Which one should I buy !?

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Diablo

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Hey everyone !


It has been a long time since I have been here, and I have really fallen out of date with the current generation. TO put it straight, the fan blade fell off my 9800 AIW Pro.. it is now toast and I need a new card. (AGP)


http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/category/category_slc.asp?page=2&Nav=|c:318|&Sort=4&Recs=10

Cards on this page are in my budget range. and wanted spending range !

Current system specs

3200 + Athlon (Socket A)
2GB DDR PC 3200
Abit NF7** ?
Audigy 2 ZS
4 HD's, external, IDE & SATA.. a real frankenstein....


WHat ever is the best buy there will be my choice !, I don't really care to much about price on this page. MY only requirement is that it is one of the AGP cards (they all are on this page), and that my little 550w PSU can handle her.

CHeers guys !
 
well, the 3650 would allow you to watch most hd videos pretty well.
well, all the dxva compliant ones anyway.

so, yea, get a 3650.
no question about it.
hands down.
 
a K7 wont drive much...

and a real 550W PSU will drive any single card setup you can think of.

when it comes to AGP ebay is your best option. The X1950 pro AGP was pretty popular, so theres a good number of them on ebay, that's what I'd go for.
 
wow a socket A 3200 AMD cpu. :eek:

now theres a cpu that can even bottleneck modern integrated video. :D
 
lol, it still runs Doom 3 cranked !....... (ohh god.. I am so behind..).. Ill be upgrading the PSU as well then most likely....

I pretty much need a card now... no time to ebay.. I have tons of photos that needto be processed (batched watermarked) etc... UNLESS a card on the previous (Cheaper) page will suit my needs better ?

Let mek now !

Thanks guys keep the suggestions going !

PS the system up until tonight was kicking ass !

Running HL2 cranked, running CS4 like a dream, Combat Arms, AOM, COD 2 lol....
 
Diablo said:
lol, it still runs Doom 3 cranked !....... (ohh god.. I am so behind..).. Ill be upgrading the PSU as well then most likely....

I pretty much need a card now... no time to ebay.. I have tons of photos that needto be processed (batched watermarked) etc... UNLESS a card on the previous (Cheaper) page will suit my needs better ?

Let mek now !

Thanks guys keep the suggestions going !

PS the system up until tonight was kicking ass !

Running HL2 cranked, running CS4 like a dream, Combat Arms, AOM, COD 2 lol....
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you dont need a better power supply unless that one is dying. even my pc rarely gets to 200 watts during gaming.


yeah I played Doom3, HL2 and even Far Cry on an XP 3000. I used a geforce mx440 for HL2(in DX7) and a 6600 for Doom 3 and Far Cry. I still have an old XP 2400 machine from 2003 that I play on every now and then just to make me appreciate my new pc.
 
yea, agreed. You won't need a new PSU. If you're not concerned about price, that radeon X1600 iceQ looks very nice, and i'm sure it runs nice and cool. But i wouldn't spend that much on an AGP card.
 
so is their a general consensus here ? As I said, I don't really care to much about price, and $72 to
$ 113 is really not much... HD capabilitys / ability to run it well would be a major plus, and I could probably turn this rig into a Home theatre rig when I buy a whole new one in a year or two.


Cheers !
 
I am thinking either of the X3650's they have up for sale. (ALSO remember these prices are Canadian ! so minus a good portion from the price. Which would be the better buy ? the HIS, or Sapphire card ? I remember Sapphire being more of a budget card back in the day, but a great performer for the price... I need some closure on this people !, I am going to go pick one up this afternoon lol !
 
They were clear out of the 3650's... SO they sold me a HIS 2600XT 512 GDDR3 800 Core, 1400 memory clock speed.. w00t ! for the same price ! w00t !. I have not installed the drivers yet.. (right now it is running off a 4 year old + catalyst driver...... BUT when I get home tomorrow I will take care of that and give a little update on it.

Thanks for the input guys ! Cheers !
 
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