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Dave_D   11-02-2008 at 07:06:50 PM

So basically the video card in my brother's computer is going. (As the title suggests Radeon 9800 pro AGP in an XP machine.) So to tide him over I've temporarily installed an old Voodoo 3 card which is really a stop gap measure.(Since it's old and I have no idea how good the drivers are.) However I'm trying to find out what would be a decent card that is about as good as the old Radeon. So can anybody suggest a card that would be the functional equivalent to his old 9800 pro? (And would hopefully be cheap, not use a stupid molex connector, and if possible even be passively cooled.)

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mactronix   11-02-2008 at 10:02:46 PM
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So you want a card that dosent usea power connector to replace one that did ? Well mine did any way.

What king of thing will he be wanting to play ?

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iggybeans   11-02-2008 at 10:06:16 PM
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ATI Radeon 1650 or 3650 AGP cards. Cheap and faster than his old card. The later is even DX10 capable.

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Dave_D   11-02-2008 at 10:16:38 PM
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mactronix wrote :

So you want a card that dosent usea power connector to replace one that did ? Well mine did any way.

What king of thing will he be wanting to play ?

Mactronix



To be honest he doesn't play any games on it.(He really uses it strictly for web browsing and e-mail) About the only game playing is my nephew playing flash games on the thing. Right now the voodoo is fine for now but I'm figuring given how old it is that could quit any time. I had thought of a Radeon X1050 which looks to be cheap enough and good enough. (Weird thing is that Newegg has one that says it has a 4 pin power connector but the photo of it doesn't show any connector at all which is weird.)

The other reason I was hoping to go for passive cooling it to make his PC even quieter if I can. (There was a little noise with the old 9800 pro but the Voodoo is silent which is kind of nice.)

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Dave_D   11-02-2008 at 10:50:41 PM
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I guess it wouldn't hurt to point out the link to the one I mentioned is this


[url] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814129088[/url]

The picture makes it looks like it has passive cooling yet the description indicates it uses molex. Anybody know which is correct?

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iggybeans   11-02-2008 at 11:00:18 PM
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A bit slow (and definitely a step down from the 9800 Pro), but cheap enough. Another alternate, a used or refurbished x800 (at about $50). Again, faster than the 9800 Pro and only a little more costly.

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iggybeans   11-02-2008 at 11:09:21 PM
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Or a Radeon X700 AGP card. Prices (for new cards) start at about what you're quoting on the X1050. And, again, it's faster than the X1050 or the 9800 Pro.

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mactronix   11-02-2008 at 11:31:17 PM
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The card you linked to dosent use any extra power, it must be a typo. It will do what you want just so long as you are sure you wont want it to do any gaming.

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Dave_D   11-03-2008 at 01:35:10 AM
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mactronix wrote :

The card you linked to dosent use any extra power, it must be a typo. It will do what you want just so long as you are sure you wont want it to do any gaming.

Mactronix



That's what I was hoping for. I know my brother won't be using it for gaming. (I play the occasional game but then again I've got a geforce 9600gt which is a bit better.)

Actually that reminds me, a Geforce 6200 might also fit the bill. (I mean by not requiring extra power, be fanless, and come in an AGP version.) Any idea how that might compare?

Thanks for the info Iggybeans, I'll have to look into the X700 as well.

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mactronix   11-03-2008 at 11:31:25 AM
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The Geforce 6200 is teh better performing card by some way actualy.
Make sure if you are getting one from EGG that its compatable with your motherboard. The XFX card says its AGP X8 only and the PNY card says X4/X8.

Mactronix

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