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Best ATI AGP with Dual Link for around $100?

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five40

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I've got a 3007wfp on the way and my 9800 pro won't do me any good to drive the 3007wfp. I don't really need the best AGP card out so something around $100 would be great. I don't really play any newer games (CS:S is the most 'demanding' game I play), nor would I even try on a 3007wfp with something that's AGP. I don't plan on upgrading the whole computer until '07 so a cheap stop gap is good enough for me.
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: five40
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO PC/Mac

- M4H
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Man that sucks. I'd be downgrading. I hope I can find better options than that.
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You may be able to get an X1600, but $100 + Dual-link DVI is a tough combination.

- M4H
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I looked and I get an x1600 for $119. That's good enough for me. Do the x800, x850 lines come with Dual-Link?
 
So I've looked around and I can't find any great evidence either way that an AGP version of the x800xt or the x850xt has dual-link. ATI's site says "Single and dual link external TMDS transmitter support for high resolution and/or multi-monitor DVI configurations" for the x850 line which leads me to believe one dual-link on the card. However when it lists the resolutions the max on it displays is 2048x1536. I'm so confused.
 
Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
Well limiting yourself to 1 IHV is brilliant 😉
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IHV=Independent Hardware Vendor? If so, the reason I want ATI is because I have two other 2005fpw's to go along with 3007wfp. The other card driving my other monitor is a cheap ATI 9250 PCI version. I'd be completely open to NVIDIA but then I'd have to buy 3 video cards.

So currently I have one 9800 pro driving one 2005 fpw and one 9250 driving the other 2005. So when the 3007 arrives I'll need to get another 9250 (or similar) and a new agp card to drive the 3007. So if I stick with ATI I have to buy 2 cards. If I go with NVIDIA I have to buy three cards.
 
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