Best AGP solution out?

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Roliath

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I need to get a video card for this "backup" rig i've had over the years.
Problem is its an AGP setup with an nForce2 mobo and integrated sound.
Specs consist of
AMD athlon Xp 3000+
1gb samsung pc2700
160gb harddrive
integrated sound
viewsonic va1912wb (1440x900 res)
saitek executive / razer copperhead /
antec super lanboy my old custom painted one :)

I just need an AGP solution for around 150 bucks that will play most games out today (SM3.0 would be nice!)
At first I was thinking 6800ultra/x850xt but I've been out of it for a while when it comes to AGP cards.
So what do you think would fit this rig fine?
Thanks for any and all help guys
 
Its hard to find a PCI-E motherboard for Socket A. ;)

I'd look at a 7600GS or maybe even a 7600GT if you don't mind spending slightly above $150 (and can find a store with them in stock).
 
yeah i'm not looking to completely redo the rig.
I got my gaming machine, my gaming laptop and this "Backup" rig that my dad usually uses when he's not on his lappy.
So i'm looking into a 7600GT as we speak which I found in the FS/T section so hopefully that goes well. If not, will that be one of my best bets?
How does the older gen X800XT / 6800Ultra fair against this 7600GT?

anyone have a link to a GPU comparison chart?
 
Roliath said:
yeah i'm not looking to completely redo the rig.
I got my gaming machine, my gaming laptop and this "Backup" rig that my dad usually uses when he's not on his lappy.
So i'm looking into a 7600GT as we speak which I found in the FS/T section so hopefully that goes well. If not, will that be one of my best bets?
How does the older gen X800XT / 6800Ultra fair against this 7600GT?

anyone have a link to a GPU comparison chart?
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A 7600GT is a bit faster than a 6800 Ultra.

Have you tried www.gpureview.com ?
 
If that FS/T one falls through, there's an XFX at MWave, $188 less $20 MIR, less $10 for new customers.
 
I recently upgraded my socket A rig to what you see in my sig, kept everything but cpu, mobo and video card, I love playing HL2 with all settings maxed at 1280/1024 with 4x TRSS AA and 16x AF and never ever going below 40 FPS. The 7600gt is a monster for the money. I got the eVGA gt ko version. I'm sure the agp version performs exactly the same.
 
Like the others said, your best bet would be to go with a 7600GS/GT. It's not THE fastest AGP card out (the 7800GS and X1950 Pro are faster), but considering how cheap it is and the possible CPU bottlenecking if you get one of the other two cards, it's your best bet.
 
yeah i already sent payment via paypal to the person who was selling the 7600GT on the boards.
it should do my backup rig nicely
 
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