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Looking for a ~$100 AGP card

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brian_riendeau

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I have been using a FX 5700 Ultra card without many complaints since I got it in late 2003. I did not have any plans to upgrade my video card until I did a full system upgrade. My 5700 Ultra appears to have died however, and I need a replacement to go in my currently system. I am using a P4 Northwood 2.4, 1GB DDR, on what I believe is a MSI mainboard with AGP, no PCI-Express. I am using a Samsung 914V LCD from the last Black Friday. This monitor does not have DVI connections on it.

The selection of currently AGP cards is a bit more limited than PCI-X card, and they come at a slightly more expensive price. I have been coming across a lot of X1300 and X1600 Radeon cards, along with 6200 and 6600LE/6600 Nvidia cards.

I would like to get something faster than my 5700 Ultra and possibly a bit more power effecient as well, since the PC sits in a hot room. I am using a GeForce 2 MX200 right now that I found on a shelf, its horrible 🙂 Thanks for any help!
 
Look for a 6600GT (either on in the FS/T forum, or somewhere online). that should suit you very well.

as a side note... we have the same monitor. where and how much did you get yours for? mine was $200 @ best buy 😀
 
My monitor was $200 at Staples, same deal, same day, different store. The 2D quality over the analog connection is notably wretched with this MX 200 video card 🙁

Newegg has open box 6600GTs and X1600Pro for just under $100. Thoughts between those two? Any idea which is better on power usage?
 
Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
The selection of currently AGP cards is a bit more limited than PCI-X card, and they come at a slightly more expensive price. I have been coming across a lot of X1300 and X1600 Radeon cards, along with 6200 and 6600LE/6600 Nvidia cards.
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Its PCIe. PCI-X is an entirely different standard. Consult Wiki for my information.


The X1600Pro uses less power than the 6600GTs, I believe, because its using a 90nm process. Also, it will outperform a 6600GT, I think. I haven't looked at any X1600Pro benchmarks in a long time.

 
Originally posted by: Bateluer
Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
The selection of currently AGP cards is a bit more limited than PCI-X card, and they come at a slightly more expensive price. I have been coming across a lot of X1300 and X1600 Radeon cards, along with 6200 and 6600LE/6600 Nvidia cards.
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Its PCIe. PCI-X is an entirely different standard. Consult Wiki for my information.


The X1600Pro uses less power than the 6600GTs, I believe, because its using a 90nm process. Also, it will outperform a 6600GT, I think. I haven't looked at any X1600Pro benchmarks in a long time.
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AT's review of the x1600pro showed it to be a terrible card and slower than the 6600gt.
But it performs faster in new shader heavy games. Its still a very mediocre card for a gamer though.
 
I am not really a gamer. I play WoW, that is about it. I will look for a 6600GT, but those are a bit over my price range in most cases
 
gello99...PM me regarding the card. I have a friend who may be interested. Also, do you a heatware rating?
 
Problem solved with a new OEM power supply. This was after trying two other power supplies, guess the card is picky after 2.5 years of use :|
 
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