Best AGP GPU?

hl0m4n · 07-20-2010, 02:47 AM

what is the best agp video card i can get now days

? i know it is old school but instead of throwing away a pc, i want to just upgrade the video card and hard drive and use it as a second storage/movie pc with alittle star craft 2 on the side. it currently has a

ATI X850 XT PE:
Core Clock: 540 MHz
Memory GDDR3: 256 MB
Memory Clock: 1180 MHz
Pixel Pipeline: 16
Core: R481

b0bab0i · 07-20-2010, 03:23 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-125-_-Product

$589
Most expensive?

DougLikesBMW · 07-20-2010, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benmoooon

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-125-_-Product

$589
Most expensive?

dude that card is for hardcore design stuff

blue2fire · 07-20-2010, 04:40 AM

http://www.amazon.com/PNY-nVidia-GeF...9615119&sr=8-1

This looks promising. $41 and free shipping.

335iheLLraiseR · 07-20-2010, 03:49 PM

ive been looking for one as well. Although i need a cuda enabled one for transcoding.

Optherion · 07-21-2010, 09:56 AM

I wouldnt spend more than $50 on an AGP card, and the performance is crap compared to PCI-E. I think the X850 was the last of the ATI before they went to PCI-E. Card must be 5 years old now!

klipseracer · 07-21-2010, 01:17 PM

you might as well save even more money by just getting a regular PCI gfx card....

hl0m4n · 07-21-2010, 03:41 PM

i mean it just amazes me at how fast technology evolved.

my pc cost me about $3k which i built myself about 5 years ago using all the kick ass parts for its time such as 3.2ghz p4, x850 xt pe ($500 video card at the time, now for $500 these video cards are insane), 500gb hd, 2gb ram, koolance, etc.

i just don't want to throw it out lol, i believe it still has alittle life in it with a new agp video card maybe 2-3 more years then i will have to build an entire new system again

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kaykay · 07-21-2010, 05:35 PM

AGP is so... three years ago?

That card referenced in post #2 is for CAD and other workstation-level design. Not sure if this what you're looking for.

Here is one of the best video cards money can buy:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130558

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Optherion Lieutenant 46 Rep 516 Posts Drives: Prancing Horse Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SoCal & Vegas iTrader: (0)	I wouldnt spend more than $50 on an AGP card, and the performance is crap compared to PCI-E. I think the X850 was the last of the ATI before they went to PCI-E. Card must be 5 years old now! __________________ Current Stable: 6 Drivers + 5 Projects
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hl0m4n Major General 2307 Rep 5,627 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	i mean it just amazes me at how fast technology evolved. my pc cost me about $3k which i built myself about 5 years ago using all the kick ass parts for its time such as 3.2ghz p4, x850 xt pe ($500 video card at the time, now for $500 these video cards are insane), 500gb hd, 2gb ram, koolance, etc. i just don't want to throw it out lol, i believe it still has alittle life in it with a new agp video card maybe 2-3 more years then i will have to build an entire new system again ... __________________ Cars: 07 335i ► 08 328i ► 11 328xi ► 13 M3 ► 17 M4 ► 14 M6
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