The current AGP situation - Availability and whats coming.....

The Running Man · 1 Feb 2006 at 20:58

legally its "with equal or better specification"

but try explaining to store staff that a ATi 9200 256mb isnt anywhere near equal specification to a dead 5700Ultra 128mb....

Yaka · 2 Feb 2006 at 00:38

HangTime said:
Personally if it was that simply a choice I'd go with the pci-e board and 7800GT. It's significantly faster than the 7800GS and you should also be getting a better mobo than your existing one (I would hope....). Furthermore it would allow you to make a simple PCI-E replacement in the future should you feel the need.

i think a few of the people getting this card thought of a compleate suystem upgrade. i know i did i was so close to ordering the amd based sli shuttle (not much room for a full tower) and pci-e card. in the end i think its better on my wallet to just get this and stick with 75g2 shuttle. atleast until dx10 and compatible cards come out.

gibbo any idea how silent the stock hs is on this?

valve90210 · 2 Feb 2006 at 08:08

it'll be on the site soon, the headings on the site have changed to include the 7800 series...

Valve

Yaka · 2 Feb 2006 at 11:47

mine has just been delivered, only thing i dont like is one dvi and one vga:/ thought these were dual dvi so thought would be ideal to runn a 2405fpw and 3007fpw together. ah well

shall get round to installing when i get back home after 9pm

Tute · 2 Feb 2006 at 12:04

Yaka said:
mine has just been delivered, only thing i dont like is one dvi and one vga:/ thought these were dual dvi so thought would be ideal to runn a 2405fpw and 3007fpw together. ah well

shall get round to installing when i get back home after 9pm

Might be a bit of a challenge mate, apparently they're shipping today. Or is RMSD getting faster these days?

Gibbo said:
Yes already in stock and we have plenty so they ship tomorrow.

^ Posted yesterday.

ZXSpectrum · 2 Feb 2006 at 12:20

I was considering this... But when i looked into it you can get a Asus Mobo and 7800GT for little more...

But good upgrade for those that dont want the hassle... Me personally... Well i dont mind any more really... Changing the mobo means i can clean out my system of dust... And it needs it...

LoadsaMoney · 2 Feb 2006 at 14:00

Obviously the lifetime warranty does mean that, false advertising if they didn't honour it as AGP is dead, and they'd be in a lot of hot water no doubt, but if its BFG then you know it is what is says a lifetime warranty, so they would have to replace it with a card of equal, or if not a better specification, and BFG will do.

darkgen · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:20

Sorry if this has been stated before (A quick sweep of the thread later)..

Is the 7800gs agp definately a single slot card? Shuttle sn45 friendly?

Actually, Hmm, would the PSU handle this card? (My current xfx6600gt works fine on the silentx-250 but this...)

(if so, bye bye 6600gt)

Cheers, Paul.

Gibbo · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:51

darkgen said:
Sorry if this has been stated before (A quick sweep of the thread later)..

Is the 7800gs agp definately a single slot card? Shuttle sn45 friendly?

Actually, Hmm, would the PSU handle this card? (My current xfx6600gt works fine on the silentx-250 but this...)

(if so, bye bye 6600gt)

Cheers, Paul.

It is single slot.

Flipster81 · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:57

I was wondering will my ATX-400 400w PSU with 18A on the +12V rail be enough to power the 7800GS card?

I have a Athlon 3200+ XP, 2 sticks of 512MB, 2 hard drives, DVD-RW, CD-RW, 5 fans.

ajgoodfellow · 2 Feb 2006 at 20:45

Flipster81 said:
I was wondering will my ATX-400 400w PSU with 18A on the +12V rail be enough to power the 7800GS card?

I have a Athlon 3200+ XP, 2 sticks of 512MB, 2 hard drives, DVD-RW, CD-RW, 5 fans.

Should be OK - nVidia recommend 400W with 20A on the 12V rail

Itsjody · 2 Feb 2006 at 20:49

ajgoodfellow said:
Should be OK - nVidia recommend 400W with 20A on the 12V rail

How do i find out what mine is?

Humey · 2 Feb 2006 at 20:53

Probably on the sticker facing you as you remove side door, if your PSU mounts in normal orientation.

ajgoodfellow · 2 Feb 2006 at 20:54

From the sticker on the side of your PSU or from the manufacturer's website: http://www.hipergroup.com/English/products/hpu-4s525.html

+5V - 34A
+12V1 - 20A
+12V2 - 17A
-12V - 0.8A
+5VSB - 2.5A
+3.3V - 34A

You've got two seperate +12V rails, one with 20A and one with 17A so you've got more than enough power for the 7800GS

Itsjody · 2 Feb 2006 at 20:55

cheers guys

Yaka · 3 Feb 2006 at 00:26

ok just got round to isntalling this, word of advice the latest drivers from nvidia.com wont install with this gfx card i had to use the one on the bfg install disc.

heat sink is quiter than the 6800gt one but slightly louder than the arctic cooler NV5

Sunstealer · 3 Feb 2006 at 09:21

Hi Guys,

I know that a lot of you have been discussing the NVIDIA cards but I wonder if I can interpupt and ask if OCUK have any idea when the:
PowerColor ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-058-PC)
will be in stock?

I have it on Pre-Order but wondered, that if it will be a few months, if I would get something else - if something else faster exists (NVIDIA 7800?)? (I am doing a smallish upgrade before moving to PCI-E and AM2 probably next year).

Cheers.

ACESHIGH · 3 Feb 2006 at 13:08

Sunstealer said:
Hi Guys,

I know that a lot of you have been discussing the NVIDIA cards but I wonder if I can interpupt and ask if OCUK have any idea when the:
PowerColor ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-058-PC)
will be in stock?

I have it on Pre-Order but wondered, that if it will be a few months, if I would get something else - if something else faster exists (NVIDIA 7800?)? (I am doing a smallish upgrade before moving to PCI-E and AM2 probably next year).

Cheers.

Send OcUk a webnote & they will likely reply with info you need.

Besides the 7800GS doesnt look that great - especially if its more expensive.

Read the reviews on these sites to see yourself...
7800GS = "It keeps up with the GeForce 6800 GT and even (not produced anymore) Ultra in most test." from http://www.guru3d.com

& "the X850 XTPE is generally faster than the new NVIDIA part" from http://www.anandtech.com

Gibbo · 3 Feb 2006 at 13:13

Hi there

Powercolor X850 XT AGP arrives early next week.

SpliffVortex · 3 Feb 2006 at 13:16

The only thing i would like to add here is for those with socket 478 Albatron does make a very nice loaded mother board with PCI Express for socket 478 . so dont chuck away those 3.0 Ghz thru 3.4 Ghz Pent 4 out yet. http://www.albatron.com.tw/english/it/mb/specification.asp?pro_id=193