I've been going through a fiasco trying to find the perfect AGP graphics card for my system. As I do alot of gaming and watch DvDs. I realize after reading many articles and posts that by buying top of the line i may not get to use the cards full potential. One card I fell in love with was the Gainward 7800GS+ AGP w/512mb. I can buy this card for about $260. I feel it may not be able to reach it full potential on my setup. I should be investing in a newer system but, I have upgraded this unit to just about its full potential. All I need is a nice graphics card and probably a new power supply. Point blank... I want the best card that my system can use at its full potential.
I would appreciate any opinions & answers you can give me.
Thank You.
MY SETUP:
CPU: Pentium 4, socket 478, 2.4GHz,512K L2 Cache,400FSB(SL68T)
AVC Hydralic heatsink/fan
OS: Windows XP Home
MotherBoard: ASUS P4B266-LA "Danube" OEM
Chipset Name: Intel 845 (Brookdale)
-North Bridge: I845 MCH (B0-Stepping)
-South Bridge: ICH2 (C0-Stepping)
FSB: 400 MHz
Socket: mPGA478
Memory: 2GB DDR PC2100 (2 x 1gb)
Graphics Connector: AGP 4x
I didn't have any specs on my power supply but I know it only pushes 200 watts.
I would appreciate any opinions & answers you can give me.
Thank You.
MY SETUP:
CPU: Pentium 4, socket 478, 2.4GHz,512K L2 Cache,400FSB(SL68T)
AVC Hydralic heatsink/fan
OS: Windows XP Home
MotherBoard: ASUS P4B266-LA "Danube" OEM
Chipset Name: Intel 845 (Brookdale)
-North Bridge: I845 MCH (B0-Stepping)
-South Bridge: ICH2 (C0-Stepping)
FSB: 400 MHz
Socket: mPGA478
Memory: 2GB DDR PC2100 (2 x 1gb)
Graphics Connector: AGP 4x
I didn't have any specs on my power supply but I know it only pushes 200 watts.