EVGA e-GeForce FX 5200 (AGP 8x, 128MB)

Description: This eVGA E-GeForce FX 5200 is a 128 MB, mainstream 3D card.Compared to other mainstream 3D display cards on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $35.

Pros: None noted, given available product data.

Cons: Only has a 266 MHz memory clock speed.This is not out of line with the product's price, but is slower than the average graphics card on the market today.This card's AGP 8x interface is slower than that of the standard graphics card that is available today.

Suitability: Suited for all productivity tasks, as well as for the casual 3D gamer.This card supports DirectX 9 technology, which is still the standard for those who want to play games with advanced 3D-rendering techniques, but it does not support Vista's DirectX 10 standard.

Value: Overall, this graphics card's features are in line with its price.

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• Manufacturer: EVGA
• Part Number: 128-A8-N303-L2

• General

• Device Type Graphics adapter
• Enclosure Type Plug-in card - Low profile
• Vista Capability This video card is capable of running Windows Vista, without any of the new major features, and is suitable for Vista Home Basic.
• Interface Type AGP 8x
• Depth 6.5 in
• Height 2.6 in

• Processor / Memory

• Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
• Core Clock Speed 250 MHz
• RAMDAC Clock Speed 350 MHz
• Video Memory Installed 128 MB
• Technology DDR SDRAM 64-bit
• Memory Clock Speed 266 MHz
• Features Fanless heatsink

• Video Input

• Type None

• Video Output

• Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 75 Hz
• Colors Max Resolution (external) 32-bit color
• Supported Display Graphics 1152x864, 1280x960, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, VGA (640x480), SVGA (800x600), XGA (1024x768), HDTV (1920x1080), QXGA (2048x1536), SXGA (1280x1024), UXGA (1600x1200), SXGAW (1600x1024)
• API Supported Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectShow, OpenGL 1.4, DirectX 9.0
• TV Interface TV out
• Analog Video Format S-Video

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x S-video output
• Compatible Slots 1 x AGP - Low-profile

• Miscellaneous

• Compliant Standards PC 99, DDC-2B, VESA DPMS

EVGA

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• Website: http://evga.com