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AGP UPGRADE; is it worth the money?

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merwan   07-05-2007 at 07:12:29 PM

is it really worth upgrading a 6600 256mb AGP to a 7600 GT 256mb AGP?

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lfranklin   07-05-2007 at 07:44:44 PM
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No! Save the money for you next system. The cost of the 7600 GT for AGP will land you an even better PCI-E card. So save the money.

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jamesgoddard   07-05-2007 at 07:58:00 PM
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It depends on the rest of your PC, if you have a socket 939 or 775 CPU then I would replace the motherboard to PCI express, see www.asrock.com for details...

edit - socket 478 also have PCI-e options

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jamesgoddard   07-05-2007 at 08:12:57 PM
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I would upgrade the mobo to this http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview. [...] l-VSTA&s=n first... It will work with all your current kit..

Then you have an upgrade path to PCI express, and Core 2 Duo when you need

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Cleeve   07-05-2007 at 08:27:32 PM
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Depends what you expect.

A 7600 GT will give you a big boost in many games over the 6600 GT... and might even pet you play many games at 1280x1024. However, if you plan to play next-gen titles at high res and full detail, think again.

A $180-ish X1950 PRO would make more of a difference, but you might be better off investing in a PCIe Core2 Duo system at this point...

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jamesgoddard   07-05-2007 at 09:08:38 PM
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Cleeve - I didn't see any 'GT' after the 6600 ;)

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merwan   07-05-2007 at 10:13:54 PM
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ooops sorry guys. wrong mobo specs

here you go:

this mobo

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lfranklin   07-05-2007 at 11:17:38 PM
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R U sure that is the right link? It takes me to a MSI board with AGP.

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