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I just upgraded to the x850xt from a 9800 pro. Don't know much about "bottlenecking" (I'm a noobie), but the difference in graphics is amazing. Playing Call of Duty 2 with the new card, all the eye candy turned on, very smooth. I suddenly realized that my player was wearing gloves, thought he...

Just wanted to say thanks to all on the forum. You guys (and girls?) cut out all the blind searching that us noobs have to go through to upgrade! Yesterday bought the x850 xt agp from Micro Center(didn't know they were in Denver), as well as another 512 of Kingston. I will download the new Cat...

thanks, Seems to be the best deal out there, esp with the $50 rebate. And, thanks for all the help from the forum. This stuff is confusing, and it helps to buy with knowledge.

yep, you are correct. Followed mwmorph's link to Micro Center, it does say its the XT, and if its true, probably order and have shipped. Any of you all dealt with Micro Center? What you see is what you get (I hope).

not to sound stupid, but I am a noobie on computer stuff. How do I check what my current power supply is? thanks

Think I'll go ahead and purchase when it comes in. I will make sure its a "true" x850xt. The BB guy is a "video game tester", has the 7800 sli setup, so he talked the talk. He indicated ATI works better with AMD products(?)

"there was a x850xt agp for sale that woudl be faster than all these ccards last week for $250. i;ve lost the link now and i'm not sure if it's still for sale." x850xt, found a good deal. Best Buy has them for $229.99, should have in stock by Friday. Guy told me to wait till January, prices...

been looking at that one. Is there an easy way to see if I can use a PCIexpress on my computer? Its a rebuilt Compaq Presario

currently have ati radeon 9800 pro, made the mistake of buying Call of Duty 2. Performance now is rather crappy, so there is a need to upgrade. Looking in the price range of $200-300. Don't care if its ATI or Nvidia, and I believe I can go PCI or AGP, don't think I have a PCIe slot. I'd like to...