Threepwood Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I'm putting together a backup system from old parts but I need a new gfx card for it. A cheap AGP one. Which one is my best bet here, the FX5200 or the 6200? I don't play games, I just want a working system (10.5.5, AMD rig). I noticed that EFI Studio doesn't have any FX cards listed at all. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134151-geforce-fx5200-or-6200/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazubu Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 All geforce boards are supported the same except some latest models, so just take the most powerful. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134151-geforce-fx5200-or-6200/#findComment-951345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steenamaroo Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 guybrush threepwood?? fwiw, my da has an fx5200 agp 128mb runnin with qe and ci on tiger. had it doing the same in leopard also.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134151-geforce-fx5200-or-6200/#findComment-951548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactobacillus P Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I have used both cards. A fx 5200 and a 6200, the latter is quite a bit faster on Tiger 10.4.11 As my machine is a sse2 rig I haven't experimented with Leopard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134151-geforce-fx5200-or-6200/#findComment-951559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InteliMac Pro Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I used both 5200 and 6200 in my G4 cube and the 6200 smoked the 5200, not to mention it ran cooler and drew less power. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134151-geforce-fx5200-or-6200/#findComment-951826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threepwood Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I had a 6200 in my Tiger rig but unfortunately it died. I need a cheap replacement card that's easy to get working. Had great success with EFIStudio (or was it GFXstring.pkg?) with my 8500GT and the 6200 is also listed so I might as well buy another one. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134151-geforce-fx5200-or-6200/#findComment-951891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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