Good morning. I currently have a Socket A mainboard and an ATI All-In-Wonder 9800 Pro AGP 8x graphics card. Since I am due for an upgrade and don't feel like waiting that long for DX10, I need to determine what card would be comparable to my 9800 pro. I've looked into the ATI X1650 and the GeForce 7600 and 7900GS/GT series. I need specifics, as this will be my "in-between" graphics card which should be able to last at least through the end of 2007 before i save up for an 8800 or newer card with DX10 support. I figure I can stay around $200 for a decent card. I have found no useful benchmarks that compare a 9800 pro agp and a pci-e card. Any input? Thanks in advance.
I checked out the article titled "AGP Platform Analysis, Part 1: New Cards, Old System" but still would like to know how different the 9700 pro referenced in the article is to my 9800 pro. It seems the 7300gs would be a similarly performing card for pci-e.
-- MaSoP
Note: If I get a replacment card, it will be going in an Asus M2N-E (AM2)mainboard. I am looking at 256-bit or higher for a memory interface and a minimum of 256mb ddr3 memory as a basis from what I've researched.
I checked out the article titled "AGP Platform Analysis, Part 1: New Cards, Old System" but still would like to know how different the 9700 pro referenced in the article is to my 9800 pro. It seems the 7300gs would be a similarly performing card for pci-e.
-- MaSoP
Note: If I get a replacment card, it will be going in an Asus M2N-E (AM2)mainboard. I am looking at 256-bit or higher for a memory interface and a minimum of 256mb ddr3 memory as a basis from what I've researched.