How obsolete is the Radeon 9200 series?

Hello All. I just purchased a new computer, a Frakenstein, Asus A8V-VM
motherboard, AMD Athlon 64 3500 CPU, 1G DDR 400 RAM, VIA/S3G
Deltachrome IGP chipset. Now I discover that the online game I so enjoy
doesn't support S3. I have an old Radeon 9200 128 bit vid card in the
old machine that still works swimmingly. Can I use that old card with
the new machine? I have all the updated drivers. I don't like the
thought of cracking my new machine open (voiding warranty), but neither
do I like the thought of having to lug it all the way back to the
dealer to have them install it. I could always buy a new card, but I'd
rather save a little cash if I don't have to. Suggestions?

Ivy

"wltdnfaded" <ivyliege (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

Hello All. I just purchased a new computer, a Frakenstein, Asus A8V-VM
motherboard, AMD Athlon 64 3500 CPU, 1G DDR 400 RAM, VIA/S3G
Deltachrome IGP chipset. Now I discover that the online game I so
enjoy doesn't support S3. I have an old Radeon 9200 128 bit vid card
in the old machine that still works swimmingly. Can I use that old
card with the new machine? I have all the updated drivers. I don't
like the thought of cracking my new machine open (voiding warranty),

You do not void you warranty by opening your PC case to install or change
components since PCs are designed for precisely such user intervention.
This has been tried and tested in US courts.

but neither do I like the thought of having to lug it all the way
back to the dealer to have them install it. I could always buy a new
card, but I'd rather save a little cash if I don't have to.
Suggestions?

The 9200 is quite old. Your motherboard has a single PCIe x16 slot so it
will take any current PCIe video card. If you hunt around you can find a
Geforce 7600GT for around US$150. That would be a huge improvement over the
9200.

"DRS" <drs (AT) removethis (DOT) ihug.com.au> wrote

"wltdnfaded" <ivyliege (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Hello All. I just purchased a new computer, a Frakenstein, Asus
A8V-VM motherboard, AMD Athlon 64 3500 CPU, 1G DDR 400 RAM, VIA/S3G
Deltachrome IGP chipset. Now I discover that the online game I so
enjoy doesn't support S3. I have an old Radeon 9200 128 bit vid card
in the old machine that still works swimmingly. Can I use that old
card with the new machine?

Oops, my bad. I thought you had the 9200 already installed. The short
answer is no as the 9200 is AGP and your motherboard doesn't have an AGP
slot.