Out of those two I'd reccomend the Nvidia fx5200 as I am still paranoid about ATIs directx 8 cards. However make sure you get a 128mb card. If you are looking for a nice alternative to those two Ebuyer sell a Nvidia Ti4200 128mb for a couple of quid more than the FX5200 http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=35480 its far ahead in directx 8 games which is all the 5200 is good for anyway. You should be able to play games based on the UT engine like UT2004, Americas Army and Lineage 2. They will easily cope with games like Warcraft 3 and Counter Strike which still represent good entertainment. Also these games are available today.