Will you please recommend a decent but inexpensive card to replace my FX 5900 which sucks? I need another nvidia card due to linux driver issues with AMD cards (heard they're getting better, but not willing to jump in just yet). I don't have PCI express... I have a P4 3.2ghz if it matters. Thanks!

How much are you willing to spend on it?

depends on what you need... if you want the fastest nvidia has in AGP 7900GS ~$180ish

7900GS?

yoshi... use google we are not a personal linking service

i have a geforce 6800GT sitting around. its still agp and in good shape.

You didn't actually need to make a new thread...

different person dummy

How did I not notice that?

Just remember to see if your power supply can handle it, some of the 7800/7900 cards require a 350W powersupply and certain amount of amps per rail.

I'm interested, what are we looking at?

I have a hefty power supply, but I can pick up a new one if I need it.

I know what the 7900GS is, I just wasn't sure they made an AGP version.

EDIT: For the 6800GT you won't need a new power supply if it's over 300w, almost guaranteed. Good ****ing card too, will play anything released recently, albeit not very well...but it'll play it!

ATI X1950 pro
150 bucks at the least
(Retail, im not actually selling it)

http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr68256uocx.aspx <--this is the one ive got. and for price, i dunno $100 said and done sound good?

Hum, not sure, I see them on ebay for 60-90 and there are two listed here locally for 50 bucks on craigslist: http://seattle.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=6800gt

well i sure can't beat $50, i have to ship across the country.

How about 75 bucks? That way I am buying it from someone I know (sort of) so I don't have to worry about it not working, and if it doesn't work, I'll just convince CM to ban you

Words do not sway me, Brian! Only souls.

So I'm seeing 7800GS and GF7950GT AGP cards on craigslist, are those faster than the 6800? I remember there used to be "base" versions that were actually slower than the previous generation in a lot of cases. Opinions?

x1950 pro 512 meg AGP for 220$
Google found it.

I do believe he said no AMD/ATI. Driver issues with Linux.

Beyond the fact that he was looking for cheap.

Methinks success (or reading comprehension) is not a quality you hold close to your heart...

Maybe I should start a new thread, either nobody sees my question or they don't know the answer

Neither of those are gimped I believe, they should be a good deal faster than the 6800, especially the 7950GT.

Thanks.

I'm currently using a 7950GT, but mine's a PCIE16, not AGP.

Yeah, I have one too. I like it. I had a 7800 GT that had issues and they replaced it with this.

I still rock out a 6600 (should've got the 6800 but oh well) and it works just fine, playing games like HL2

i just got the 3850. havent been able to test it thoroughly yet, but from the little i've seen, its pretty awesome.

That's PCI-E ford

i realize this. i thought i had posted in vinny's thread. thats what i get for reading threads in tabs. whats with all the hardware threads lately anyway?

Ah, makes a bit more sense then.

My computer is getting old. I need a new one but won't have the money for another year or so. I ordered a replacement sound card and 2gb of memory, and I have a dvd burner sitting here that needs to be installed as well. I figured I'd throw in a new graphics card because I know my processor is fast enough to handle the games I want to play, but my graphics card is really crappy. I figured jumping ahead a single generation would be great, but it seems like it would be better to go to the 7900 GS or the 7950 GT. There are a couple of these for sale here on craigslist for around $100.

Some games I can run but I want to run better are things like CoD2, UT 2k4, and other shooters that aren't the latest and greatest. My computer runs older games ok, but I still get framerate drops in busy scenes and they annoy me.