# Video Cards **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-cards/175090 "2003-05-14T00:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-cards/175090/21 "2003-05-15T03:37:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dead0man \* > \*\*[Newegg](http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=property&DEPA=1) has a couple of GeForce T1 4200 64MB for 107$. The Chaintech has free shipping. Newegg is a great place to buy computer stuff from. Speedy delivery and an excellent RMA process ( I just returned my wife’s GF Ti4200 128MB Asus and we had it back in about a week and a half). \*\* Spend $111 and get the 128MB Ti 4200, if they still have em on sale. The delivery time is nothing short of amazing, I get most of my stuff in 2-3 days with regular shipping. ---
**Author:** ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-cards/175090/22 "2003-05-15T03:43:08Z")
I’d strongly suggest you spring for a DirectX9 compliant card. DirectX9 support will be important if you want to run new games, such as soon-to-be-released Doom III. In the low end, you really have three videocard choices. The Geforce FX Ti5200 for $75, Geforce4 Ti4200 $90, and ATI Radeon 9500 for $130. The GFFX Ti5200 and R9500 support DirectX9, the GF4 Ti4200 does not. On the other hand, the GFFX Ti5200 performs very poorly, roughly on par with a Geforce4 MX card. If you’re determined to spend less than $100, then you have to decide between a Geforce FX Titanium 5200 and a Geforce4 Titanium 4200 based on what’s more important to you, performance or compatibility. I’d STRONGLY suggest you just spend the extra $30 and get an ATI Radeon 9500, though. This will give you DirectX9 support, as well as good performance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-cards/175090.md?page=1)