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doy_deadmeat   08-27-2008 at 10:56:18 AM

i have a dual core 840 at 3.2Ghz
id like to Know which video card it can handle
ram speed is 533mhz
fsb is 800
currently it has a geforce 5500
edit: i know its old


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auscanzukus   08-27-2008 at 02:05:10 PM
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9600GT/8800GT/HD3850/HD3870.

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4745454b   08-27-2008 at 02:10:04 PM
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Of those cards listed, only the 3850 comes in the AGP flavor that he needs. If you are looking for a good AGP card without spending a lot of money, the 7600GS is your best bet. Not a power house, but it should provide semi decent frame rates in most games. If you can, try to find the 7600GT, 7800GS, 6800GT, or the x1950pro. The x1950pro is the fastest of those. Another to consider is the 2600Pro. It might even be faster then the 7600GS, though I'm not sure about that.

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rodney_ws   08-27-2008 at 02:25:34 PM
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Ugh. How you could you possibly recommend a 6800GT? Man, talk about yestertech! And I think it's worth mentioning... there is no guarantee your current PSU will handle a more modern/capable GPU.

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hixy   08-27-2008 at 02:35:11 PM
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i agree with 474545454545454545454b

i recently had a 2600XT on the AGP socket and it was great, although my processor (athlon oc'd to 3.0ghz) was the bottleneck. Really annoyed me that i could only get about 60% load on my graphics card.

Although AGP is pretty much out the water for games released in the last couple of years (if you want them to be pretty and give good FPS).

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4745454b   08-27-2008 at 09:58:49 PM
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The reason why I suggest the 6800GT is that it should be faster then the 7600GS. The 7600GT is just faster then the 6800GT, so the 6800GT should be faster then the GS. It will be hotter and use more power, but it should provide ever so slightly more frames. Add in the fact that you can probably find one rather cheaply, an important thing for AGP, and the 6800GT isn't to bad of a deal.

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dragonsprayer   08-28-2008 at 11:52:34 PM
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6800 is good

the 2600 pro is good

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