Ok…the prob is ..frnd needs a gfx card which will be able to run nfs u2??
simple aint it??
but he also needs to see the visual effects mainly the nitrous effect or booster…whtever u wanna call it 
So which card can giv him happiness…at minimum cost
will a 5200 b fine…also major diff between 9600 nd 9600se is the later being 64 bit rite??
ny solutions r welcome..
Well the cheapest happiness will be 5200. It will do for effects on UG.
Not only NOS but also crowd, headlight, taillight.
There are other modes of cheaper happiness though… 
R U SURE ABOUT underground 2??..wil the 5200 b able to create the booter effect?
ne on a safer side and get a 9600 NP, is not that costly i think right now, 4-5 k?
u’ll be able get all that happiness and a bit more, that is good fps and stuff
thts wht i wanna know…i want to b sure,cmon guys some1 must b having these cards nd must hav played it??..
Also by non-pro u mean the normal 9600 rite…wht bout the 9600se.
whts the diff btween those two?
9600np has 128bit memory while the 9600se has 64bit only. So i guess i wont take a genius to figure out wots better
yea thts wht…but wil it b able to??..the main Q is tht…
yes, most definetly…
Nix the 5200.My 5600 (256 MB) is crappy with uG 2.I’m upgrading 2 6600 GT. dunno bout Ati though.
Yup it will be able to. Its a true dx9 card unlike the fx series. 
K thank u Ren, Rave , Blade…but i didnt get wht naga meant???
i guess i will tel him to go for 9600np…nd it only comes in 1 version rite?
nd i thought the fx series were dx9 cards?..werent they.
9600np is the best damn budget card there is in the market i think its available for 5-6k in the market i currently have the club3d 9600 its awesome i played hl2 with all settings at high 4xaa and was getting 35-50 fps smooth as butter. although doom3 with all high im getting playable framerates liek 30-40fps, with my current rig ie amd 1700+ and 512ram its truly amazing 
Thats awesome, considering I play most of the games at 640*480 with a 9800 pro, Damn the stuttering and load times 
I was able to run NFS:UG at 800x600 with all eye candy turned to max on my 9600. I guess a 9600NP should be good enough for your friend.
I think that 9600 np will be able to play it in medium at 1027x768.Even the 9800 pro runs between 30-40 fps in ug 2 with all in gmae settings maximized.Considering that the 9800 pro is twice as fast as the 9600,I dont see the 9600 being very playable.
UG 2 is a lot more system heavy than ug1 mind u.
A 6600gt is the best choice though,being playable upto 1280x1024 with all aa/filtering enabled.
k thank vignesh…
@Satan…dude why arent u using the 9800pro…also u told me u sold ur 9600??
@Ace
tht cud b bcuz of ram…me too played doom3 at 1024 x 768 high quality wit 9800pro with 768 ram…card now wit satan
whts the diff betwn 9600 nd 9600np
but it costs almost double, so u really cant compare the two, if u look at it that way, then a 6800 GT wud play easily at 1600x1200 with ease (which is twice as costly as a 6600 gt)
9600 and 9600 NP (non pro) both are the same cards, technically, there is no such card as a 9600 Non Pro, its just the way of describing a plain 9600, so that ppl dont end up with a 9600 SE (the 64 bit version)
Hmm…by all tht he wants i dont think he can afford a 6600gt or 6800…plz guys just wanna knw wht card will show the NOS effect…
well, if its only and only UG2 that matters, then a 5200 wud do, but if he can increase his budget and go for a 9600 non pro, that is the best bet 
Atlast 
Thnx Rave…yup he can get the 9600np…but cares only for the nos effect in underground2.