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30. July 2006 @ 10:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi i need help chosing a video card i have an agp slot and this is my pc a compaq based amd athlon xp 3200 1 gig of ram i need the best one that i can buy thnx in advance

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30. July 2006 @ 13:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
for agp, probably...
Gainward BLISS GeForce 7800 GS+

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30. July 2006 @ 13:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if ur agp is 4x or lower, you should probably consider another video card cuz that would be a waste of money
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30. July 2006 @ 14:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
An XP 3200+? I doubt 4x very much, almost certainly 8x in which case yes that is the best Graphics card you can buy. What card you got in it at the moment?



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i have ati 9600xt 256
so the 7800gs is better than the 850pr0 or 850xt
i found that the core clock for the ati card is 500 ot more and for the nvidia 440 and the memory clock for the ati is 1000 and for the nvidia 1200 dont which one is more powerful

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The 7800GS+ (specifically the plus) is faster because unlike a 7800GS, it actually uses the core for the 7900GT. Expensive for what it is though, around £100 premium on a normal 7900GT!



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thnx alot guyz another q? i found that the 850 has alot of conectors hd svideo composite dvi and vivo but the 7800gs only has svideo and dvi and no vivo thanks again

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then if you want VIVO, get the X850XT! If you want the best VIVO can offer, get the X800XT All-in-wonder while you still can!



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31. July 2006 @ 12:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
and if i want it for the best for the games

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31. July 2006 @ 12:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
then the 7800gs+ then x850xt then x800xt aiw, in that order.



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thank you very much i cant find 7800gs+ the only one that i can find is 7800gs without the + thanks again


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31. July 2006 @ 14:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=42J3&aQuicklinx=42...
here in UK
funny, seems to be mainly UK product, if you can't find one, get the X850



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if your in the UK, then http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Nvidia_AGP_Graphics_Cards.html has them for £270. (seventh one down in the link)

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is there abig defrence between the xt and the pro and is ther an agp plantum edtion thanks again


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I have a sony vaio desktop pc model PCV-RS630G and was wondering what the advantages to replacing the video card would be?

I burn alot of movies so would this help in making the movies encode faster and stuff like that?

My system memory is 2 gigs and my cache memory is 1024KB in case that makes a difference.I also forgot to mention it has a Pentium 4 3.20GH and Clock Frequency is 3200MHZ.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.If also possible which would be the best Video card?
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31. July 2006 @ 23:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Poolpro: Can you tell us if you have PCI express or not?
UrDady: Yes, and yes but you don't want it because it's loads more for very little more speed, just get the X850XT standard.



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1. August 2006 @ 10:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm not sure if I do have PCI express.How would I find out?
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1. August 2006 @ 11:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't think you have PCI-Express, as the gfx card in your PC is an ATI Radeon 9200, which only comes in PCI or AGP. If it's PCI then there is really no point to upgrading, as there arn't any decent PCI gfx cards. If it's AGP 8X then see the second post of this thread, if AGP 4X then i don't know off the top of my head.

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1. August 2006 @ 11:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ah right, didn't know it was a 9200, that'll most likely be AGP, so you'll be after an X850XT, since the 7800GS+ still seems UK only.



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