AGP card.

Westkhan · 02-04-2007, 05:19 PM

My son's computer is a Pentium IV 3.2Ghz one, running Windows XP, service pack 2 and equipped with ATI Radeon 9600 graphics card and 1GB RAM.

We want to "spicy it up" as soon he will be running "Supreme Commander" on it, which, as I understand it, is a pretty demanding game.

Short of coming up with a new mobo, supporting PCI-E, which would dramatically increase any budget assigned to this, I was thinking of making use of the available AGP slot, purchasing a good AGP graphics card and increasing the RAM to 2GB.

In a 1-year time we will probably have migrated to full new Vista computers for both our household PCs, so this would be a mere, affordable, intermediate upgrade.

Would this board do the trick?

"Gainward Bliss 7800 GS, AGP8x, Retail

GeForce 7800GT, 512MB DDR3, 2xDVI, HDTV-Out, 256Bit, 1.4ns, Golden Sample "Goes-Like-Hell Edition", Chip: 500+MHz / memory: 1.400+GHz"

The current mobo will only support 1.5V AGP cards so I have placed an inquiry to find out if this is a 1.5 or 3.3V one.

Given the intentions and limitations, can you recommend another AGP card?

Thanks for any relies!

WK

[-0MEGA-] · 02-04-2007, 08:27 PM

The 7800GS is a great AGP card, and 2GB will be an added bonus.

But if you're looking for a bit cheaper card, the x800/x850 series is also great, and performs very closely to the 7800GS.

Westkhan · 02-05-2007, 11:18 AM

Thanks Omega,

we'll look at those, also. The Gainward has a bunch of features that, for the intended use, may prove to be kind of an overkill...

Any more inputs?

WK

**ceewi1** · 02-05-2007, 11:38 AM

As I'm sure you're aware, the Gainward Bliss isn't a regular 7800GS, but rather based on a 7800GT core. They're also quite expensive, and an X1950Pro might be a better and possibly cheaper choice. Failing that, the X800/X850 series that Omega suggested are still strong cards at a lower price.

Kornowski · 02-05-2007, 12:00 PM

I have the X850 Pro and I think its an excellent card for AGP, It runs game very well, Highly recomended

02-04-2007, 05:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Westkhan New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 11	AGP card. My son's computer is a Pentium IV 3.2Ghz one, running Windows XP, service pack 2 and equipped with ATI Radeon 9600 graphics card and 1GB RAM. We want to "spicy it up" as soon he will be running "Supreme Commander" on it, which, as I understand it, is a pretty demanding game. Short of coming up with a new mobo, supporting PCI-E, which would dramatically increase any budget assigned to this, I was thinking of making use of the available AGP slot, purchasing a good AGP graphics card and increasing the RAM to 2GB. In a 1-year time we will probably have migrated to full new Vista computers for both our household PCs, so this would be a mere, affordable, intermediate upgrade. Would this board do the trick? "Gainward Bliss 7800 GS, AGP8x, Retail GeForce 7800GT, 512MB DDR3, 2xDVI, HDTV-Out, 256Bit, 1.4ns, Golden Sample "Goes-Like-Hell Edition", Chip: 500+MHz / memory: 1.400+GHz" The current mobo will only support 1.5V AGP cards so I have placed an inquiry to find out if this is a 1.5 or 3.3V one. Given the intentions and limitations, can you recommend another AGP card? Thanks for any relies! WK

02-04-2007, 08:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	The 7800GS is a great AGP card, and 2GB will be an added bonus. But if you're looking for a bit cheaper card, the x800/x850 series is also great, and performs very closely to the 7800GS. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

02-05-2007, 11:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,184	As I'm sure you're aware, the Gainward Bliss isn't a regular 7800GS, but rather based on a 7800GT core. They're also quite expensive, and an X1950Pro might be a better and possibly cheaper choice. Failing that, the X800/X850 series that Omega suggested are still strong cards at a lower price. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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02-05-2007, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Westkhan New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 11	Thanks Omega, we'll look at those, also. The Gainward has a bunch of features that, for the intended use, may prove to be kind of an overkill... Any more inputs? WK