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Originally Posted by Toocool

Why is it not recommended? It does share system memory right?

Abd 6200 TC has a memory of its own.. 64 mb or 128 mb

The 6200 TC(Turbo Cache) version is a slowed down version of the original...and i advice you strongly not to go for it...

While the normal GeForce 6200 is based on the NV43 graphics processor (GeForce 6600) with four of the eight pixel pipelines as well as the "Color Compression" feature deactivated, Nvidia actually created a new processor (NV44) for the GeForce 6200 TurboCache. To keep the transistor count down, the NV44 only has four pixel pipelines to begin with. Like the NV43, this processor also comes with three vertex shaders, but only two ROPs (Raster Operation Pipes) instead of four. However, cutting this corner has a huge negative impact on memory access times. Yet these aren't the only differences between the standard GeForce 6200 (NV43) and the new GeForce 6200 TC cards (NV44).

The "TC" abbreviation appended to the model number stands for TurboCache. Of course, despite what the name implies, this processor is in no way turbocharged, nor does it sport any integrated caches or embedded-DRAM. Instead, following the low-cost mantra that "less is more," there is still less to cards based on this processor - namely less local video memory. Indeed, "TurboCache" is a prime example of vacuous and exaggerated market-speak names.

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