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07 January 2007 00:31
Edited by Maz on 07-Jan-07 at 00:33
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Well its not often i need to come in this part of the forums...
but well... my 6600GT went pop about 45mins ago and im currently using a DX7 card so i can at least '"use"' my pc.
i am still saving to get a new rig so i dont want to be spending too much on a new AGP card.
just wondering if anyone has any sugestions for a cheep and cheerful AGP card that will play BF2, and Dawn of War, until i get my new rig in about 4-5months when the next lot of processors & GPU's come out.
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07 January 2007 13:38
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Another 6600gt? 7600GT? ATI X1650XT?
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07 January 2007 15:13
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yeah i might end up getting another 6600gt, because downgrading is a bit stupid... and not much cheaper..
but again £60 for a gfx card for 3-4months is a bit silly
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07 January 2007 16:08
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My old 9800 pro AGP card went bang the other week so i went and spent £150 on a X1950 pro AGP card, just to keep me going for six months until i upgrade to PCI-e, etc.
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07 January 2007 16:19
Edited by Maz on 07-Jan-07 at 16:22
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Its a choice between these three i think (since nowhere else i looked had AGP cards anymore :< well scan did but i dont like waiting 5days for stuff)
since the price diffrence of a shitty 9550 and these is less than £20 :/
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-063-HT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-092-LT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-031-BG
bit dubious with the ATI card because ive heard very little good about them recently.
as for the 7600GS 512MB one - is it on par with the 256mb GT?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-088-LT
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07 January 2007 16:27
Edited by Abstract on 07-Jan-07 at 16:28
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I was also contemplating that ATI X1650 card, but didn't want to wait for the delivery so i went out and got this... http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAP-950P5ASuperb card, runs anything and everything full settings. Only problem is my old Athlon XP 2800+ and 768MB RAM lets the side down.
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07 January 2007 16:32
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slightly higher than i want to spend - ideally i wanted to be aiming for ~£100 at the Very top end.
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07 January 2007 17:01
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Just bought the BFG 7600GS 512MB Card.
it seems like the best performance upgrade because the increased memory on the GFX card will help with smoothing out my games.
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07 January 2007 20:59
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Nice one. How much was it and where'd you get it in the end?
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07 January 2007 21:31
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Overclockers £111.75 inc vat & Royal mail special delivery (**** city link they suck balls)
I looked elsewhere but overclockers was not only the cheepest UK retailer, but they had the fastest delivery option too.
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08 January 2007 00:20
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Nice work.
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08 January 2007 07:53
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Bit late now but my housemate has had two X1950XT AGPs in the past month. Both have gone wrong. He's no running a 7900GS OC and has no probs as of yet. Although the 7900 is a lot more expensive than 110 quid.
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08 January 2007 11:06
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He must be unlucky. I've had my X1950 for a few weeks now and not had any problems, *touch wood*  What happened to his AGP cards specifically?
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08 January 2007 13:09
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that 6600 was a quality piece of kit, you abused my baby!
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08 January 2007 13:47
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Quote: Jammin
that 6600 was a quality piece of kit, you abused my baby! At least it died fighting - literally, it died as i was playing DoW:The Dark Crusade. It was just fine one second - flickered twice and laid itself to rest. ive checked everything, and their are some small burn marks around the GUP core  and a few resistors have.... melted.
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09 January 2007 18:29
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bloody hell - big upgrade from the 6600gt  maxed out gfx in bf2 =D
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