MSI GeForce FX 5200 (AGP 8x, 128MB)

Description: The MSI 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 $20.

Pros: This card has a video out feature that lets you display content on a TV set, rather than a monitor.

Cons: 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.

Value: Overall, this graphics card's features are as expected for this price.

Suggestions: (1) Since this card is DVI-capable, you might want a DVI-enabled monitor or a flat-panel display to connect with it -- this will pass the digital video signal directly without converting it to analog, making for better performance.(2) For Editor's Reviews of the latest graphics cards, visit the graphics and sound section of CNET's website.

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• Manufacturer: MSI Computer Corp.
• Part Number: FX5200-TD128LF

• General

• Device Type Graphics adapter
• Enclosure Type Plug-in card
• Vista Capability This 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

• Processor / Memory

• Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
• RAMDAC Clock Speed 350 MHz
• Video Memory Installed 128 MB / 128 MB (max)
• Technology DDR SDRAM

• Video Input

• Type None

• Video Output

• Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 60 Hz
• Colors Max Resolution (external) 32-bit color
• Supported Display Graphics 1152x864, 1920x1200, VGA (640x480), SVGA (800x600), XGA (1024x768), QXGA (2048x1536), SXGA (1280x1024), UXGA (1600x1200)
• API Supported OpenGL, DirectX
• TV Interface TV out
• Analog Video Format PAL - S-Video, NTSC
• Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
• Interfaces 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x S-video output, 1 x DVI-I - 29 pin combined DVI, 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( With adapter )
• Compatible Slots 1 x AGP

• Miscellaneous

• Cables Included 1 x DVI-VGA adapter, 1 x S-Video cable - 6 ft

• Software / System Requirements

• Software Included GoodMen, LockBox, MSI DVD, WMIinfo, Oni (Trial), RestoreIT! 3, MSI 3D Desktop, PC-cillin 2000, VirtualDrive 7, ThinSoft BeTwin, MSI Media Center, Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Rally Trophy (Trial), Beam Breakers (Trial), IL-2 Sturmovik (Trial), MSI 3D!Turbo Experience, The Sum of All Fears (Trial), Zax - The Alien Hunter (Trial), MSI Foreign Language Learning Machine, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (Lite version)
• OS Required Linux, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

MSI Computer Corp.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.msicomputer.com/
• Address: 901 Canada Court, City of Industry, CA. 91748
• Phone: 1-626-913-0828
• Email: chadl@msicomputer.com
• Fax: 1-626-913-0818