6800GT Best AGP card for the money?

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Wipeout

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Everybody,

I'm considering doing the video card upgrade thing from my GF4 Ti 4600. I've only got AGP and I've had this system for just under a year. Don't want to upgrade the whole thing to a new PCI-E mobo, new processor, etc. So, that limits me somewhat in graphics card choice, it appears. I don't see many high-performance cards that are AGP (and will run things like BF2, which the GF4 I have won't even run...stupid EA programmers). Is the 6800GT going to give me the most bang for the buck on the AGP playing field? Should I wait for some of the early adopters of the new 7 series to put their 6800GT AGP cards up for sale?

Or do I need to have a visit with someone's sense stick?
 
Yes, thank goodness we have some logic here. Not everyone can afford to just throw out money for a new motherboard and sli graphics configuration. AGP can still give good performance and 6800 GT is a good choice. Also, note that Compusa.com has a x800 Pro for 299 which is very respectable.
 
Krycek1 said:
Also, note that Compusa.com has a x800 Pro for 299 which is very respectable.
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Not worth the money

tranCendenZ said:
Yep, 6800GT = best bang for buck.
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quoted for truth, unless you can find an X800XT for about $300
 
So, if these sell for around 300+ new...what should a used one out of the FS/FT forum put me back? Any rhyme or reason to that?
 
Wipeout said:
So, if these sell for around 300+ new...what should a used one out of the FS/FT forum put me back? Any rhyme or reason to that?
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I've seen them go from $250 to $300. Depends on how trusted the seller is, and what condition the card's in. But in the end, everything in the FS / FT forum is worth what the seller is willing to sell it for.
 
Hahahahaha...I'm sure that's true. The good news is the majority of the [H]'ers here are trustworthy, eh?
 
Wipeout said:
Hahahahaha...I'm sure that's true. The good news is the majority of the [H]'ers here are trustworthy, eh?
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Well, check the trolls forum first. After that, if you could score one for close to the $250 mark you'd be getting a hell of a deal.
 
got my 6800 gt that runs perfect at ultra speeds for 190$ shipped on ebay.

Look for mispellings, or mislabels on ebay

mine was a geforce fx6800 gt

there aren't as many people looking for wrong spellings etc, and so you can find really good prices.
 
For the money I would say 6800 vanilla, just because they can be had for under $160 shipped! (check newegg/cheifvalue for a bulk pny oem model - goes in and out of stock almost daily)

The GT looks nice but the cost increase is a LOT!
 
k1114 said:
For the money I would say 6800 vanilla, just because they can be had for under $160 shipped! (check newegg/cheifvalue for a bulk pny oem model - goes in and out of stock almost daily)
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Definitely not. Best bang for the buck in the AGP market is the X800XL which costs the same as a 6800nu and will outperform a 6800GT in many cases. Unless you buy a video card just to overclock it, than the X800XL will be a much better choice than the 6800 cards are right now.

BTW, I'm not an ATI f_nboy; I'm just not blinded by consumer loyalty like so many people on this thread seem to be.
 
Parden my French,but where the hell is a AGP x800xl for 200 bucks?I'd love to find a retail for that price...
 
GVX said:
Definitely not. Best bang for the buck in the AGP market is the X800XL which costs the same as a 6800nu and will outperform a 6800GT in many cases. Unless you buy a video card just to overclock it, than the X800XL will be a much better choice than the 6800 cards are right now.

BTW, I'm not an ATI f_nboy; I'm just not blinded by consumer loyalty like so many people on this thread seem to be.
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Tell me where the hell I can find an X800XL for $160! Cheapest one i've seen lately was ~270, so 6800nu's are a LOT cheaper right now. I'd go with an X800XL over a GT any day, but that's a whole other price range.
 
k1114 said:
Tell me where the hell I can find an X800XL for $160! Cheapest one i've seen lately was ~270, so 6800nu's are a LOT cheaper right now. I'd go with an X800XL over a GT any day, but that's a whole other price range.
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Sry, I hadn't realized that the 6800nu had gotten a price cut. Here in Canada, the card is still being sold for around $400CAD (which is the same as the X800XL AGP).
 
Thats really expensive there :( Here the nvidia side is dropping like crazy, although I expect things will drop across the board in the coming months. Right now the cheapest model of the full 6800nu is even cheaper than some 6600GT's!
 
I picked up a BFG 6800GT from a [H]er in the FS/FT forum for $270. I didn't think that was too bad. Now to get my own copy of Battlefield 2...

Thanks everybody.
 
That's a great deal. Just make sure your case has good airflow, as that card can get real hot.
 
I just purchased a 680GT from the refurb section at new egg for $211 shipped. Spent the weekend playing through Riddick.

money well spent :D
 
My airflow is pretty good...any good programs for monitoring card temp and ambient case temp? I don't want an always-on solution...just something to check temps out periodically.
 
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