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jenden   05-17-2008 at 10:58:55 PM

Hi,

My friend wants a new AGP graphics card. He DEFINITELY doesn't want to upgrade to an PCI-E mobo.
We upgraded the PSU for an OCZ 600W
We tried to install an Sapphire 2600 XT AGP but it won't work in HellGate-London. We tried different drivers and Bios settings but nothing worked. You might be aware of all the issues already.
Now we need another card. He wants to spend about 100-125$ on it.
I was thinking of a 7300 GT AGP.

What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks

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dagger   05-17-2008 at 11:01:17 PM
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jenden wrote :

Hi,

 

My friend wants a new AGP graphics card. He DEFINITELY doesn't want to upgrade to an PCI-E mobo.
We upgraded the PSU for an OCZ 600W
We tried to install an Sapphire 2600 XT AGP but it won't work in HellGate-London. We tried different drivers and Bios settings but nothing worked. You might be aware of all the issues already.
Now we need another card. He wants to spend about 100-125$ on it.
I was thinking of a 7300 GT AGP.

 

What are your thoughts on this?

 

Thanks


7300gt perform far lower than 2600xt. If the 2600xt is defective, rma it for another one.

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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jenden   05-17-2008 at 11:04:39 PM
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Not sure if its defective since a whole lot of people had problems with these drivers. Could you suggest another card?

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mactronix   05-17-2008 at 11:06:45 PM
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jenden wrote :

Hi,

My friend wants a new AGP graphics card. He DEFINITELY doesn't want to upgrade to an PCI-E mobo.
We upgraded the PSU for an OCZ 600W
We tried to install an Sapphire 2600 XT AGP but it won't work in HellGate-London. We tried different drivers and Bios settings but nothing worked. You might be aware of all the issues already.
Now we need another card. He wants to spend about 100-125$ on it.
I was thinking of a 7300 GT AGP.

What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks



Hi jenden,
Have you still got the 2600XT and if so did you know about the hotfix drivers that are specifically for these cards in AGP as you by now know they have issues. http://support.ati.com/ics/support [...] onID=31542

If you have tried these already or dont have the card anymore then can you let us know what the rest of the system contains, we can match recomendations to the spec of the machine then :)
Mactronix

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jenden   05-17-2008 at 11:15:10 PM
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Yes I still have the 2600 XT. I tried the recommended Omega 7.12 Drivers, but the PC reboots on startup. Will try the hotfix.

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dagger   05-17-2008 at 11:16:28 PM
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jenden wrote :

Yes I still have the 2600 XT. I tried the recommended Omega 7.12 Drivers, but the PC reboots on startup. Will try the hotfix.


Uninstall driver, run driver sweeper, then reinstall.
http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=driversweeper

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