Looking for an AGP card

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nisten

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Hey guys, I've been researching different cards for the past week for my older AGP rig, and I need to make a decision quickly for Christmas :)

My system stats:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Asus K8VSE Deluxe
1 gig PC3200 DDR-SDRAM
Sapphire x800xt p.e. 256mb GDDR3
500 watt psu

I'm a big gamer, and I've had luck with my x800xt p.e. for a good while but the fan died. Instead of replacing it I want to buy a new card... I'm looking to spend preferably below $200, but I have been looking at a Diamond X1950 Pro for $250 so I might stretch the budget a bit. Any suggestions?

Thanks :)
 
You might think about getting a pci-e motherboard and video card. So if you do happen to upgrade your 754 system to AM2/C2D, it will just pop right in.
I know they have pci-e boards for 754.
 
An AGP x1950 pro is as good as it gets for you. Oh and get another gig of ram, it worked wonders for me and my x800xt so just think of how much the gig of ram you have right now is and will be holding you back with the x1950.
 
Wow, thanks for all the help so far!

Hagrid -- I would, but I'm saving up to just build a new computer. I wanna get some more time out of my current rig, and then I'll do the full upgrade with every component. Thanks for the suggestion though :)

Luder -- I feel stupid now that you show this to me. I regularly look at Tom's but never came across this...

The 7800GS looks nice, but it has a lower clock speed than my x800xt p.e. Does this mean anything or am I being naive here?
 
the clock speeds really don't mean much but the generation of cards does. interestingly enough, the [H] review of that card suggests it isn't much faster than the upper mid-range card of nvidia's 68 series.
 
I picked up a HIS X1950 512MB card for $150 in the FS forum. It's about as good as it gets in AGP. Try looking there for second-hand deals.

Luder[PAK9];1031815867 said:
For your consideration:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/12/03/best_graphics_card/page5.html
Click to expand...
Interesting, that page stated an AGP version for of the 3850 will be released. Great for those still hanging on to old motherboards. Now if only the F@H client was compatible with the new cards...
 
Would a 512mb X1950 Pro be a better option? Would a 512mb honestly make a difference over 256mb cards?
 
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