Wondering if upgrade is worth it

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I currently just upgraded my system to AMD64 3200 w/MSI Neo2 Platnium, 1gig memory. I have a 9700Pro (AGP) and was wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade to a different AGP card in the price range of 175 - 200 agp?
 
6600 GT hands down. It is THE mid range card to purchase right now.
It trumps the X700 XT in nearly everything.
 
Or the X800XL which can be had for $289 (PCI-E)...16 pipelines 256MB GDDR3...and is touching 6800 Ultra speeds in some games...it's coming out for AGP any day now.
 
yeah so either go 6600GT or a X800Xl if you have the extra money and I believe it would be worth it to go with the X800XL
 
You'll likely see a difference and set yourself up to game alot better with an upgrade. It seems that nVidia has a few 6XXX series offerings in AGP you might find at your price point. Most ATI current gen are only to be found in PCIe. That is until the Rialto bridge chip gets put to good use and cards become available in AGP (but they'll be somewhat more expensive in AGP than their PCIe counterparts).

I wouldn't buy anything unless its of the current generation.
 
I vote for XL too. Your card is already a midrange card. Next level would be 16pipes. Why did you get a AGP motherboard?
 
I'm guessin' cause he didn't want to buy a new video card at first, but is having second thoughts now..

On topic, save up for an XL.
 
Stereophile said:
Yes, save for an XL.

6600GT is not worth an upgrade from a 9700pro.
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I dont know. Im pretty happy with my 6600GT. I had a 9800pro before. Im scoring almost 4000 points in 3dmark05. Highest I could get with the 9800pro was 2641. Games are the same, the look so much better and run faster. Just my opinion.

 
ummm is there is x800XL in AGP yet? why is everyone recommending it? or is it out already?
 
aZn_plyR said:
ummm is there is x800XL in AGP yet? why is everyone recommending it? or is it out already?
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Yes there is, the ATI All-in-Wonder....but it's $399...I swear NewEgg upped the price since yesterday.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-501&depa=0

Not the best price to spend on an X800 XL ...the AIW should be around $350...The X800XT came out just before it in AGP...so ATI was working on it to....giving me reason to believe that the added RAILTO bridge expense is a crock of shit.
 
Entropy I'm guessin' cause he didn't want to buy a new video card at first, but is having second thoughts now..
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That is correct, I actually spent some of the money on a new hd, hence the budget, wife said I only had so much to spend and thougt my card was okay. I mean it is fine, but just wondering if I would see a big enough improvement.
 
Either the 6600gt or a 6800 regular used off the forums here, wither one would be a healthy upgrade, plus that 9700 pro would definatly sell for something in the FS/FT section, and you would recoup half of your cost....
 
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