Need AGP Card Recommendation

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ok, so i'm getting two of these dell monitors:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-4688

that stated, i need an *agp* graphics card with dual dvi outputs that can push to these two monitors. personally, i'd prefer to go with nvidia. i will be doing gaming, and this will replace my existing bfg tech 6800gt (with the "nv silencer" hsf) because it only has one dvi output. so please use that card as the minimum benchmark for your recommendation.

i am not into overclocking, so please don't use that or something similar as a qualifier for a recommendation. i also prefer brands with better warranty and customer support ($30 saved on a card is not worth doing when you tack on crappy customer service or warranty/rma processes)

i hope this is enough info for people to give some recommendations. ask any questions you'd like that could give better selection ideas.

TIA !!!
 
your bfg 6800gt came to you a little oc'ed from the factory

a reference clocked 7600gt does a little better than a reference clocked 6800gs

a reference clocked 6800gs does about the same as a reference clocked 6800gt

so you could say that 7600gt would do about the same as your 6800gt.

it has lower fillrate and memory bandwidth and could perform worse in cases where those

things are more critical, but games are becoming more shader intensive and the 7series

pixel shaders have the potential to do double the work of a series 6 shader clock for clock.

you might consider holding out for the agp version of the x1950pro since it will arrive very

soon from a number of vendors with a bit higher clocks than pcie versions on the whole.

they should be 200-250usd, have dual dvi and even dual link dvi w/hdcp compatability

depending on the vendor. i wouldnt consider the 7800gs. too expensive. marginal

performance bump, varying connectors. x1950pro ref beats 7900gt ref. hope this helps
 
yea i would hold out for the agp x1950pro. it is an excellent card and is about on par with a x1900gt or x1900xt(cant remember which). i know it is not a nvidia card but it will be the best agp card on the market.
 
CletisMckloskey47 said:
yea i would hold out for the agp x1950pro. it is an excellent card and is about on par with a x1900gt or x1900xt(cant remember which). i know it is not a nvidia card but it will be the best agp card on the market.
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point taken. i'm glad that my OP did not make it sound like i was exclusive to nvidia.

any word or realistic date when the x1950 pro agp cards will be released? i'm not anxious on pulling the trigger on a new graphics card quite yet, i'm more trying to get some rough dates in mind.
 
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