agp video card help

[2f73nf]

Help, AGP 1.5v Graphics Cards

Socket 478 Intel Celeron 2.93GHz | 512mb DDR Memory
Soyo SY-P4VTE motherboard, Prescott Ready

it says in manual,

AGP cards running at 3.3v are not supported. Only AGP cards running
at 1.5v (most 4x or 8x AGP cards) are supported on this motherboard.

which best AGP 8x 1.5v cards would work without going over $100.00 ?

Look At Attached Picture

 

[kathos696]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102404

 

[2f73nf]

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will it work with San Andreas game?

 

[kathos696]

it should it is the best card for the price, believe me i spent hours looking for a good one, and i just bought it myself

 

[2f73nf]

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i would like a better card

 

[Sharkfood]

Can you go a little over $100? If so, this is a smokin' deal:
Retail Box, ATI 9800 Pro for $139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102286

Otherwise, these two are decent cards for the sub-100 price bracket:
Sapphire 9600XT 256MB OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102335

MSI FX5700LE 256MB (Refurb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127125R

 

[2f73nf]

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they are nice but they don't say wether or not they are 1.5v compatible

 

[Sharkfood]

Those all work on AGP 4x/1.5V, with the exception of the 5700LE which I haven't tried but also supports AGP 4x/AGP 2.0 (so it totally should work).

I'd say, for the most part, ignore the manual blurb since it's useless information these days unless you're planning on Ebaying some very, VERY old and used AGP 1.0/3.3v cards. Most cards today that support AGP 4x will work at 1.5v, but limited to AGP 4x. By upgrading to a new mainboard, you can go AGP 8x, but it's really no improvement for most games... especially with the cards listed above.

I'd highly urge scrapping the extra 40 bucks and going for the 9800 Pro as it's a super card for even today's games. It also uses an external power connector (uses a floppy/hd power cable) so it is absolutely guaranteed to work in your mainboard in case your AGP slot's 1.5v rail is weak or unstable (not too uncommon with older AGP 4x mainboards!).

Edit- Tom's Hardware Charts here may help you make your decision. Be sure to check all the pages as there are many games benchmarked here:
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/vga-charts-pcie-02.html#3d_mark_2005

 

[2f73nf]

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i am building this computer from the ground up, check out the attached picture

 

[kathos696]

that card is universal. it works in 1.5v or 3.3v slots.