I'm clueless - New AGP card

[Rik]

Its nothing special, i just look after it and my system. As i said, its given me no problems and allows me to play the games i want to play. I will add tho, it doesn't get anywhere near as much stress as it used to as i now do a majority of my gaming on my xbox.

 

[rlwalshy]

I've fianlly got my system up and running again.
I wasn't sure if it was my PSU or graphics card and it turned out to be both!!

I bought a 500w supply to replace my knackered 350w (I got a bigger one because I wasn't sure of the make -Jeantech - and it was 5 quid more.)
Ialso bought a Nvidia 6600GT - bit safe I know but I'm looking to replace/upgrade my system after Vista takes hold in a years time.

Thanks for all your help!!

 

[Kt3mplar]

the 7800gs is the highest end AGP graphics card.
since AGP is on its way out, it would be best to max out. You need a beefy PSU though.

That's what I thought when I did my update. I found some evidence to the contrary. A good (open-box, mind you) mobo with PCI-E (mine even had SLI) ran me about 60 dollars, it's the ASUS A8N-SLI. Check it out.

Plus, with the addition of PCI-E, you can see quite a significant price reduction for the graphics card. AGP has lower population, therefore the cards have less demand, and the manufacturers supply less at a higher price. Graphics card economy is quite different from real-world economy. So you can see, you might see that 32 pounds could make quite a difference, and more than repay it's value in the price of the video card. Of course, it would be likely you have to buy a new processor.