AGP 1.0 vs PCI

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BigJavy

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My friend has an olllllllld computer but wants to try to play star wars galaxies. This is his video card which I THINK is AGP 1.0 (I could be wrong... let me know if I am:
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Also, if it makes a difference, here's a pic of his motherboard:

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So what's his best bet? I'm not having much luck finding a good agp 1.0 card. Should I just tell him to get the best PCI video card I can find? He's got a new kid coming so a whole new pc is out of the question unfortunately. Depending on what his best bet, if anyone can recommed a good card, i'd appreciate it! Thanks!!


Jason
 
The best video card that is PCI i believe is the 5900 Ultra, someone correct me if im wrong, thats ur best bet
 
You need a card keyed for 3.3v or universal. There are many AGP 2x cards that you can use in that motherboard, just nothing from the last 2 generations.

For ATI cards, you can install a 9700, 9500, 9100/8500, 9200, 9000 and several older cards. For nvidia cards, the FX (most models) and earlier (GF4, GF3, GF2) series support AGP2x.
 
roninblade said:
The best video card that is PCI i believe is the 5900 Ultra, someone correct me if im wrong, thats ur best bet
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PCI only went up to the fx5700. but i think i may have seen a thread here a couple weeks ago about a 6200 PCI. If it does exist, it would be faster than whatever the fastest agp 1.0 card is, though i honestly have no idea what that is.

ATI's best PCI was a 9250.
 
BTW people above: AGP 1.0 is AGP 2x. :p BigJavy's friend is much better off with an AGP 2x card than just about any PCI card, price- and performance-wise. Radeon 9700 cards are available for $60 or so (what I paid 2 months ago).
 
BigJavy said:
Thanks for the info. I guess I didn't know 9700's would work. Where did you find one for $60??
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This place had it for $59, all out of stock now: Http://www.centrix-intl.com/


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat01151&id=1093468058401

Will this work??
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nope. The 9550 is based on the 9600 core (also not AGP 2x compatible). See the ATI chart here: http://www.pcmech.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5054

edit: if that motherboard is an ancient Apollo VP-3, don't bother with an AGP card. The CPU is so slow and compatibility is so iffy that you're safer with a PCI card. What type of system is that, Pentium1/2 or K5/K6?
 
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