Best agpx8 card for the money

[xtreme26]

Im looking for a $200-250(cnd) agp x8 card for my current p4 2.4 w/ht northwood, p4p800-vm mb, 512 ram, 400watt with plenty of 12v amps to power any agp card, system. I want to have decent gaming power before I build my next comp. What video card would be best for my system and one that won't make my comp cpu limited?

thanks

 

[BassBomb]

try to find a 6800GT, most cards will make u limited

i suggest 6600GT if ur really cheap

6600GT 6800NU 6800GS 6800GT

ati side

X850XT X800XL

 

[MechaSheeba]

I recommend cutting that budget by about $30 (US) or so and getting another 512mb of ram. Even with a high end video card a lot of games will still be choppy on only 512mb. The AGP 6800GS is a good value that has a decent chance of unlocking to 16 pipes. You should probably just pick something up in the FS/T forum though, cause retail prices on AGP cards are pretty much crap. What's your current card?

 

[Randum]

x850xt great card, and put another stick of 512 or more in there

 

[Piano Man]

I got PNY 6800GS for $179 and it unlocked to 16 pipes. Haven't OC'd it yet, though. I would also suggest another 512/1 GB Ram. That may help more than a vidcard upgrade. You could probably get both the 6800GS and Memory for $250.

 

[xtreme26]

right now i have a fx5200 . yea, i might get another stick of ram too, i just need something to last me until my next build (probably conroe)

 

[RampantAndroid]

either the 6800 GS or the 7800 GS IMO...not the 6800 GT or Ultra though, since the 6800 GS easily beats the 6800 GT when both are at stock.

 

[Noema]

7800gs is the best AGP card at the moment, and it supports features the X850XT doesn't, like SM3.0 and HDR.

It's a little pricier though, about $300ish.

It might be better though to get the 6800GS like someone suggested, unlocking the pipes and getting more RAM.

 

[zagood]

Canada's a tough market to find good cards in your budget. I'd actually look for used card locally, like a x850XT or 6800GT.

Otherwise:
PNY 6800GS $229cd
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/...item-details.asp?EdpNo=1782292&CatId=0

eVGA 6600GT $166cd
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/...item-details.asp?EdpNo=1182887&CatId=0

Other than that, nothing I'd recommend unless you want to up your budget. Looked through TD and NCIX.

-z

 

[xtreme26]

yea, i looked throught ncix and i couldn't really find any agp cards, just a few. those 2 cards u pointed out seem like the best bang for the buck, i will probably pick up the 6800 gs with another 512mb of ram

 

[fliguy84]

a 6800gs would be good for you

 

[gramboh]

I picked up an eVGA 6800GS CO Superclocked edition locally in Calgary (Canada) for $279CDN. Expensive yes, but with the Superclocked edition I am guaranteed Ultra speeds (400/1100) and I was able to unlock the extra 4 pixel pipelines (extra vertex shader unit causes artifacts). So I more or less have 6800 Ultra performance.

The 7900GS is something like $360 stock to $390CDN for the Superclocked which is just too much when the eVGA 7900GT CO Superclocked is $430.

Probably the best thing is to find a used 6800GT/Ultra or X850 (if you don't care about SM 3.0) but it's hard to find them priced fairly especially in Canada. Plus I didn't want to deal with the risk on a used card (e.g. previous owner burning from OC).

 

[xtreme26]

yea i pretty much decided on the 6800gs, seems like a good deal to me. i jus hate how it will be cpu limited