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drzpapi1985   09-04-2009 at 02:48:03 PM

I am looking for the cheapest graphic cards that has better performance in games then my old radeon 9700 pro. It doesnt have to be a high end card, i just want a card that performs a little better then my radeon 9700 pro.

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drzpapi1985   09-04-2009 at 03:57:23 PM
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Thanks for the reply, but i meant AGP video cards.

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obsidian86   09-04-2009 at 04:17:11 PM
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they are some of the best agp cards the only one that beats a 4670 is a 3870 but they expensive

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drzpapi1985   09-04-2009 at 11:29:58 PM
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What i'm looking for is AGP graphic cards that are just a little bit faster then the Radeon 9700 Pro.

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godless   09-04-2009 at 11:47:52 PM
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well the fastest agp card is the hd 3850

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godless   09-04-2009 at 11:50:07 PM
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here is a 4670 agp card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131161

and 3850 agp

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131141

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DiscoDuck   09-04-2009 at 11:58:54 PM
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an nvidia 6600gt (newer version called 7300gt) or 9800 pro would be a small upgrade for agp.

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godless   09-05-2009 at 12:10:03 AM
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6600gt? you can get a way better card than that. like the 3850 or 4670. plus the 3850 was only 75bucks after mir.

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strangestranger   09-05-2009 at 12:24:02 AM
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Lets not forget about power supplies here, I owned a 9700pro...about 6 years ago.

Seriously, I doubt they still make even agp cards that are slower than it.

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drzpapi1985   09-05-2009 at 01:23:10 AM
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Thanks for for all the help guys, i really should just go for the 3850..

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pauldh   09-05-2009 at 02:47:51 AM
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Problem with AGP is pricing. When you step down in performance, you don't save a lot of cash. Example: HD 4650 down to a 3650 saves you roughly $10. Stepping down to a GDDR2 X1650 pro saves another $10 or so. Hard to spend $60 for one of those if a much better 4650 is $80.

Keep an eye on the memory type/clocks as they do vary. Better to have 512MB of higher clocked GDDR3 than 1GB of low clocked GDDR2.

There isn't much out there new below the X1650 pro that is a step up from your card. Avoid the Geforce FX5x00, 6200, or Radeon 9550... they are below your card.

Depending on your system specs, you may not find the 3850 worth the $95.

What is the CPU and power supply?

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qams   09-05-2009 at 10:36:17 PM
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Change your MBD to PCIx16 2.0 based.
and Purchase ATI 4770HD
this will Upgrade to your PC to Full HD home theater PC.

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