AGP Video Card

[FightNFury]

Whats the best AGP video card out right now? I mainly play tf2 but would like to play cod4 also.

 

[Lamb]

...

 

[Nutcracker]

probably x1950pro

 

[ZOD]

Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H26XF512ANP Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail

 

[krustyy]

Newegg.com - POWERCOLOR AG3850 512MD3-P Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

But you really should get a new system if you're on AGP and want to play new games.

 

[FightNFury]

$143.00 Thats the best card out? I guess I may have to buy a new machine.

 

[FightNFury]

Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H26XF512ANP Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail

The reviews for that card suck.

 

[ZProtoss]

the hardware industry relies pretty heavily on planned obsolescence. standards/ports change so frequently now that you really can't use parts like mobos/vid cards/ram from previous years anymore. if your system is more than 2 years old now, you're basically forced to build a new pc from ground up. only exception are the HD's really.

 

[Oddiz]

the hardware industry relies pretty heavily on planned obsolescence. standards/ports change so frequently now that you really can't use parts like mobos/vid cards/ram from previous years anymore. if your system is more than 2 years old now, you're basically forced to build a new pc from ground up. only exception are the HD's really.

It's like they want me to buy a console instead. At least with those your good for 5 years or so

 

[{FSC}Godfather]

It's like they want me to buy a console instead. At least with those your good for 5 years or so

its why I said fuck pc gaming and got an xbox

all PC has are MMOs, and within a few years consoles will find a way to get those too

 

[D]

Best Gaming Graphics Cards: February 2008 | Tom's Hardware

 

[{FSC}Godfather]

so what replaced AGP anyways, I had no clue it wasent around anymore

 

[ZProtoss]

so what replaced AGP anyways, I had no clue it wasent around anymore

PCI Express, and then PCI Express 2.0 after it.

 

[Stimpson]

PCI Express, and then PCI Express 2.0 after it.

is pci express 2.0 like 32x AGP?

 

[Nutcracker]

pci-e 1.0 is not even maxed out yet

 

[FalseMyrmidon]

is pci express 2.0 like 32x AGP?

No, not really. It's a good deal faster than that.

 

[DocHolliday]

the hardware industry relies pretty heavily on planned obsolescence. standards/ports change so frequently now that you really can't use parts like mobos/vid cards/ram from previous years anymore. if your system is more than 2 years old now, you're basically forced to build a new pc from ground up. only exception are the HD's really.

Ah yes, because AGP can handle the bandwidth modern high-end cards require.

 

[Plumber]

The biggest problem that GPUs in the future face (for increased overall speed) is bandwidth. Something AGP is severely inferior to in comparison with PCI-E... even then the rate of growth for bandwidth is much slower than GPUs.

 

[FightNFury]

So the Radeon 2600 XT looks like the best bet.

 

[krustyy]

No, the Radeon 3850 is the best.