AGP Upgrade

[Brutus04]

Biting the bullet and upgrading from Socket A to AM2 64 X 2 and am looking for a video card that will give me comparable performance of my AGP X850PRO....anyone have a starting point? I kind of like ATi

 

[myocardia]

They don't really make any newer cards that are that slow, until you get down to the $50-75 price point. I can guarantee you that if you're still happy with an X850 Pro, you'll love an X1950 Pro, for ~$100.

edit: BTW, the new 2400XT is about as fast as your X850 Pro (although it's probably slightly slower), if you want to look up some video card comparisons, like this one.

 

[Brutus04]

Thanks Myocardia! Looking forward to something a bit more robust.

 

[jonesthewine]

If you're moving from agp to pci express consider the card that I'm selling here

It's a big jump in quality from your current card.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

ati is coming out witha new agp card...nov 19th i believe.

 

[Denithor]

If you're upgrading your whole system, take a look at AT's article today on budget gaming systems here. They have recommendations for both AMD and Intel systems along with the other parts to use.

I personally lean toward the Intel side as they OC very easily to a much higher performance/price ratio than their AMD counterparts (I've had both AMD and Intel systems in the past and generally just go where the performance leads). The Intel option also offers a drop-in upgrade to the 45nm Penryn processors launching within the next couple of months.

 

[Brutus04]

All Y'All
Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it!