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Des1017
09-30-05, 11:28 PM
Im looking for the best agp card i can get for $220 or less.. currently im on a geforce3 64mb =[

im thinking its prolly going to be a 6800..

The types of games i want it to be able to play are BF2/farcry/eq2/cod2..
ScottinIndy
09-30-05, 11:32 PM
Unless you can find a refurbished 68gt you are indeed looking at the 68nu, Newegg has several to choose from now for under $170.
Des1017
09-30-05, 11:45 PM
im thinking maybe i should just find a new 754 MB that has PCI-E
r0frog
09-30-05, 11:51 PM
x800XL? Not too sure on pricing, but from memory it's not too much more than 6800NU?
ScottinIndy
09-30-05, 11:54 PM
Most the 800xl's are running in the $250-$275 range for the Agp versions, The 68nu's are about $100 less.
waiownsyou
09-30-05, 11:55 PM
Probably a BFG 128MB 6800 AGP like I used to have.. it was $299 then, but I'm pretty sure it's less now. Don't get put off by the 128MB though... it's not THAT big of a deal.
Revivalist
10-01-05, 12:36 AM
im thinking maybe i should just find a new 754 MB that has PCI-EI would honestly rather do that. AGP is almost gone. You're going to have to do the upgrade eventually since there's not going to be anymore cards made with AGP.
Des1017
10-01-05, 03:41 PM
yea ive decided to get a new pci e motherboard..
waiownsyou
10-01-05, 11:58 PM
I would honestly rather do that. AGP is almost gone. You're going to have to do the upgrade eventually since there's not going to be anymore cards made with AGP.

I wouldn't recommend it for now. None of the cards today even reach the bandwidth limit of AGP 8x. The only reason you should switch to PCI-E is to get a really high-end and new card (such as the GeForce 7 series or the future ATi X1XXX series)... or if you want to go SLI/Crossfire.
Mr.Guvernment
10-02-05, 01:20 AM
u all forget about the x800GT ($180?) - or is it PCIe only? cause if AGP it can be modded to an x850XT %100 :)
cuda70383
10-03-05, 12:30 AM
howdy:
i just did a similar search (my cost was for less than $200) to run BF2 better than my 9600XT and came up w/the 6800 from Monarch for $144 after $20 rebate.

i'm benching now and am getting 3DMark03 of 9627 & 3DMark05 of 4040.

Guv's right, the best deal overall is to get the x800GTO for less than $200 & mod it to the 850....but its PCI