7300/GS And Other Latest AGP Cards

[AngelfireUk83]

I was reading on the inquirer that the 7300 will be coming in many flavours but it will only have a 64bit system. Now please my 6200 is 64bit as I was trying to find a 128bit I did a ASUS but it was £30 more than my PNY one. At the time I didn't have the extra £30 I could of just bought a 6600 if I had the chance for £80 or saved £110 for a GT.

Pricing for G.Cards is going way out the window here at dabs.com for example. It's £55 for a PNY 6200 128mb (64bit) £80 for a 6600 then £110+ for a 6600GT it makes no sense.

7800/GT etc are near £300 dam Uk TAX system

[MeatTheEB]

Well if I am understanding correctly, you have 110 Euros to spend, which converts to approximately $131 U.S. Dollars. You're looking for an AGP card, and in my opinion you have three choices... two are realistic, and one is weird.

First off, avoid the 7300, it's crap. Second, debate with yourself as to whether or not you want Anti-Aliasing or Anisotropic Filtering or not. If yes, get a 6800XT for about $128 on NewEgg (here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121206)). If you don't need AA/AF, get a 6600GT as they are about 5% faster in normal operation, and the only drawback they have when compared with the 6800XT is that they handle AA/AF less powerfully. You can find the 6600GTs starting at $129 here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130001). Without getting too in-depth, the 6600GT has higher core and VRAM clocks while having a 128-bit memory bus, whereas the 6800XT has lower core and VRAM clocks with a 256-bit memory bus. In the end, they're within 5% of each other, however the GT pulls ahead in non-AA/AF situations.