Low-end AGP upgrade

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12-10-2006, 07:31 PM
grizac

Low-end AGP upgrade

Hello guys, I am planning to upgrade my Graphix card, and looking at spending approximately £50. For this money I can get a 6600GT from ebay, which seems to be a decent card. The thing is I don't know anything about ATI cards. Do you thing I should prefer something from ATi at the same price range?

I will also make a major upgrade (MB+CPU+RAM+GFX) in about 10 months from now, so I am not looking at anything too expensive, and it would be nice to get a card with some re-sell value. I currently have the GF4 Ti4200 which has served me well, and was worth every penny I spent on it 4 years ago, that's why the first thing I can think of is GeForce again.
12-10-2006, 08:13 PM
jackvdbuk

try gettin a 9800 pro, they sell for about 30-40 quid and offer very gd performance (i had one) for agp!
13-10-2006, 01:06 PM
grizac

Thanks, judging by the benchmarks in http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2005/0...vii/page5.html
it has better performance at a better price than the 6600gt!!!
13-10-2006, 02:50 PM
leeglf

for around £50 a 6600gt is probably your best bet but dont get a 2nd hand one off ebay get a new one from scan for £46.99

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=150992
13-10-2006, 03:39 PM
grizac

Thanks for the info. The truth is that 9800 pro is an extremely old card, and although it might have good performance it just doesn't feel right to buy something this old. I also cannot find anything about Windows Vista compatibility. The Scan deal seems to me too good to be true, and as it is constantly Out of stock, I wouldn't bet on it becoming available, although Scan are a respectable store. The specs of the card on the website are also wrong, as I pointed out in another thread. But if some people get it and it works I might choose to buy it.
13-10-2006, 10:08 PM
MadduckUK

tuh.. no ones braught it up yet..

very slightly more expensive than a 6600gt but the DabsValue NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 128MB DDR3 is what id go for. 53 quid. bargain
13-10-2006, 10:24 PM
leeglf

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadduckUK

tuh.. no ones braught it up yet..

very slightly more expensive than a 6600gt but the DabsValue NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 128MB DDR3 is what id go for. 53 quid. bargain

he is after an agp card and the 7300gt is pcie
14-10-2006, 03:29 PM
grizac

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadduckUK

tuh.. no ones braught it up yet..

very slightly more expensive than a 6600gt but the DabsValue NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 128MB DDR3 is what id go for. 53 quid. bargain

Yeah it would be nice if I could get 7300GT for AGP for 50 quid. For the time being I am looking at a new 6600GT or a x800 pro from ebay (from US or Germany, but too ambitious for my budget). If I see that I can't get close to a x800 I 'll go for the 6600GT.