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PNY GeForce FX 5600 256MB Review

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  1. RageSlave. •  July 25, 2003
    Rating: 3/5

    The 6 score is right on the mark in regards to this card. For the cost of it it is not really a good bargain at all and seems to be just a Ti lower end card that is hyped up. little improvement over the older model is a fact that can not be ignorred. If you are upgrading from a voodoo 3 (as in my case here) then it is money well spent. I sold this card for the chance of upgrading after the nv 40s come out.

    Rating: 6 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  2. david lovatt •  September 2, 2003
    Rating: 3.5/5

    Don’t let the fact that this is a geforce fx card fool you, it cannot compete with the TI4600, Without comparing it to the older card, it is ok, But it would be a downgrade from it….

    Rating: 7 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  3. Greg Clark •  September 16, 2003
    Rating: 1.5/5

    I have this card and wish I didnt, it is so far away from even a 9600 in terms of performance.

    The 256mb whats that all about this card would work just as well with 64mb. A marketing gimmick!!

    Rating: 3 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  4. John •  September 21, 2003
    Rating: 2.5/5

    I ‘upgraded’ to the FX5600 256 MB card. HA! Biggest complaint….jerky in Battlefield.

    Slap in the ol’ Ti4200 128 MB card….no more jerky.

    NUFF SAID.

    Rating: 5 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  5. snoogens •  October 19, 2003
    Rating: 4.5/5

    As of the time i write this, the card can be found for sale for about $170. I also have a NV35 card and this card looks just as good in game play, and due to the exrtra amount of ram, actually plays battlefield a little smoother……..GO FOR IT and have some fun with frags!!!

    Rating: 9 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  6. roel koel •  November 11, 2003
    Rating: 3/5

    had a Geforce Ti4600 exchanged it for this so i could play those new games like Doom3 (whenever that comes out) but i’m disappointed with my so called “upgrade” Halo is running really bad and it aint my processor (XP2800 Barton)..

    waiting to see how it runs the new games with DX9

    Rating: 6 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  7. phil •  March 14, 2004
    Rating: 2.5/5

    just got his card and its ok. the edes are pretty bad and are still sketchy. i cant seem to get it to get good edeges. it even lags in single player mod in black hawk down. poor rated.

    Rating: 5 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  8. Grinch •  December 1, 2004
    Rating: 5/5

    Very Good

    Rating: 10 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  9. •  January 10, 2005
    Rating: 5/5

    works with everithing & fast p.4 samsung 171v asus mather board sony dvd cd w.games

    Rating: 10 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  10. Punisher •  August 21, 2005
    Rating: 2/5

    i’ve had this card for less than a year, it kept crashing and giving poor performance in many new games, now i can’t play a game for more than 15 minutes, it keeps crasking, if you planned to buy one, FORGET IT!!

    Rating: 4 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  11. Recon •  October 17, 2005
    Rating: 4.5/5

    Have an early release of this card, installed in my pc since may 2003. running an albatron MB with intel north+south, 1024 megs ram. had early issues until software utilizing Dir.X 9, but after that, i lov ethis card. I virtually cannot overstress this card when maxing out settings on FFXI. LOVE IT!

    Rating: 9 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  12. Lewis Brow •  November 30, 2005
    Rating: 4/5

    this is a very good graphics card i love it

    Rating: 8 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  13. pongga •  January 29, 2006
    Rating: 3/5

    im planning on buying leadtek GF4 Ti4800se 128mb.. its the same price as fx5600 256mb.. guess wat.. im on Ti.. im a gamer ;)

    Rating: 6 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

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