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Graphics Card

kremedios

kremedios

kremedios

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This summer i will be saving up for a new graphics card. My current system is:
2.8ghz Pentium 4 @ 3.04ghz overclocked
1gb ram
200gb hard disk drive
Around 400W-500W PSU, cant remember
Windows XP Pro
Nvidia GeForce 6600 AGP
PC Chips M952 Mobo.

So i need a new graphics card to be able to play games i want such as:
GRAW2, FSX (I want good graphics lol), Collin mcrae, and others.

However my mobo only supports AGP cards for graphics. Now i have a Xbox 360 downstairs and i am wondering, off the OcUK which AGP Graphics card, if any will be close to or the same or even surpass the 360's current graphics? I dont have enough to upgrade my entire system however i will be getting another 512mb to 1gb of ram soon.

Thanks for any help.
 
An X1950Pro or even better an X1950XT will easily match and surpass the graphics of the Xbox 360.

Hope this helps. :) Both are available in AGP but for a little bit of a price premium.
 
Ulfhedjinn said:
An X1950Pro or even better an X1950XT will easily match and surpass the graphics of the Xbox 360.

Hope this helps. :) Both are available in AGP but for a little bit of a price premium.
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Would the X1950Pro match/surpass the 360 in AGP?
Also is it DX 10 or DX9? Or can you only get DX10 cards in PCI-e
 
kremedios said:
Would the X1950Pro match/surpass the 360 in AGP?
Also is it DX 10 or DX9? Or can you only get DX10 cards in PCI-e
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The X1950Pro AGP is just as powerful as a PCI-E version as far as I know.

As for DirectX 10, you can only get DirectX 10 cards in PCI-E flavour at the moment I'm afraid.
 
DX10 on PCI-E only.

You get a little performance lost due to limited bandwidth on AGP nothing major. Most people who get poor performance with these cards are mainly due to CPU limitations.

What brand of PSU do you have?
 
steve258 said:
DX10 on PCI-E only.

You get a little performance lost due to limited bandwidth on AGP nothing major. Most people who get poor performance with these cards are mainly due to CPU limitations.

What brand of PSU do you have?
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It starts with an E if you name me some of the main brand names with E then i can probably tell you. Would the CPU in my system cause bottlenecking or will i get any poor performances etc?

I think its enimax or something like that.
 
kremedios said:
If it is a 400W PSU, will that be alright? Or will i have to upgrade that too.
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It really should be fine, but it would be worth getting the case off and letting us know what is written on the side of the PSU itself (there is a table with one or more 12V columns and some amperage readings under them.)
 
Ulfhedjinn said:
It really should be fine, but it would be worth getting the case off and letting us know what is written on the side of the PSU itself (there is a table with one or more 12V columns and some amperage readings under them.)
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Okay i'll do that later tonight :) Thanks for your help mate
 
Ulfhedjinn said:
It really should be fine, but it would be worth getting the case off and letting us know what is written on the side of the PSU itself (there is a table with one or more 12V columns and some amperage readings under them.)
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Okay so i have a Optronix 400W PSU.
Tables say:

+3.3V = 28A
+5V = 35A
+12 = 25A
 
kremedios said:
Okay so i have a Optronix 400W PSU.
Tables say:

+3.3V = 28A
+5V = 35A
+12 = 25A
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That PSU should be fine for an X1950Pro to be honest. :)

Megahurtz400 said:
You need minimum 30a for an x1950.
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That's incorrect. I ran my X1900XT, which uses about 60W more than an X1950Pro, on a PSU with 29A.

I ran my 8800GTS on the same PSU for a while too.
 
just to let you know (sorry for bump) but some of the new ati 2600's/2400's are AGP. so im assuming DX10 is now for agp when these cards get sold.

although at the moment i cant find any.
 
It does need minimum 30a as my old PSU had 25a and did not run it.
It also says 30a on the box so.

Unless im completely wrong, prove me wrong if you must ;)
Sorry if that sounds a bit aggresive :(
 
Megahurtz400 said:
It does need minimum 30a as my old PSU had 25a and did not run it.
It also says 30a on the box so.

Unless im completely wrong, prove me wrong if you must ;)
Sorry if that sounds a bit aggresive :(
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If it said 30A on the box then it's an exaggeration, the manufacturer covering their backs to account for efficiency as well as rail output. If your 25A PSU wouldn't run it then it was either well past it or extremely inefficient. :)

A 350W Antec with 30A on the 12V rails can power an X1900XT 512MB, I know this because my friend has a system built as such, and as I said the X1900XT draws over 60W more than an X1950Pro due to die size.
 
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