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sprite   04-12-2007 at 06:10:22 PM

Can anyone give me a quick list of the top of their head of which cheaper graphics cards can have their cards flashed to a better model ?

I.E. ;

6200 (non TC) can be flashed to 6600
6800LE can be flashed to 6800GT

X800GTO ^ 2 can be flashed to X850XT

etc.

Reason is im looking for a fairly cheapish graphics card off of ebay that I an flash to a better spec card to play HL2 on, really can't spend much money on this hence having to flash a cards BIOS.

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Cleeve   04-12-2007 at 06:27:25 PM
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Not all 6800's will flash successfuly to a GT.

Your best bet in AGP is probably a cheap sub-$100 X800 XL. It doesn't need to be flashed, it comes with a full 16 pipelines enabled, like it's X850 XT cousin.

No guesswork or finger-crossing.

Also, for $139 after rebates, you can get a new X1650 XT AGP on ebay... better than pretty much every other AGP card out there except the X1950 PRO.

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sprite   04-12-2007 at 06:48:44 PM
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Sorry, forgot to mention, I'm in the UK.

And I really don't have that much money to play with but will probably ending up getting a 7300GT / 7600GS or equivalent card.

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yourmothersanastronaut   04-12-2007 at 06:50:25 PM
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The 7300GT is nice if all you want to do is output video. The 7600GS is way better. If you can afford it, like Cleeve said, go with the X800XL.

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Cleeve   04-12-2007 at 06:54:33 PM
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Here's an X800 XL on ebay.co.uk for 45 pounds, buy it now:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gigabyte-X80 [...] dZViewItem

Lots of other X800 XLs there, too.

The X800 XL is more powerful than a 7300 GT or X800 GTO, about as powerful as the 6800 GT and almost as powerful as the 7600 GT.

Used X800 XLs are probably the best bang-for-the-buck in AGP...

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Ninjaz7   04-12-2007 at 07:20:33 PM
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If you can wait a little bit longer the release of the 8600 series and r600 release will drive the price down to the ground....it's been hard for me ,but I'm waiting :twisted: :twisted: .P.S.The 7600gs or the 7600gt would be my bet.

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sprite   04-12-2007 at 10:25:19 PM
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Eeep, sorry Cleeve I'm also on PCI-E

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Cleeve   04-12-2007 at 10:44:44 PM
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PCIe?

Oh heck, a cheapo 7600 GT would be great for you. Not sure how much they are in the UK, but they're dirt cheap over here...

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sprite   04-13-2007 at 12:24:34 AM
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Cheapest is £65.

Thing is so far my PC has only cost £80 to build.

Spec is:

Opteron 144
Foxcon mATX 6150-K8MA
1GB PC3200 RAM
Case
400w PSU
Old DVD RW
Old 160GB IDE HDD

But meh that's probably what I'll go with if I don't pick up a 6200 off of ebay for ~£20 just to see how this bios malarkey works :P

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jamesgoddard   04-13-2007 at 12:40:25 AM
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the igp on the 6150 prolly beats the 6200, don't see the point tbh.

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Ninjaz7   04-13-2007 at 12:56:28 AM
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At least go with a 6600gt,it the best bang for the buck :P .

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sprite   04-13-2007 at 01:26:17 AM
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Quote :

the igp on the 6150 prolly beats the 6200, don't see the point tbh.



If I managed to unlock the 6200 to 6600 it won't ;)

After a few mins of research I'll probably just get a 7600GS/7600GT.

Thanks for the help guys.

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Ninjaz7   04-13-2007 at 02:07:38 AM
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If it's down to those 2,7600gt hands down :D .Great card(very impressed with a friends BFG 7600gt oc) and from the way I'm understanding it the 8600 isn't to far off the path(Upgrade wise with the exeption of dx10 capability).gl :D

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