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timmy12timmy12 Member UncommonPosts: 390
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ok i want someone to tell me the best ATI video card for a AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 1.67 GHZ which runs on 2.80 and 2.00 GB of ram i want a 512mb one and about 250-350$ and DDR support lol just post the site were u got it.

 

 

Thx

 

Ps: one im using is Nvidia Geforce 6200 OC and im using AGP

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  • devacoredevacore Member UncommonPosts: 340

    Unless you have a special main board, looks like you'll only be able to use AGP cards.  I'd double check your mainboards specs before you buy.. unless you are upgrading your mainboard too.

     

  • x_Kiba_xx_Kiba_x Member Posts: 89

    yeah, and how big is your power supply, because your going to want to make sure you have enough power for the card too.

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  • oakaeoakae Member UncommonPosts: 344

    AGP graphics cards are way overpriced for the performance they give and your system is due for an upgrade. But if you really insist on getting a better card, this is probably the best card left you can get for AGP.

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2918625&CatId=318

    This card is out of stock and there's no set date when it will be back.

    http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005264

  • timmy12timmy12 Member UncommonPosts: 390

    ok thx dude so the 512mb one is better than the 254mb video card of wat im seeing?

  • oakaeoakae Member UncommonPosts: 344

    Originally posted by timmy12
    ok thx dude so the 512mb one is better than the 254mb video card of wat im seeing?
    The difference won't be much but it is a bit better.
  • timmy12timmy12 Member UncommonPosts: 390

    and the 512 one is way better than the Nvidia Geforce 6200 OC  or better by just a little?

  • oakaeoakae Member UncommonPosts: 344

    Originally posted by timmy12
    and the 512 one is way better than the Nvidia Geforce 6200 OC  or better by just a little?
    both are much better than the 6200
  • timmy12timmy12 Member UncommonPosts: 390

    ough i cant find Radeon X1950 PRO IceQ Turbo 512MB anywhere on any other site :P not even on newegg but i found it , there was no price on it so it must be out of stock lol that sucks idk when they'll come back out

  • zyprezzzyprezz Member Posts: 7

    i would buy a 8800GT card its have the best preformance compared to the cost and i think its around the same  price as 1950XT but you will need a 500w powersupply to run both cards i would recommend you reading a guide on tomshardware http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/04/best_cards_february_2008/

    the 8800GT costs around 250 bucks and it preforms almost as good as a 300+ bucks card

    the 8800GT card is around 4-10 times faster then your current card the 1950 XT card performs as a 7800GT card its a waste of monney tbh.

  • pk-Slaydepk-Slayde Member Posts: 43

    if you don't know go fucking die

  • Varlok91Varlok91 Member Posts: 396

    Originally posted by zyprezz


    i would buy a 8800GT card its have the best preformance compared to the cost and i think its around the same  price as 1950XT but you will need a 500w powersupply to run both cards i would recommend you reading a guide on tomshardware http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/04/best_cards_february_2008/
    the 8800GT costs around 250 bucks and it preforms almost as good as a 300+ bucks card
    the 8800GT card is around 4-10 times faster then your current card the 1950 XT card performs as a 7800GT card its a waste of monney tbh.
    A - He has an AGP slot not a PCI-E x16 or 2.0 slot. They don't make 8800GTs for AGP slots.

    B - An 8800GT would be seriously bottlenecked by his system, so it wouldn't be worth it even if he could.

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    Laptop (Dell Latitude E6400) - Intel P8400, 2 GIGs of RAM, Intel X4500, Windows XP Professional

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