Best Dependable Agp Nvidia Video Card?

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Curious as to what the general consensus here is, as to the best most dependable NVidia 256mb/512mb AGP video card. I see alot of 6200's still widely available but I also know there are newer NVidia AGP cards out than that (GeForce 7 & 8 series). Looking for the best, most dependable 256/512 NVidia AGP video card. Not a gamer, and not particularly interested in ATI, but I want to upgrade the 128mb FX5200 and 128mb ti4200 that I put in my wife's and my computers. Ideas?


Thanks, -kd5-
 
Paratus

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NV has not been interested in the AGP market since 06.

NV never released an 8 series in AGP. All the higher powered 7 series are gone, (7950 GT, 7800 GS). You might be able to find a lowend 7 series.

When I was looking for AGP a while ago NV had nothing competitive with ATI. ATI's highest AGP card is the 4670 which at least has DX10.1 and can run modern games at lower rez.

You may want to look foor a used card or simply upgrade the entire system.
 
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Arkadrel

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The fastest cards I could find that still had AGP ports where:
Nvidia= 7950 GT
ATI= 4670

From reading a forum post I got the idea that the 4670 is about twice as fast as the 7950 GT.

Performance wise... 4670 is about 3870, which should be a good upg over a 7950 GT.

So the fastest card you could put in your wifes pc, thats AGP might be a ATI/AMD card, if you rather have nvidia card the 7950 GT looks its your best bet (but its supposedly alot slower than the 4670).


another option is to simply go for a complete upgrade.
Get a cheap motherboard with a cheap cpu and some cheap ram.

Motherboard: AsRock 880GM-LE 59$
CPU: Athlon II x4 620 82$ (4x 2.6 Ghz cpu) (overclock that to 3.1Ghz and that ll be enough)
DDR3: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB 240-pin DDR3 56$
GPU: Nvidia 460 768mb for 139$ after mail in rebate.

a decent bugdet pc, DDR3, 4core cpu, decent GPU (for 336$)
 
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Paratus said:
NV has not been interested in the AGP market since 06.

NV never released an 8 series in AGP. All the higher powered 7 series are gone, (7950 GT, 7800 GS). You might be able to find a lowend 7 series.

When I was looking for AGP a while ago NV had nothing competitive with ATI. ATI's highest AGP card is the 4670 which at least has DX10.1 and can run modern games at lower rez.

You may want to look foor a used card or simply upgrade the entire system.
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Thanks for responding, since it is not cost effective for me to consider building new computers for my wife & I at this time, I think I'll stick with upgrading the video cards for right now.

Several years ago I built my computer using a 3.4ghz P4 Northwood, 2gb PC3200, 80gb 8mb 7200rpm WD HDD, a 128mb ti4200, and other goodies, and my wife's computer using a 2.4ghz AMD Athlon64, 2gb PC3200, the same HDD, a 128mb FX5200, and other goodies, they're both running great. I just wanted to throw one last upgrade at both, so I'm looking at the video cards.

So, the 7 series was the last for NVidia's AGP cards, is there any particular model which is better than others? Hoping I can still find something on Ebay, but I wanted to see what the general consensus here is about which particular model was best in class for AGP cards. -kd5-
 
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fuzzymath10

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If you won't be using them for games, do you plan to use them for HD content? You'd need a newer card for H/W decoding.

On the other hand if you just need it for Aero, you could find a used card. I got an AGP 6600 GT for an older P4 and it runs Windows 7 well now. I think the GeForce 6 is the oldest card that has driver support in Windows 7. $20ish on Craigslist too.
 
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7800gs 7900gs but as Paratus said though your going to have a hard time finding them. Try Ebay.
 
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fuzzymath10 said:
If you won't be using them for games, do you plan to use them for HD content? You'd need a newer card for H/W decoding.

On the other hand if you just need it for Aero, you could find a used card. I got an AGP 6600 GT for an older P4 and it runs Windows 7 well now. I think the GeForce 6 is the oldest card that has driver support in Windows 7. $20ish on Craigslist too.
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Actually, we're both still running (and happy with) XP, neither of us have any inclination to change to 7, just because M$ thinks we need to upgrade doesn't necessarily mean that we should...:biggrin:

We have 2 good fast machines here, fast enough for what we use them for anyway. Just thought I'd throw one last upgrade at them. -kd5-
 
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Go ask an antiques forum. In all seriousness though, unless there is something obviously wrong with your current video, I don't think its worth it to spend money on an upgrade of this sort. Save it for when the computers die.
 
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artvscommerce

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Wizlem said:
Go ask an antiques forum. In all seriousness though, unless there is something obviously wrong with your current video, I don't think its worth it to spend money on an upgrade of this sort. Save it for when the computers die.
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I agree. I don't see what the benefit would be for a non-gamer.
 
VirtualLarry

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I picked up some AGP 2600Pro cards a while back from Amazon.com sold by TigerDirect for like $40 each. Still got one. They're not bad cards, as AGP cards go, but they have some driver issues. I tried using one in Win7 with a dual-core AMD64 CPU, and the drivers won't install - unless you disable one core. Stupid.
 
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veri745 said:
+1

What's the point in upgrading those old systems if you don't run games? and if you do run games, wait until they die and upgrade the whole system.
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+2 (3?). No benefit whatsoever, although I understand the urge. Just resist. If you really want to upgrade just for the heck of it, skip the nvidia cars and get an ATI. They are so much better for the money. Try an HD4650, for instance: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102851

I actually have a 7600gt AGP in an old machine, but I know they haven't been sold new for at least two years. Buying a used AGP card just for the heck of it is asking for trouble. Who knows what condition it's in.
 
happy medium

happy medium

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Termie said:
+2 (3?). No benefit whatsoever, although I understand the urge. Just resist. If you really want to upgrade just for the heck of it, skip the nvidia cars and get an ATI. They are so much better for the money. Try an HD4650, for instance: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102851

I actually have a 7600gt AGP in an old machine, but I know they haven't been sold new for at least two years. Buying a used AGP card just for the heck of it is asking for trouble. Who knows what condition it's in.
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So you are saying to go out and spend over 150$ on 2 agp cards for a older pent 4/Athlon system when he dosen't game?

I don't see how thats better then spending 60$ on 2 agp cards that will do exactly the same thing for his needs. In fact he could buy 3 and have one for a backup for 60$ less.
 
nenforcer

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I've got a 7800GS 256MB AGP in my sig still working great just played Quake 4 on it.

The 7950 GT is the fastest nVidia AGP card every made but they cost more than they are really worth on eBay.

BTW nVidia never made any AGP DirectX 10 GPU's so those are it and maybe 7900GS.
 
happy medium

happy medium

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nenforcer said:
I've got a 7800GS 256MB AGP in my sig still working great just played Quake 4 on it.

The 7950 GT is the fastest nVidia AGP card every made but they cost more than they are really worth on eBay.

BTW nVidia never made any AGP DirectX 10 GPU's so those are it and maybe 7900GS.
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Yea my 7800gs served me well for 2 or so years.
The fastest Nvidia card is the 8400gt/ 8500gt, I believe. They are hard to find.
, but out there
 
Termie

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happy medium said:
So you are saying to go out and spend over 150$ on 2 agp cards for a older pent 4/Athlon system when he dosen't game?

I don't see how thats better then spending 60$ on 2 agp cards that will do exactly the same thing for his needs. In fact he could buy 3 and have one for a backup for 60$ less.
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Well, really I'm saying he shouldn't buy any card at all. But yes, I guess if he really wanted to upgrade, I'd get a new, more advanced, efficient card over a used gaming card that doesn't have any modern features.
 
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Mitch MacGruber

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I strongly disagree on keeping that old FX5200 AGP. That came with my Dell Dimension in late 2003. Installed a GeForce e-6200 256Mb EVGA card via ebay, and no regrets at all and a clear improvement. I believe he could do better in the 6-series without having to upgrade anything else.
The 6200 seems fine for playing video-HD, DVDs.
Mine: $30. and $9. for a 305w. PSU.

E-Bay also has sellers of NEW Axle3D Nvidia Geforce 7600 GT 512MB AGP - not sure of warranty. 350w P.S.U. recommended.

About messing with an older non-gaming AGP PC: When it quits you can always sell the DDR RAM on ebay. Can't believe the resale prices.

To those LOL-ing at old tech computers: Tonight can order a NEW PCI Geforce 9500GT 1-GB video card for a PCI slot -under $100: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...P94GT1024D2LHP
 
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