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My Sapphire 9800 Pro died, so need to buy ...

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... a replacement, which of the following AGP cards do you recommend:

1/ ATI 256MB Radeon 9800 Pro

Chipset ATI Radeon 9800PRO
Interface AGP 8x
Video Memory 256MB
Memory Type GDDR
Engine Clock 380MHz
Memory Clock 400(200*2)MHz
Memory Interface 128-bit
RAMDACs 400MHz
Max. Resolution 2048x1536
Connectors 1 x SVGA (D-Sub) Port
1 x S-Video Port
1 x DVI-I Port
Pixel Pipelines 8
DirectX Support 9.0
OpenGL Support 1.5

2/ Nvidia 256MB Geforce 6600 LE

Chipset nVidia GeForce 6600LE
Interface AGP 8x
Video Memory 256MB
Memory Type DDR
Engine Clock 300MHz
Memory Clock 200Mhz
Memory Interface 128-bit
RAMDACs 400MHz
Max. Resolution 2048x1536
Connectors 1 x SVGA (D-Sub) Port
1 x S-Video (HDTV) Port
1 x DVI-I Port
Pixel Pipelines 4
DirectX Support 9.0
OpenGL Support 1.5

Cheers.
 
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1/ ATI 256MB Radeon 9800 Pro

Chipset ATI Radeon 9800PRO
Interface AGP 8x
Video Memory 256MB
Memory Type GDDR
Engine Clock 380MHz
Memory Clock 400(200*2)MHz
Memory Interface 128-bit
RAMDACs 400MHz
Max. Resolution 2048x1536
Connectors 1 x SVGA (D-Sub) Port
1 x S-Video Port
1 x DVI-I Port
Pixel Pipelines 8
DirectX Support 9.0
OpenGL Support 1.5
 
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MyBoxLife said:
I'll be upgrading to PCI at some point.
Hi,

define "at some point" and what is the rest of your kit now?

I just did a complete *overhaul* (CPU, Mobo, Graphics, Optical) for approx £470, first system upgrade in two years, so even though £470 was a chunk of change I now have a more kickass system and I hope to get some money back for my previous CPU, Mobo, Graphics.

PCI-Express graphics cards are a lot cheaper, you get a lot for your money, that why I didn't spend one single penny on an AGP card since august 2003, went from 9800/Pro >> X850XT.
 
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Can't say when an upgrade will be in the books, maybe 6 to 8 Months, currently running with two systems; Abit NF7-S v2 x2, Unlocked AMD XP 2500+ / Mobile AMD XP 2500, 1GB Corsair RAM x2. Can't spend anyting like 400, 500, right now, need to spend money on my Living Room speakers.
 
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