mackii
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| Best AGP card on market?
I was going to upgrade from my ATI radeon 9800pro 128mb AGP to the ATI 1600 pro 512MB AGP. I was looking around and it seems this is the best AGP card you can get atm? Is there a better AGP card out there? Also how big of a upgrade would getting this card be from my current one and is it even worth the upgrade? How outdated is the 9800pro? |
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signmeuptoo
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| 7800 GS or 6800 Ultra OC, if you could EVER find one. I have the one two steps below it (the OC is just a factory overclocked version of the ultra): a BFG 6800 GT OC, on the nVidia side...
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DKS
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| reply to mackii
said by mackii :
I was going to upgrade from my ATI radeon 9800pro 128mb AGP to the ATI 1600 pro 512MB AGP. I was looking around and it seems this is the best AGP card you can get atm? 7800GS it the top of the AGP hill.
Is there a better AGP card out there? Also how big of a upgrade would getting this card be from my current one and is it even worth the upgrade? How outdated is the 9800pro?
X1600XT is the closest to the 7800GS. I have the 7800GS It's very, very good.
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elios
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Springfield, MO | the X1600XT is NO WERE near the the 7800GS
the X1600XT is closer the the 7600GT and the 7600 is still faster
you CAN if you look hard get a gainward 7900GS that is basicly a 7900GT but there only in the EU but can be had on ebay |
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yaplej
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White City, OR | reply to mackii
I just got an x800gto AGP, and its a pretty good card. I think the x850tx, or is it xt? Is a little better, but I like my 16 pipelines  |
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Smoove910
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Nampa, ID | Yea, go with the X800 GTO. It'll do you good... especially for the price! |
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DKS
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said by elios  :the X1600XT is NO WERE near the the 7800GS the X1600XT is closer the the 7600GT and the 7600 is still faster you CAN if you look hard get a gainward 7900GS that is basicly a 7900GT but there only in the EU but can be had on ebay If you take a look at this chart, you will see that the X1600 XT is the top AGP card from ATI. The top nVidia card, according to this cgart is the 7800 GS.
The 7900GT is still in the pipeline but may be released later this month.
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elios
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| GS not GT
gainward did there own thing with it
»www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/110390···19206143
heres a link
the X1600XT may be the top AGP card from ATi but that doesnt mean its as fast as a 7800GS
»www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php···ard2=440
as you can see the 7800GS is much faster |
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DKS
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| Yup. Limited run, 1500 cards, out of spec...
I'm not arguing which one is faster. Just stating that the 7800GS is the top nVidia AGP and the X1600XT is the top ATI AGP. Nothing more.
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spiralspirit
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Canada | reply to mackii
For the cost either of these will run you, get a new mobo and cpu, and a decent not-top-of-the-line pci-e vidcard. That way you have upgradeability with an immediate performance increase. |
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DKS
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| said by spiralspirit :For the cost either of these will run you, get a new mobo and cpu, and a decent not-top-of-the-line pci-e vidcard. That way you have upgradeability with an immediate performance increase. Depends. I was able to combine some Aeroplan points worth $200 plus a $50.00 rebate to get the card for under $200 CDN including taxes. YMMV.
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RWild
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| reply to mackii
If your computer is a Dell, be careful about the X1600 Pro 512MB AGP. I tried one in three different Dells without success - machines won't POST. ATI says it is a known problem and wants you to ship them the card for "warranty service." I have seen reports that this card will work in some Dells. |
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asdfdfdf
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| reply to mackii
There isn't much point in replacing a 9800 pro with a 1600pro.
I would go with a x800gto.
I wouldn't spend the money on a high end agp card, like the 7800gs. As was said above, it would make more sense to swap out the motherboard and go with a 7600gt or better pci-express card. |
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salzan
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| reply to mackii
Then again, the X800XT is a pretty reasonable card.
For $165 or so it's not that expensive.
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mackii
@charter.com | so the x800 XT agp is better then the x1600 pro agp? |
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Smoove910
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said by salzan :Then again, the X800XT is a pretty reasonable card. For $165 or so it's not that expensive. Heck, you can get this for cheaper... a decent card that would perform well... »www.newegg.com/Product/Custratin···14102608 |
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salzan
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| said by Smoove910 :said by salzan :Then again, the X800XT is a pretty reasonable card. For $165 or so it's not that expensive. Heck, you can get this for cheaper... a decent card that would perform well... » www.newegg.com/Product/Custratin···14102608 That's a GTO with 12 pipes not an XT with 16.
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yaplej
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| said by salzan :said by Smoove910 :said by salzan :Then again, the X800XT is a pretty reasonable card. For $165 or so it's not that expensive. Heck, you can get this for cheaper... a decent card that would perform well... » www.newegg.com/Product/Custratin···14102608 That's a GTO with 12 pipes not an XT with 16. Don't be so sure. I just purchased that card, and it came with 16 pipes enabled  |
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salzan
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| said by yaplej :Don't be so sure. I just purchased that card, and it came with 16 pipes enabled Yeah, but since it's advertised at 12, isn't it a crapshoot whether or not you'll get the extra 4?
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yaplej
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| Iv heard that a lot of the Sapphire AGP X800GTO cards have been coming with 16 pipes. Not sure about their PCIx16 cards. Could be that I got 1 out of 10, but I doubt it. That's just not my luck |
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