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Kenshiro
04-11-05, 07:54 PM
ATI x800XL for $319 shipped

Sapphire x800XT vivo for $435 shipped

we are talking about AGP models here.

opinions??
.chiefs
04-11-05, 08:11 PM
why waste that much money on agp at this time? its obsolete. pci-e is the future AND its actually cheaper. ati agps cost more for some reason. you might think about getting a pci-e mobo and a pci-e ati video card at a price close to an agp card.
Scph9002
04-11-05, 08:23 PM
x800xl do comes in agp ver... and itīs almost as good as the xt but so much cheaper... GET the x800xl... u wonīt notice 5fps differense in doom 3 anyway :P
Kenshiro
04-11-05, 10:21 PM
x800xl it is.

Its a b-day gift for my brother. He currently running on a 2.8Ghz pentium. I guess the x800xl is the best choice for him now.
tomslick
04-11-05, 10:28 PM
Sapphire x800XT vivo has a good chance of overclocking to xt pe.
http://www.rage3d.com/content/reviews/video/sapphirex800xt/
http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/sapphire/x800xt/
illogical06
04-13-05, 03:07 PM
why waste that much money on agp at this time? its obsolete. pci-e is the future AND its actually cheaper. ati agps cost more for some reason. you might think about getting a pci-e mobo and a pci-e ati video card at a price close to an agp card.
Thats ridiculous. This card will last him ALONG TIME. By the time he does need to upgrade, he'll be able to buy a system 2-3 times faster at the same price as now.
Kenshiro
04-13-05, 03:51 PM
Thats ridiculous. This card will last him ALONG TIME. By the time he does need to upgrade, he'll be able to buy a system 2-3 times faster at the same price as now.


I have to agree with you. As of today, its my understanding that current games don't really benefit from PCI-E compare to AGP. Also, SLI is also a total overkill. I spent close to $1500 for my current setup. I only need to spend $300 and my brother's PC will be running close to mine. Of course I got the ultimate gaming CPU, the all mighty o/c A64. Thats $1200 in difference now. If i had a choice, I should have just sticked with my 2600 mobile and get a nice vid card. I'm still feeling the heartache for my $1500.