I got this card to replace a PNY Geforce 420. This card performs significantly worse than that older card. Do not be fooled by the fact that this card has 128 mb of RAM. That really means nothing. This card has no fan and seems likely to overheat unless your computer's cooling is really top notch. This card does not run Battlefield 1942 well. I think this card is pitched to gamers w/ its 128 mb of ram, but the performance is really unacceptable. There really is nothing good about this card whatsoever. Don't buy it. Spend a little more if you are gaming, or if you aren't, and just need something basic, you can get as good a card for half the price.

The Geforce FX 5200 is intended to replace the old Geforce4MX 440, and it does succeed there. It does usually perform somewhat better than the old GF4MX (And over time the GF4MX will look even slower in comparison with games like Doom 3 on the horizon), and it also supports directx 9, whereas the GF4MX only supports directx 7.

The problem here is just that in most cases it simply isn't all that much faster than the GF4MX, and in some cases is a bit slower. You can get a Geforce4 Ti4200 for little more money, which will quite drastically outperform the FX 5200 across the board, even in future games such as Doom 3.

The card itself isn't that bad, if you don't play many games and just want something in your computer that will run games in a year or two, this will work, however, while it might run the games, you will have to stick with lower resolutions and no aniti-aliasing, resulting in lower image quality.

So, in conclusion - avoid this video card if you are an avid gamer, but if you just need something to replace whatever happened to come with your computer and aren't terribly concerned about performance, the Geforce FX 5200 would be an adequate solution, if on the pricey side.