Best card for AGPx2?

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Rob94hawk

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I just want to extend the life of my sons PC for a little while longer and the last item to upgrade seems to be the graphics card.

Note: he's only 5 years old but his Nascar2001 and Trainz games seem to be sucking the life out of the Radeon 7000!

Intel BX mobo/1.4Ghz Tually
512MB PC100 SDRAM CL2
Radeon7000 64MB/AGPx2
SlowasshellATA33/13MBHD
 
Well... depends on what you would like to spend.

Ati 8500/8500le/9100
Nvidia ti4200-4600
Ati 9600Xt
Ati 9500 pro
Nvidia 5900 series.(not sure check for agp 3.3v support)
Ati 9700 series

Really depends on the prices of each card as to what I would suggest.

9800 pros require newer chipsets then the Bx due to nolonger supporting 3.3 volt agp slots.
 
A 128MB TI4200 sounds like the best bet in this price range. Try to check on the for sale forums for some sweet deals.
 
Originally posted by Ponder

Ati 9700 (last ATi to support bx chipsets)
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What if I yank the Powercolor 9600pro out of my other PC, would it be compatible with the BX mobo? How would I find out about compatibility?
 
Before buying, you should check out AGP 2X compatibility for ATI 9600 Pro and 9600XT


I think it supports only AGP 8X / 4X:cool:
 
I don't think you should look at anything more powerful than a 9600np.
You would probally just be bottlenecked by the rest of the system. I can't believe that someone reconmended a 9700pro! When I upgraded my athlon 1.2 radeon 7000 to radeon 9500 pro, I only got half of its true potential. Don't waste your money. Get a 9600 np.
 
No one suggested a 9700 pro. I did suggested a list of cards which included the 9700 series...look at his sig, one might noticed a 9600 pro...so something in that range might be a waste of money, an upgrade for his main rig might be a better value.

Normally one can turn up image quality features...resolution/aa/af etc.
 
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