i prefer ati video cards..i just had a good working X800 XT agp card that worked well i loved it for the money i paid for it..i paid 75$ from someone off these forums...well now im in the market for another agp video card..was wondering if theres a more bang for the buck video card other than the X800..if not im sure someone one these forums is selling one for cheap and willing to take it off their hands..does anyone have any suggestions of any other video cards? let me know..thanks
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Just an FYI, there's a 100% chance that many people will tell you to save your money and get a system with PCI-E. So yeah....
Anyway, getting that out of the way, what 400W PSU do you have? It may not be capable of handling the HD3850 AGP or X1950Pro AGP video cards, which are the most high performnace and bang for the buck cards out now for the AGP slot.
Anyway, getting that out of the way, what 400W PSU do you have? It may not be capable of handling the HD3850 AGP or X1950Pro AGP video cards, which are the most high performnace and bang for the buck cards out now for the AGP slot.
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Actually some of the older Antec Smartpower, Truepower I and II as well TrueBlue series of PSUs had this unfortunate habit of dying under heat, load, time or a combination of any of the three due to a poor design. Your PSU is most likely one of those three older models since Antec does not have a new 400W PSU nowadays. If you have had that PSU for a year or two, there's a good chance that it may die under the strain of a new card like HD3850 and x1950Pro AGP or any other high-end AGP card for that matter.
Though IIRC, if your PSU is still under warranty, you can RMA it back to Antec and they'll send you a brand new quality PSU.
Wait a minute, is your X850XT dead or are you looking to upgrade it?
Also, what size is your monitor and what games are you currently playing now?
Yea i dont think i can get a new psu because i dont have any of the receipts or anything i bought most of my stuff off newegg and bought this whole computer like 4 or 5 years back. I was using X800XT and yea its dead..so i was looking for something to replace it of equal performance or better. The games i only really play now are WoW, CS, some old school starcraft, and what not. i want to play starcarft 2 when it comes out though. so im not sure what i need. thanks
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You bought the power supply 4-5 years ago? Not three years ago?
The 6800XT and 6800Ultra would be about the same as the X800XT performance wise IIRC. Plus they have SM 3.0 which might be used with SC2. But frankly, no one knows what is needed for Starcraft 2. Yes it will probably be on the low-end but how low is low?
If you really want ATI, just keep looking for a X800 series card in the For Sale For Trade forum. They should not cost more than $50.
just six days ago or so i just got from newegg.com the saphire X1650 Pro 512 agp. $59.00.....
for me it was quite the opgrade from nvidia fx5200 i mean u know 590 core clock 800 mem clock big difference from the old 5200 plays unreal 2004 maxed out on my old 19in CRT and laughs at it
honestley if i had the money i need to build a new box but for now works great for $59 bucks you know.
for me it was quite the opgrade from nvidia fx5200 i mean u know 590 core clock 800 mem clock big difference from the old 5200 plays unreal 2004 maxed out on my old 19in CRT and laughs at it
honestley if i had the money i need to build a new box but for now works great for $59 bucks you know.
ok that sounds good..i wish i had the money for a new comp but i dont cause im in college payin for everything and tryin to keep everything cheap as possible and bang for the buck haha.. but yea..ill look into the nvidia side with the 6800 series..thanks for the suggestion