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kdt333
post Oct 5 2008, 07:14 PM
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Hey ,I have a Nvidia 6200 AGP 256mb and a friend gave me a ati radeon 9100 and I believe it is 128mb also agp...
are these cards similar?which should I use?The radeon has a fan ,which I like as the 6200 heatsync gets hot ,but ,which should I go with for gaming?


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post Oct 5 2008, 07:50 PM
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I don't know much about the 9100, but i think it would be slower because it was in the previous generation of graphics cards (when Nvidia had the FX5XXX series). Plus, the second number is lower. I would just stick with the 6200.


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post Oct 5 2008, 08:30 PM
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ok ,thanks...Just did a comparison and I believe your correct ,looks like 6200 might be a year or 2 newer...


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