Sounds about right. :) I still use an AGP 6600GT here, and it's running Serious Sam II and Quake 4 just fine for now. :)
>>Hello Duncan, >> >>How much is your budget? >>If you're willing to buy used, you can get : >> >>1) 9800 Pro for ~$90 shipped >>2) 9700 Pro for ~$75 shipped (can be a little hard to find) >>3) 6600GT AGP for ~$100-110 shipped >>4) 6800GT AGP for (IIRC) ~$240 shipped >> >>Speed wise : 9700 Pro < 9800 Pro < 6600GT < 6800GT. >> >>The 6800U is not worth it (seeing as you can get the 6800GT for much >>cheaper and OC it). >>Those figures above maybe with or without 3rd party coolers (Arctic / NV >>Silencer, etc.) >> >>A 6800NU (non-Ultra) may be worth it if you can get it cheap. They >>typically fetch ~$140 >>and at stock speeds are only just as fast as the 6600GT. If you can get >>them unlocked >>and OC'ed (basically trying to get them to be 6800GTs), then they're more >>worth it. >> >>ATI aside (X800XL, etc.) the 6800GT is probably your best bet if you want >>to stick with your >>current CPU/mobo, as AGP is most likely EOL. It's a damn shame too, since >>you can get >>the PCI-E version of the 7800GT for ~$290 after rebate/s. Now imagine if >>there were an AGP >>at that price! :P >> >>Personally, I just swapped out an Abit KV8 Pro (AGP, Socket-754) for an >>Abit NV8 (PCI-E, S754) >>and traded a 9800 Pro for a 6600GT. >> >>HTH -- JRS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
