Is this the best AGP video card deal out there?

[motojeff]

Link

Shoot, it was in stock this afternoon for $330....

Anyways, need to upgrade my ati 9800NP for F.E.A.R.

P4 2.4C M0 @ 3.3GHz
1GB OCZ PC4200 EL GOLD 1:1
ATI 9800NP
ASUS P4C800E-DLX

 

[CalamitySymphony]

Hellz No. X800GTO2 or X800GTO for less than $200 = X850XTPE (after overclcok and pipe unlocking)
(My bad, those are only PCI-E)

But
For 330, I would upgrade to a PCI-E rig and get a 7800GT instead.

 

[Soccerman06]

Yes, best card available for AGP. Others might argue the 6800U but its slower in pritty much every game except Doom3 and Quake 4

 

[Powermoloch]

Holy crap...that's a good deal. I got my x850xt @ Shop.ati.com for 349.99...

anyways, I feel that an upgrade for a system as a whole is a good idea. But if you like the things the way it is, x850xtpe is a good choice :thumbsup:

Originally posted by: CalamitySymphony
Hellz No. X800GTO2 or X800GTO for less than $200 = X850XTPE (after overclcok and pipe unlocking)

For 330, I would upgrade to a PCI-E rig and get a 7800GT instead.

Lol did you actually pay attention to his build specs? he's using a 9800, which implies an AGP mobo. dornk

 

[daveybrat]

Hellz No. X800GTO2 or X800GTO for less than $200 = X850XTPE (after overclcok and pipe unlocking)

uhhh......do Noobs even bother reading? Or just interested in hearing themselves talk?

He said best AGP video card! Not PCI-Express like you're referring to.

That being said, the card OP linked is one of the best you can buy for AGP.

For 330, I would upgrade to a PCI-E rig and get a 7800GT instead.

So he should spend $330 on the video card, and then at least another couple hundred dollars on a new motherboard and cpu? I think the idea is to maximize his current system, hence his original question.

 

[motojeff]

Links to info or products? Been out of the loop since I built my rig.

Originally posted by: CalamitySymphony
Hellz No. X800GTO2 or X800GTO for less than $200 = X850XTPE (after overclcok and pipe unlocking)
(My bad, those are only PCI-E)

But
For 330, I would upgrade to a PCI-E rig and get a 7800GT instead.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: daveybrat


uhhh......do Noobs even bother reading? Or just interested in hearing themselves talk?

FTW !

 

[motojeff]

You guys really think a new mobo would out perform this decent OC mobo I am using?
I mean, without going SLI, what kind of speedup would I get from same vid card in my
current mobo vs new one?

 

[daveybrat]

Jeff, i wouldn't upgrade a 3.3GHz P4 setup yet. That should be plenty fast for any game out there right now. Just make sure you have at least 1GB of ram and look for a 6800GT AGP or Radeon X800 series card in AGP and you should be golden.

Of course if you have money to burn, a whole new setup would be nice too, but personally i'd stick with what you have for a while and just upgrade the video. :thumbsup:

 

[motojeff]

Thanks! Just updated the first post to say I have 1GB OCZ. I agree with you daveybrat. I haven't kept up with things recently, but when the first chips after northwood came out and the first pci-e mobo came out, they were a wash with my system.

When I upgrade next time, it looks like it will be an AMD, but I dont think I'd see any gain from another Intel based upgrade.

 

[motojeff]

Currently I get

17783 3DMarks 2001
5162 3DMarks 2003

with no vid card OC

 

[ScrewFace]

You've made the right choice by deciding to go the AMD route. AMD's much better for gaming. I've had Intel products for years until I went the AMD route and I'm glad I did. AMD for me forever!