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AGP card compariable to 9800 pro


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My dad needs a new video card. it must be agp and and inexpensive as possible. His ati 9800 pro card has died on him. I looked around online and am having a hard time finding comparable cards for not to much. I dont think he wants to spend over 100.

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I was going to suggest this $109 AR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814150157

the 9800 pro might actually be more powerful though...

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?ca...1&card2=441

This is the best sub $100 card right now $90 AR, PCI-E though but "twice" as powerful as the 6800XT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814143049

conclusion AGP is dead or quickly dying, not worth buying an agp card imo.

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conclusion AGP is dead or quickly dying, not worth buying an agp card imo.

That's absurd. He never mentioned what his father uses the PC for. If he's not gaming he can EASILY get by with a sub $50 AGP card. Hell, the 9800 was overkill if he wasn't using the PC for gaming.

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the 9800 pro might actually be more powerful though...

A 6800XT card would be much faster than a 9800 Pro.

conclusion AGP is dead or quickly dying, not worth buying an agp card imo.

Only because it's not being put in new PCs or new motherboards. There are still plenty older AGP based systems out there and plenty of people using them who won't need PCIe for some time to come.

cumminbk: What does he use the PC for?

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the 9800 pro might actually be more powerful though...

A 6800XT card would be much faster than a 9800 Pro.

Unless you play SIMS 2, then the 9800 Pro will outperform the 6800XT easy... no joke...

Not likely. Given that a 6600GT is faster than a 9800 Pro, and the 6800XT is on par or slightly faster than the 6600GT (slower memory clocks, but wider memory bus)...I'd say the 6800XT is definitely faster than a 9800 Pro.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2277&p=3

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Not likely. Given that a 6600GT is faster than a 9800 Pro, and the 6800XT is on par or slightly faster than the 6600GT (slower memory clocks, but wider memory bus)...I'd say the 6800XT is definitely faster than a 9800 Pro.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2277&p=3

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/07/05/vga...vii/page15.html

Is what I got, ... just saw that it´s only with AA on max. that the 9800pro outperforms the 6600GT. I came across the link the day before yesterday when I was looking for a friend if it would make sence to upgrade his girlfriends PC with a 6800GS.

Any way, thanx for that link, I will pass the info... :)

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A couple of quick searches tells me that of the cards mentioned in this thread you should be looking at either a 6600GT or 6800XT based card. They run about the same price. You definitely don't want to get a card with GDDR2 anyway. :)

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here are some AGP 6600 GT cards

http://labs.anandtech.com/products.php?sfi...4&price=yes

and one I found with pricewatch $93 shipped!

http://3btech.net/chnvge66258x.html

some specs and "synthetic" benchmarks:

7600 GS VS 6800 XT

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?ca...4&card2=441

6600 GT AGP VS 9800 Pro

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?ca...90&card2=31

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