Why are there so few x800/x850 PCIE cards available right now (not including the x800XL)? I want to do a CPU, mobo, and GPU upgrade and was planning on spending around $400 for a GPU and want at least an x800XT. I have been waiting a couple months now (especially because of the A64 Venice core release) and have expected to have encountered a good deal on an x800XT or above card by now. All I see are deals on AGP versions and there are hardly any x800XT or above PCIE cards to be had even if money were no object.
I am ready to do the upgrade and the GPU is holding me up. Should I scrap my idea of a 939 board with a PCIE GPU and just go with a 754 chip with an AGP card? Should I bag ATI altogether and look toward an NVidia card (I play a lot of HL2)? Help!
Here is my current setup (not that it matters):
Athlon XP 3000+
1GB PC2700 RAM
Soyo SY-K7VME mobo
ATI 9700 Pro 128MB GPU
And the rest of the standard HDDs and optical drives
Windows XP SP2
I am ready to do the upgrade and the GPU is holding me up. Should I scrap my idea of a 939 board with a PCIE GPU and just go with a 754 chip with an AGP card? Should I bag ATI altogether and look toward an NVidia card (I play a lot of HL2)? Help!
Here is my current setup (not that it matters):
Athlon XP 3000+
1GB PC2700 RAM
Soyo SY-K7VME mobo
ATI 9700 Pro 128MB GPU
And the rest of the standard HDDs and optical drives
Windows XP SP2
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