*HOT* Free Nvidia Geforce 5200 AR

[kamranziadar]

EVGA Nvidia Geforce 5200 will be free-after-rebate at Fry's December 26th


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[tfinch2]

All locations?

 

[kamranziadar]

Yeah all locations.

 

[Nick5324]

Great for a non-gamer or to have as a troubleshooting spare. Good post.

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: Nick5324
Great for a non-gamer or to have as a troubleshooting spare. Good post.

Troubleshooting spare would be perfect. I wonder who is handling the rebate itself.

 

[Bozo Galora]

hey, I'm in for free!
good pre publish find
guess you'll have to be there at opening bell - lol

 

[nairi]

from the pic it looks like DVI. IF so then i'm all over it!!!! can anybody confirm?

 

[bitplane]

yeah it has dvi and svideo out 128MB ram great deal if you can get a hold of one, thanks

 

[russw]

Thanks

 

[Parasitic]

Would this be faster than a GF3 Ti200? My brother needs an upgrade.

 

[nyker96]

There's no Fry's here!

 

[kamranziadar]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Would this be faster than a GF3 Ti200? My brother needs an upgrade.

Definately, much faster

 

[Bozo Galora]

http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-6875-Geforce-Ti-4200-Vs-FX-5200.html

 

[RossMAN]

Would this be an ok video card for an HTPC?

 

[intogamer]

Thats a bigass rebate... and if it doesn't come it is not worth $50

 

[kamranziadar]

Originally posted by: intogamer
Thats a bigass rebate... and if it doesn't come it is not worth $50

But i think it worth the risk

 

[dwcal]

From the picture it looks like a low profile card. I think all of those had 64bit memory. Don't expect much 3D performance, but for a spare, for HTPC, or for old school gaming like CS it should be fine. I have more AGP cards than I need, but free AR is always good.

 

[Wreckage]

Stupid Fry's (none in my area)

These make great backup cards in case of emergeny.

Or for family\friends who rely on you for tech support.

 

[secretanchitman]

would this video card be better than my geforce3? my friend has one and it performed...okay.

 

[imhungry]

Yeah, it'd be better than a GF3, and GF4 up to ti4200.

 

[rhacquer]

If Fry's "instant gift rebate" works the way I've heard it does, then you could pick up the Samsung ML-2010 laser printer AND the Geforce for about $48 AR, right?

 

[hytek369]

wow

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: rhacquer
If Fry's "instant gift rebate" works the way I've heard it does, then you could pick up the Samsung ML-2010 laser printer AND the Geforce for about $48 AR, right?

Correct.

Acts as a store credit.

 

[EagleKeeper]

For those posters that do not have a Fry's nearby, try to contact someone that does and ask them to obtain the items for you (if the cost of handling would be worth the savings).

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: imhungry
Yeah, it'd be better than a GF3, and GF4 up to ti4200.

I STRONGLY suggest that anyone contemplating the purchase of an Nvidia 5200-based card do his/her own research.

Most people who "upgraded" from a Geforce 3 to an Fx 5200 were strongly disappointed. I own one (and, in fact, sold a Geforce 3 to pay for it), but I bought it because it had dual monitor support, not because it was suitable for gaming.

UseNet search for Fx 5200 versus Geforce 3

Regarding Fx 5200 versus Ti4200, the Ti4200 overwhelms the Fx5200 in most games.

UseNet search for Fx 5200 versus Geforce 4

But, again, do your own research on this one.