One more AGP before the switch

Price range? Current setup (obviously not in ur sig)? What are you upgrading from? And looks like u want Nvidia (doesn't matter for agp)?
 
Upgrading from a geforce 5700. I guess I've always preferred nvidia. I'm only looking to spend up to like 150 on a card because I'll only use it for about 5 months. I play UT, AA but Id like to play other games, I just cant with my current card.

So basically something cheaper to hold me over for a few months until I upgrade everything. Unless there is a decent motherboard that can handle both agp and pci-e. but all that I have heard about those boards is that they lose performance.
 
im pretty sure the 6800XT sucks incompairison to a 6800GT, correct me if im wrong though.
I'd also check out the 7800GS.
 
You can get a refurb x800xl off ATI.com for $120. Thats a good deal IMO, unless you want nvidia, in which case i would shop the forums for someone sellin a 6800gt.

MH
 
i was also considering this
6800gt card for my old agp system to temporarily drive a"new" sony 23'' WS lcd monitor for non-gaming/light gaming use...

i see that the card is described as really long, and currently my old fx5200 card is almost against the RAM as it is on my intel D865PERL mobo...is there any way to find out if this 6800gt will fit in my case (thermaltake damier xaser) before buying it?

also, is my current 480w PSU adequate enough for the "newer" card?

decided i won't upgrade to conroe until the fall, gonna get the newer monitor first...
 
i know you prefer NV, but check out the hotdeals section for the ati deal. It is only 119 for a x800xl agp which is equal to or better than the 6800gt. I jumped on the deal, you should atleast give it a look.
 
You might be able to find dimensions on the net somewhere, i would give that a try. I had a leadtek 6800gt for a while, and it was slightly longer than my x800xl i believe. (Wow, just realized i had a lot of cards from that gen x800xl,x800xt,6800gt,6600 256) Also, i was running the x800xt on a 230 watt compq psu pulled out of an AMD k6 system, i dont know if that was a bad idea, but it was fine for almost 6 months of heavy gaming, so.

MH
 
does anyone actually have an xfx 6800gt AGP card? i've looked for dimensions and haven't found any so far, but i'll look again later on when i have more time...

thanks for the replies, i'll look into ATI...I'm not dead-set on nvidia but i thought the price/performance ratio seemed ok, so if ATI is close or better i might go that route...

never had problems with nvidia before, it's just what I've happened to have started out with, so that's why they're my first choice...

btw, here are some pics of inside my case, so u can see what i'm dealing with (if u think the wires are a mess now, u should have seen them before my half-assed tie off job)...



 
I have the XFX in the OP's post.. great card. I can play F.E.A.R. at almost the highest settings in 1280x1024 and get decent frame rates above 30fps. See sig for the rest of sys specs.

Anyhow, this XFX 6800xt 256ddr3 overclocks to 450/1250 easily, unlocks to 12pp/5vp, is quiet, and stays around 55c idle on stock cooler. (overclocked and unlocked)

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I have nothing against nv either, but those new and refurb ATI cards are pretty hot. The new $139 X850 Pro on preorder is a good deal. The refurb X800XL has a very good bang for the buck.
 
styleboy said:
Upgrading from a geforce 5700. I guess I've always preferred nvidia. I'm only looking to spend up to like 150 on a card because I'll only use it for about 5 months. I play UT, AA but Id like to play other games, I just cant with my current card.
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My friend just made the same upgrade last week. Went from 5700 to a 6800XT and he is very happy with it. So far it's played everything he's got ( BF2, FarCry, COD2, etc ) with no problems, except Quake IV, which he says runs a little choppy. I'm assuming that this is because of his XP 1500+ cpu, since any other Doom3 engine game ( PREY included ) ran butter smooth for him. If you are planning on just having a stop-gap till a major upgrade in a few months, I would say go for it.




 
if u ever get the chance, and your friend is so inclined, maybe he just might take a quick measurement of the card, and u could post it here...

i'd really appreciate it and owe you big time...sorry to be so forward in asking, but i'm getting that new monitor soon and I'd like to know before i buy...

although i guess i could just buy it and return it if it doesn't fit....
 
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