Jul 2004 14:54:41 -0700, hendritr.RemoveThis@yahoo.com (Tim Hendricks)
wrote:

 >"Augustus" <tiberius.RemoveThis@weeik.com> wrote in message news:<7zwMc.60628$iw3.6654@clgrps13>...
   >> > I have a Sony Viao that came with an ATI 9200. I'm not sure which
   >> > version it is.
  >>
  >> A 5700LE is not an upgrade from a straight 9200. It gives you DX9 support
  >> but speed not much different. It's somewhat of an upgrade from a 9200SE.
  >> The straight 5700 or better yet a 5700 Ultra is a big jump.
 >
 >My 9200 only has 64mb memory. I can get a straight 5700 with 256mb for
 >$120 so I thought the upgrade would be worth it. An Ultra would be
 >considerably more.

Memory size doesn't mean a thing if the GPU & memory on the video card
is slooooow.

The Minimal "good" GF5 series card is the 5700Ultra, which is about
$150... but the 5900xt is about $170 and is about twice as fast.

If your kids are going to play kiddie games (7 and under) than a
5600~5700 card shall do.... if they are teens and want to play modern
3D games - the 5900xt is the LEAST you should go for...

SHould have bought a lower cost computer and added a better video
card.... (Like a HP with an AMD 3000 for $600)


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