Hi all
Looking to change my graphics card.
Ive got an 8x AGP slot upto AGP2.0, but to the best of my knowledge, not a PCI express slot.
I do obviously have PCI slots but only 1 left now.
Right now I have an ATI 8500DV with 64MB RAM.
Im normally keen on getting something that been around for 6 months off of ebay so that Im not paying 100s of pounds.
I use my PC for DV editing and lots of driving and shootemup games.
Ive got a AMD3000 Socket A CPU and 1GB RAM.


Grateful for any thoughts.

Cheers

Brett

 

Nvidia 7800GS (256MB) £100 or less. One of the fastest AGP cards you can buy. There are different flavours of the 7800 which are faster, but they are alot more expensive.

 

OK, cool. Any other ideas?

 

ATi X850XT 256MB

 

wouldnt touch nvidea with a bargepole

had too many of them die to call them relaiable by any means...

ATI radion no probs whatsoever

Mart

 

Have look here, some card's are recon but come with warranty.

Cheap ATI graphics cards - retekdirect.co.uk

 

I would go with ATI as well.

I've just ordered an ATI X1950XT to replace my 512mb X1600Pro but unfortunately it's PCI-E so no good for you.

Cheers
Lee

 

Problem at the moment is the advent of DX10. We now face the perennial problem of anyone upgrading a p.c.: wait or buy?

Saying that tho' - I'd lump for the X1950Pro which DOES come in an AGP flavour:

ebuyer.com - Graphics Cards » Graphics Cards ATI » ATI Radeon X1950 Range » Product details

 

id get the x1950 at 150 quid.

 

A used 6800GT or 6800 Ultra from ebay if second hand is no problem with you. Will cost around the £100 mark. Overclock the GT to Ultra speed with no trouble

ATI x800xt very overclockable
ATI x850xt On par with the nvidia 6800 Ultra.

I tend to go for the Nvidia range as I find that the drivers are more stable and don't have to be continually changed to keep up with the latest game.

The reason I suggest a used card is that sooner or later you will decide to upgrade to PCI-E and spending a big chunk of money on a card might rub a little if you change sooner.

 

The problem with ATi cards is the drivers are ****e. Nvidia cards have much better support and VID drivers.

Mart you were just unlucky, I've never had any reliability issues with cards from either ATi or Nvidia. I guess the brand of the card you buy could affect reliability.