AGP Card Upgrade; any opinions???

[easystreet]

Hi my system is

abit IC7
P4 3.0e
1.5GB DDR 333 Ram
Leadtek winfast A310 / 256Mb / x8
WD 1600js 250Gb / 7200rpm / 8Mb cache

I was wondering what a good graphics card upgrade would be from my current oldish spec? I have around £70 (approx $130) to spend and i dont mind if it is second hand, like from ebay.

I am able to run up to AGP X8

any opinions greatly appreciated

 

[johnmayo]

Here is a good one for AGP8x for your price..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127219

That is almost the best for AGP but if you are willing to fork out more money you can get this one which is the best...It is $205 after rebate..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143046

Also another thing to consider..Do you have a good power supply and is your case big enough for this card?

 

[wolfram]

Here is another good one for AGP:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102609

Actually, it can outperform a 7600gs.

Regards :wave:

 

[johnmayo]

Here is another good one for AGP:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102609

Actually, it can outperform a 7600gs.

Regards :wave:

Not by much if it does..But its past his budget and the 7600gs comes with more items.

So which one are you going to get?

 

[easystreet]

definate toughy, i will research your info and let you know. I was already looking at the 7000 series for nvidia so you confirmed a belief, also i recently read a review on the MSI card and it came up favourably

thanks for your help

 

[Surkitz]

if you are looking for a best bang for your dated system like i have, id go with nvidia. i currently have an ati 9800pro that was good for a while but not anymore so im about to make the switch. If you want to extend the life of your agp system, then get the 7600GS...money and performance wise, its hard to beat. plus they just did a comparo against the new 7900 and the ati 1650xl and GS i believe? look at the results and youd be surprised how the 7600GS looked to the new ones