Author Topic: agp vid card upgrade (Read 657 times)

Pollock · « **on:** May 30, 2006, 09:45:11 AM »

I have the opportunity to upgrade my video card. i just found out an associate of mine has a daughter that works at Frys.

I had 200 budgeted
for a new card, but with an employee discount I figure I can go higher.

my current card is in my sig. what would be my best bet in the 200 to 300 range to match my system.

Eagler · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2006, 10:14:11 AM »

upgraded my ati 9800 pro to this:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__eVGA_e_GeForce_7800_GS_CO_Video_Card_w_EVGA_Top_Plate,__16697823/skd=1/search=evga+7800+co

big difference in eye candy in ah2 and other games - great card

Pollock · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2006, 10:09:51 AM »

the frys employee discount fell through
I ordered the X800 gto from newegg for 159 dollars.

I am gearing up to do some serious overclocking, i cleaned up all my wires neat and tidy to help with airflow,i also bought a fan monitor with cpu temp probe, the one on the msi motherboard is the suck.

38 I haven't forgotten your invitation to assist me, I want to have all my ducks in a row before i start pumping up the box.

38ruk · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2006, 10:29:58 AM »

NP pollock , anytime . I'm intrested to see what she'll do . Gunna research the bios flash for that card as well . Seems 16 pipes are easily attained . 8)

Pollock · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2006, 12:35:10 PM »

I am hoping stock should be plenty for AH regarding the vid card. I also picked up a coolermaster extreme power psu @ 600watts only 50 bucks after 30 dollar rebate

Shamus · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2006, 02:02:51 PM »

This may help in unlocking the pipelines of that card.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=10955

shamus

Pollock · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2006, 08:07:30 PM »

Thanks Shamus!

I just read the posts there and got the download util and instructions. I am betting AH2 will run nice on this card stock but am glad I have the option if it does not.

BTW Are you and HAJO brothers you have the same yosemite sam like guy in your posts

Shamus · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2006, 08:25:17 PM »

He's the "Old Turk" from our last squad Pollock

shamus

38ruk · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2006, 01:02:37 AM »

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I am hoping stock should be plenty for AH regarding the vid card.

Yeah , but thats no fun . My 7800GT is fine at stock too , but if theres more to get , might as well get it hehe .

Hajo · « **Reply #9 on:** June 01, 2006, 02:38:05 AM »

Pollock!

Just built a new sytem with IDE and AGP vid card. Matter of fact running it for the first time.

ASUS A8V Mobo (Can overclock)
X800XT All-In-Wonder vid card 256 mem.
Athlon64 4000+ CPU (clawhammer)
2ghz of Corsair dual channel memory.

I stayed with AGP also....read some reviews and most state that PCIe at the present is no better. But PCIe makes it cheaper to build hardware. That's the main reason we have PCIe.....not the lack of performance in AGP.

Good luck with your choice! My other PC has an X800Pro and I get FR of 60 to 85 constantly! Remember your FR will be no better then the refresh rate of your monitor! So if your monitor can support 85hz refresh rate at 1280X1024 32 bit do it! (or whatever resolution you monitor size requires)
Even with the X800Pro I had my sliders to quality, vert sync on and 6X Anti Aliasing......you'll be able to do the same if ya have the cpu for it.

68DevilM · « **Reply #10 on:** June 01, 2006, 09:11:40 AM »

just got my 850Xt yesturday, and i must say theres some nice eyecandy now, like water the looks so real i wantto go swimming in it

38ruk · « **Reply #11 on:** June 01, 2006, 11:09:38 AM »

If the card companys offered highend AGP cards i would prolly still be using my old AGP skt 754 3400+ . Afaik the AGP bus wasnt close to being full saturated by video cards when pcie came out , althought they might be getting closer now , i would bet they still arent . Lower costs and SLI killed highend AGP, but i think midrange -lower range AGP will be around for a few more years .

Pollock · « **Reply #12 on:** June 01, 2006, 11:34:42 AM »

as long as i can get two more years of AH2 out of my box i will be happy.

68DevilM · « **Reply #13 on:** June 01, 2006, 12:02:20 PM »

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Originally posted by 38ruk
If the card companys offered highend AGP cards i would prolly still be using my old AGP skt 754 3400+ . Afaik the AGP bus wasnt close to being full saturated by video cards when pcie came out , althought they might be getting closer now , i would bet they still arent . Lower costs and SLI killed highend AGP, but i think midrange -lower range AGP will be around for a few more years .

whhat considered low and high end video cards anymore?

is the newer the higher and older the lower,

or is there a comparitive chart out there?

38ruk · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2006, 10:43:19 PM »

Basically what defines low end - high end are the specs of the card, and age . The X850 you recently got was a highend card a couple of generations ago . since the X850 there has been the x1800 now the X1900 . So the X850 is prolly considered mid range right now . My 7800GT was higher end about 6 months ago , now its prolly the higher part of the midrange or lower part of the high end . This is all my opinion thou , its my take on graphics cards .