MSI nVidia 6200 AGP - Review

I got a delivery in the mail today, it was an MSI Nvidia 6200 AGP X8 Graphics card, to replace the FX5700 in the blog below. As usual, with new hardware or software, I write a little review on them, with a pro's and con's list. So here is the MSI nVidia 6200 review.

This card is fast enough for watching live television and recording live television, it drops the processor load down from 100% to 27%, which is a much needed sigh of relief, after thinking id need to get a more beefier processor to replace the Sempron 3100+. The card is quite small in comparison to today's bad boys, and has no fans on it. Supported with Windows Aero, it scores a 2.0 for performance.
2.0 for Aero, 2.6 for Gaming.

Here are the pro's and con's list

Pro's

• Cheap
• 256MB GDDR2
• AGP X8
• Vista Premium Support
• Silent

Con's

• Requires 350W
• 4 Pixel Pipelines
• Cannot handle older games unless you set the graphics to real low.

All in all, this is a much needed card if you want to get a cheap card for watching television on. Again it is an MSI AGP X8 Nvidia 6200 256MB GDDR2 and it can be bought at Newegg for $34.99



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