Specs's from TigerDirect website

Performance

GPU/VPU
NVIDIA GeForce 6200
RAMDAC
Dual 400 MHz

Memory
Video Memory
256MB
Memory Type
64-bit
DDR

Core Clock
350 MHz
Memory Clock
400 MHz
Memory Bandwidth
6.4GB/sec.

Connections
Interface Type
AGP
Interface Speed
8X

Connector(s)
DVI
TV/S-Video
VGA

NVIDIA GeForce 6200
NVIDIA introduces the GeForce 6200 GPUs, featuring a revolutionary design that delivers best-in-class performance on today’s hottest games and applications. The only GPU in its class to support Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, the GeForce 6200 powers the latest effects without compromising performance.

CineFX 3.0 Engine
Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay.

UltraShadow II Technology
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id Software's Doom III, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. Second-generation technology delivers more than 4× the shadow processing power over the previous generation.

Intellisample 3.0 Technology
The industry’s fastest and highest quality antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Extends performance and quality gains to higher resolutions and antialiasing levels.

NVIDIA PureVideo Technology
Today, consumers are demanding smooth, high-quality DVD playback and stutter-free, high-definition (HD) viewing for a home theater experience driven by their PC. And the only way to achieve this is with NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology, part of the GeForce™ 6 Series of GPUs.

Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Part of the NVIDIA Forceware unified software environment (USE). The NVIDIA UDA guarantees forward and backward compatibility with software drivers. Simplifies upgrading to a new NVIDIA product because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver software.

Digital Vibrance Control (DVC)
Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions.

nView Multi-Display Technology
The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience.

AGP 8X
Provides double the bandwidth of AGP 4Xר.1GB/sec. vs. 1.1BG/sec. AGP 8X enables more complex models and detailed textures, creating richer and more lifelike environments. Uninterrupted data flow allows for smoother video streaming and faster, more seamless gameplay.
All above is from Tigerdirect


Why a New Video card

Since I was getting a new monitor to replace my 17" which stopped working. I needed a new video card as the video card in my other PC is not working in fact I will have to get a RMA and get a replacement. I looked in the TigerDirect website as this is the primary place where I get my computer parts. I looked at several video cards and of course the prices. I then looked up reviews on all the video cards. I finally chose the eVGA FX 6200 with 256 meg DDR memory. There were several reasons I chose this one.
1 Price at $75 to me it was priced just right
2 According to some of the reviews this is a very good video card
3 It has Dual Ramdacs which means I can use 2 displays and have each displaying something different-I can also set the resolution/Hz different according to the monitors needs.
4 Directx 9.0c compatible
5 It has LDDM drivers for Vista

Installing

Once I received the video card, I removed all drivers and software pertaining to the previous card. I then turned off the PC also removing the power cord. Opened the case, installed the video card replacing the other. Closed the case up, plugging the power back in. Reason I remove the power cord is that even when the computer is off there are still voltages inside. I do not like to take chances.
Turning the power back on, I had already gone to the manufacturer's site and got the latest drivers for my card.. For several days I ran with just my new 19"(18"viewable) CRT monitor.

Using

For several days I ran this way checking the the new video card/monitor out.
Today I installed my 15"(14" viewable) next to the 19", Now I like to watch TV or DVD movies while surfing the Internet or writing reviews or other things. Before I would surf the Internet or whatever with the TV/DVD movies running behind what I was doing or have my other computer running and do one or the other on that. Now with this I can have a DVD or TV on one display while I write this review on the other.

Benchmarks

Now for Benchmarks I like using Fresh Diagnose which is a free program . It's primary program is to tell you just about everything you might need to know about your computer. It will also Benchmark just about everything in your computer. It is also a free program available for personal use.
Now a display benchmark will run a bunch of different patterns to the video card measuring how many the video card will do in a certain number of seconds. I will give the performance of 2 video cards. This one FX6200 and FX5200. II believe you will see I made a good choice.
1 Random Pixels per seconds 2 Lines KPixels per second 3 Circles Circles per seconds and so forth

4 Rectangles 5 Texts 6 Draw

FX6200
1 1,166 KPixels/s
2 468,333 KLines/s
3 35,831 Circles/s
4 148,261 Rectangles/s
5 2,210,535 Chars/s
6 118,305 KPixels/s

FX5200

1 466 KP/s
2 334,333 KL/s
3 27,790 C/s
4 164,098 R/s
5 1,092,612 C/s
6 53,588 KP/s

Benchmarks can only tell you so much. This is a fairly fast video card but there are newer ones. As can be seen I think I made a pretty good choice. This card also works pretty good with Windows Vista so far.

Gaming
Now I'm not a gamer, so I cannot tell you how it would do with games. Nor do I use Adobe Photoshop. But I did some research on all the newest PC Games I could find. On every thing I read of them, this video card will handle it. I even checked file planet which has many of the beta games that are being developed.

WMP HD
I like to watch TV and DVD movies. Movie makers are coming out with a new format called High Definition format. In the last 1 1/2 year , I have been testing video cards. None have been able to play those movies till I got this card also the system I have now.

My system

MSI K8N NEO Platinum
AMD Sempron X64 3300
2 512meg DDR Kingston PC3200
Maxtor Diamond 10 S ATA 80 gig Harddrive
WD 1200 JB
MicroAdvantage DVD - RW Dual-L
XFX GeForce 7300 256 meg DDR
AverMedia UltraTV 1500
Ultra V-series 500watt PSU
Ultra Media Reader
Windows XP Pro SP2/Vista Ultimate X86 RTM
MS Optical Mouse(USB)
Hitachi 19" CRT
Acer AL1717BBM LCD 17"monitor


For my Review of Ultimate Full Version RTM
For review of Vista Home Premium

Some of my previous reviews

This is a BIG Monitor(Update Program to Test Monitors) http://www.epinions.com/content_221987180164
10 Free Good Programs for Windows http://www.epinions.com/content_4677935236
WOW this sounds good(Updated Febuary 18,2006) http://www.epinions.com/content_220801306244
Cheap speakers that will last me for only a short time http://www.epinions.com/content_220796718724
WHAT a Sempron that has 64 bit extensions(Update with BenchMarks) http://www.epinions.com/content_220609744516
If only I could afford my Dream Machine http://www.epinions.com/content_4664041604
Simple but it saves my back http://www.epinions.com/content_217763384964
One of the most important part's of a pc(Update Febuary 12,2006) http://www.epinions.com/content_217737694852
This last one is the one I consider the Best Review I have done yet. Took me 3 weeks to write and I'm proud of it.

How I built my AMDx64 computer(Updated Motherboard/Vista/CPU/Power Supply info) http://www.epinions.com/content_187014155908

Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 75