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Adidas4275

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I might be getting a shuttle that is a NF3 939 with agp slot..

I work at compusa and so i get an employee discount.

out of these cards what would you all suggest... ia have a 7800gtx 500 1400 runing dual monitors so i am not getting full FPS right now... i get about 90 high- 40 low in BF2 in game settings on high AA x4

i would like to get similar performance running only on monitor

PNY Verto GeForce 6800 Ultra Video Card, 8x AGP, 256MB DDR3 $129 retial
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...313398&Pn=Verto_GeForce_6800_Ultra_Video_Card

ATI Technologies Radeon X800 PRO Video Card, 8x AGP, 256MB DDR
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...uct_code=313030&Pn=Radeon_X800_PRO_Video_Card

BFG Technologies GeForce 7600 GS OC Video Card, 8x AGP, 512MB DDR2
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro..._code=341271&Pn=GeForce_7600_GS_OC_Video_Card

BFG Technologies GeForce 7800 GS OC Video Card, 8x AGP, 256MB GDDR3
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro..._code=337091&Pn=GeForce_7800_GS_OC_Video_Card

ATI Technologies Radeon X1600 Video Card, 8x AGP, 512MB GDDR2
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...roduct_code=337448&Pn=Radeon_X1600_Video_Card
 
7800GS by far. Not sure if any of them will get you your single monitor framerate though, unless you're running 1024x768.

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Adidas4275 said:
out of these cards what would you all suggest... ia have a 7800gtx 500 1400 runing dual monitors so i am not getting full FPS right now... i get about 90 high- 40 low in BF2 in game settings on high AA x4
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Are you using something to split the game across both monitors, or are you just implying that having a 2nd display attached will reduce performance?

The 7800GS is the best card there. The x800 pro is only 12 pipes, stay away. I believe the x1600 has a neutered memory bus.
 
Yeah the 7800GS is the only card there that even comes close to your 7800GTX and even then its not that close. I'm assuming after your discount your price is even less than the $249.99 after MIR
 
yeah ill check on the price tomorrow.... but i have 2 monitors currently and i have noticed that when the 2nd monitor is enabled.... i use it to monitor temps and stuff.... it lowers the FPS and my 3dmark05..


I have a 19" wide... 1440x900

does anyone know frame rates on a 7800gs, 7600GT agp, 7600gs cards?

i am looking for review currently..... found one...

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=7984&head=0

seems like the 7600gt by leadteck if it is still being made? or ever instock in the US is the best performer for price
 
Adidas4275 said:
seems like the 7600gt by leadteck if it is still being made? or ever instock in the US is the best performer for price
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Yes it trades blows with the 7800GS at 1600x1200 and lower resolutions; but as you imply once you factor in that it's 1/3 less $$ its a better value. AGP users at 1920x1200+ would see a bigger performance difference with the 7800GS although I'm guessing there aren't many of those people
 
i have a 19" wide so 1440x900 for me.... looks like th card i am getting, when it comes back in stock
 
I have spent some time researching the 7600gt and 7800gs differences... and I can tell you, that both cards are about equal. The 7600gt is a tiny bit faster stock but the 7800gs easily wins with a mild OC. Plus the full width memory bus would yeald better performance at higher resolutions.

The 7600gt is probably the better buy though... it is cheaper then the 7800gs.

The 6800ultra AGP is nolonger made, and you are not going to find it in stock anywhere.

the x1600 is junk and so is the x800pro... the x800xt, x850xt/pe are your ATI best choices on AGP... but you are not going to find them instock.
 
I love my X850 Pro I bought from ATI, $119 free shipping.

I unlocked it to 16 pipes. Not in stock though
 
Domini said:
theres no way you can get a 939 pci-e with your discount?
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thats what I was thinking....I don't see a reason to take a step backwards in technology.

as for the multiple monitor issue, I use ultramon to mess with the second monitor, and I disable it during gaming. If you want to measure temps while gaming, use Rivatuner to record in the background, and check out the chart when you're done.
 
okay i have a PCI-e now but i might be getting a shuttle and a laptop for my rig... and the shuttle is a 939 nforce3 with agp... but it looks cool and is soooo tiny.


trading some fps for a laptop and a desktop (if you want to call a shuttle that)


i would not buy any mobo at compusa... DFI all the way for any non shuttle rig....

i have how asus limits vcore at 1.55v almost makes WC pointless... everyone who WC wants to see what their chip can do at 1.65v :)
 
7800 GS is a wicked card ..benchmarks for it are just awesome.


Gainward has a 512 meg GDDR3 version of the 7800 GS but limited number made not sure where to get them though.
 
Godmachine said:
7800 GS is a wicked card ..benchmarks for it are just awesome.


Gainward has a 512 meg GDDR3 version of the 7800 GS but limited number made not sure where to get them though.
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But so costly....I suppose if you're stuck on AGP and you really want the best performer it'd either be that or an X850
 
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