geforce mx420 64mb
vs
geforce fxx5200 128ddr

Issue: I have two computers, one running the mx420 and the other running the fx5200. I'm told the fx5200 is a better card than the mx420, however, when running games the mx420 outperforms the fx5200. I'd like to know why.

The mx420 is on a generic dell computer running at
512ddr
80gig HD
p4 2.4
these are the specs that are known to me

The fx5200 is on a custom computer specs listed below

Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name JON-OQRI6AD9SHN (jon)
User Name Jonathan Luu

Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2400 MHz (18 x 133)
Motherboard Name Asus P4S800 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 648FX
System Memory 1280 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Modular (05/07/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (128 MB)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (128 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Monitor Dell P780 [17" CRT] (6271R12F1110)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter SiS 7012 Audio Device

Storage
IDE Controller SiS PCI IDE UDMA Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller SCSI/RAID Host Controller
Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y080L0 (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-3520AW (DVD+R9:4x, DVD-R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8525B (52x/32x/52x CD-RW)
Optical Drive LT5156J JRG032B SCSI CdRom Device
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 78152 MB (38937 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical

Network
Network Adapter SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (192.168.0.106)

Peripherals
Printer HP LaserJet 1022
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB2 Controller SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical

Now, I'm told that the power source could be an issue, i'd like to know how i could test whether it is adequate or not

Howdy there,

The fx5200 is definately much better than the mx420, both in speed and looks

Your performance problem could be a number of things:

Fragmented drive:

• Try running scandisk and defrag on your machine

Ram issue:

Your machine says it has "System Memory 1280 MB (DDR SDRAM)". This is a strange amount of RAM and could possibly mean that you are mixing and matching RAM which could slow down the system.
Make sure that you only plug RAM of the same specifications in
For example:

• All the same size e.g 512MB
• All the same speed e.g 333Mhz

What type of games are you trying to run on both systems?

How do i know whether the RAM is the same?

but i dont know where scandisc is located

are there any other ways to check why the 5200 card is slower?

could the power supply be an issue? if it is how can i determine this

Even after I format my computer the card still runs slower, any explanations?

Thanks for the response

To run scandisk and defrag you go to the following menu:
Start - programs - accessories - system tools (both scandisk and defrag will be in there)

The best way of checking is to remove the RAM from your computer and check the sticker on it. It should give you a list of number including RAM type/speed/mhz e.g DDR300/128
Here is a photo of a sticker that may assist you - http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...mage/nddr5.jpg

If you are unsure you can post the number on each stick of RAM, also tell us how many RAM pieces you are using.

I still don't think it is an issue with these two things, so lets try to look into the RAM issue for now and then we can make a plan from there.

well i have 3 sticks of ram and from what I found out, is that with these 3 sticks my game performance is better and i also tried clocking my vid card but that seemed to cause problems too, so I'm going to rule out the ram issue since my game runs better with the 1.28 gigs

the formatting and scandisc im not too sure, though what i remember is that the game performance was still just as bad as it was now and was worse than the gforce 4 . i will do the scandisc to see but i dont know how that is going to help me.

could my card be defective? or the power source insufficient? I mean i did try over clockingi t and failed to see an increase in performance

The increased ram definitely helped the performance so i dont know what else there is to do, especially since you guys say the 5200 is far better than the g4

;please help me figure out what the problem is SOMEONE PLEASE