AGP Video Card

solodude23 · 03-11-2008, 06:18 PM

So I have a $75 gift card for best buy and a total of around $200 to spend, including the card. I currently have an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro and am not looking to get an entire new computer for some time. However for my last half a year before college I wanted to get something better than medium/low settings for PR.

First of all, will the upgrade make much of a difference?

Anyway, I am limited to AGP - and BestBuy to use the gift card. So, what would the best card be under those constraints?

Sidenote: I have a P4 2.66ghz and 1.5GB RAM.

Tef · 03-11-2008, 06:30 PM

Save it for when you can get a board with pci slots.

solodude23 · 03-11-2008, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tef

Save it for when you can get a board with pci slots.

Thats when I get a new computer, probably after college - in 4-6 years. As I said, I'd like something to just improve my computers performance a bit for PR and First Strike.

Tef · 03-11-2008, 07:00 PM

But avg cards are getting pretty dated and......wait that means you should be able to get something pretty cheap but then you will have to shell out again whe you upgrade. =/

solodude23 · 03-11-2008, 07:14 PM

Either way I will get an entire new computer some day. That dosn't change the fact that I'd like a small upgrade now.

[R-DEV]Undies · 03-11-2008, 07:37 PM

VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 PRO Graphics Card - V2600POC512AG

Not the mutts nuts but on sale, AGP and within your target price, will run your games fine.

solodude23 · 03-12-2008, 02:46 AM

Thanks. I'm wondering what the difference is from the following products (besides the large difference in price):

VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 PRO Graphics Card - V2600POC512AG

VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 Pro Edition Graphics Card - B226P256AG (256 MB but more expensive)?

VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 Pro Edition Graphics Card - B226P512AGP

[R-DEV]Undies · 03-12-2008, 03:21 AM

They are all essentially the same chip, the differences are with the speed the Ram runs at and other tweaks that may have been made since launch.

solodude23 · 03-12-2008, 04:02 AM

Oh ok, thanks! They all fill within my range but I'd like the best compared to me old 9800 Pro. I just remember when I got it it was around $200

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I might go for the XT, although I'm not sure how much better it is than the one you posted. At any rate, it's on sale as well for $160 while it's usually $230.

Cherni · 03-12-2008, 04:01 PM

How about this if you dont want to use best buy? EVGA GeForce 8600 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card 512-P2-N757-TR at TigerDirect.com

I got my 8800GTX from that site, very reliable and great prices.

03-11-2008, 06:18 PM	#1
solodude23 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 4,167	AGP Video Card So I have a $75 gift card for best buy and a total of around $200 to spend, including the card. I currently have an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro and am not looking to get an entire new computer for some time. However for my last half a year before college I wanted to get something better than medium/low settings for PR. First of all, will the upgrade make much of a difference? Anyway, I am limited to AGP - and BestBuy to use the gift card. So, what would the best card be under those constraints? Sidenote: I have a P4 2.66ghz and 1.5GB RAM.

03-12-2008, 04:02 AM	#9
solodude23 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 4,167	Oh ok, thanks! They all fill within my range but I'd like the best compared to me old 9800 Pro. I just remember when I got it it was around $200 . I might go for the XT, although I'm not sure how much better it is than the one you posted. At any rate, it's on sale as well for $160 while it's usually $230.

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03-11-2008, 06:30 PM	#2
Tef Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jamaica/ Canada Posts: 642	Save it for when you can get a board with pci slots.

03-11-2008, 07:00 PM	#4
Tef Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jamaica/ Canada Posts: 642	But avg cards are getting pretty dated and......wait that means you should be able to get something pretty cheap but then you will have to shell out again whe you upgrade. =/

03-11-2008, 07:14 PM	#5
solodude23 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 4,167	Either way I will get an entire new computer some day. That dosn't change the fact that I'd like a small upgrade now.

03-11-2008, 07:37 PM	#6
[R-DEV]Undies PR Developer Join Date: Dec 2006 United Kingdom Location: England's green and pleasant lands Posts: 1,573	VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 PRO Graphics Card - V2600POC512AG Not the mutts nuts but on sale, AGP and within your target price, will run your games fine.

03-12-2008, 02:46 AM	#7
solodude23 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 4,167	Thanks. I'm wondering what the difference is from the following products (besides the large difference in price): VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 PRO Graphics Card - V2600POC512AG VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 Pro Edition Graphics Card - B226P256AG (256 MB but more expensive)? VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 Pro Edition Graphics Card - B226P512AGP

03-12-2008, 03:21 AM	#8
[R-DEV]Undies PR Developer Join Date: Dec 2006 United Kingdom Location: England's green and pleasant lands Posts: 1,573	They are all essentially the same chip, the differences are with the speed the Ram runs at and other tweaks that may have been made since launch.

03-12-2008, 04:01 PM	#10
Cherni Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,321	How about this if you dont want to use best buy? EVGA GeForce 8600 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card 512-P2-N757-TR at TigerDirect.com I got my 8800GTX from that site, very reliable and great prices.

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