Need new video card
Raedon x300 is old and puss
AGP & $300 what am i looking at?
Also, can i get this today sunday.

cheers videocard geeks

Leadtek 6600GT @ CA = $259

Not really a big fan of leadtek but with AGP these days your choices are getting pretty limited and it appears that its the only brand we got in stock atm. Will be a nice step up from an x300 as well.


CA is open 10am-4pm on Sundays, so yes if need be you can get it RIGHT NOW :)

http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=6592

Open til 4pm today.

Edit - Damn you rubba I know you work there but it's my job to mindlessly plug C.A.

last edited by Tanaka Khan at 12:21:50 14/May/06

Don't waste your money. Save and upgrade the lot.

7600GT's are the go, cheap aswell

Dont waste your time with sub $300 agp, either go a Gainward 7800GS Bliss+ (7900GT core 24 pipes and 512mb ram) or go a pci express mobo + 7800/7900GT.

I got myself an Albatron 6600GT Pci-e for $199 at CA, i'd expect the AGP version to be roughly around the same price. it's a pretty good card for what i use it for, ie. bf2

7600GT would be the go if you're gonna upgrade everything and go PCI-E.
Otherwise, 6600gt as suggested for the cheap, or if you want to spend a little more you could hunt around for a 6800GS. I didn't have much luck finding a 6800GS in local stores, ended up forking out a bit more and grabbing a 6800GS 512 AGP off Ebay (though I think it's around in stores now.) but you can probably find a 6800GS 256 for around the 325-350$ mark?

Edit: If this Or this thread is to be believed, 7600s could be coming out in agp soon, maybe wait for that?

last edited by icewyrm at 14:46:18 14/May/06

last edited by icewyrm at 14:49:31 14/May/06

Just bought a card which is AGP, and much to my delight/dismay it doesnt fkn fit!

Anywhere in windows it will tell me whatt plugtype i am dealing with?

Try here

Don't make me feel like a dick even more than i do :P

No seriously

I didn't think you could get x300's in agp...

Do CA like returns? Well , an exchange really

If it aint AGP it has to be PCI Express right? I got the computer from DELL about 12 months ago.

Now someone mentions that... :P

GeCube 256M Radeon X800 PCIe Video Card
Description:
GC-RX800-D3, RADEON X800 PCI Express, 256MB DDR3, 256MB of 256-bit GDDR3 memory @980Mhz, PCI Express x16, TV-Out, HDTV, Dual Display, DVI
$349

-or-

BFG GeForce 7600GT 256M PCIe Video Card
Description:
nVidia GeForce 7600GT GPU, 256MB GDDR3 Memory, 580MHz Core Clock, 1450MHz Memory Clock, 1x Dual Link DVI, 1x Single Link DVI, HDTV
$399

-or-

XFX GeForce 7600GT 256M PCIe Video Card
Description:
nVidia GeForce 7600GT GPU, 580MHz Core Clock, 1.5GHz Memory Clock, Dual Link DVI for High Resolution, PCI Express, HDTV, SLI Ready PN PV-T73G-UDE7
$379

Can anyone recommend anything better @ CA for similar $$ ?
And is this going to be a nice leap forward than this puss x300 I have now?
I hate videocards :\

last edited by CeMaX at 15:36:01 14/May/06

Id stretch the few dollars more and get a 7600gt personally, but yes an x800 will still kick the absolute crap out of an x300...

The 7600's are the newer tech, use less power for more graphical goodness.

They should swap it out for you no problems with a price adjustment to whatever other card you choose. Just explain you are a noob and f***ed up :P

last edited by rubba-chikin at 15:38:31 14/May/06

Which of the 2 more expensive cards would you go for rubba. Also , your help is appreciated.

Probaly the XFX, its got higher clocked memory and is a bit cheaper. Im not a fanboy of either brand and I haven't really heard anything bad about either.

Only reason I'd go BFG is if the warranty was any longer than XFX which is doubtful.


If you really want to look into it google up some reviews and compare the performance between brands.

Asus EN7900GT was the end result :)

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