Mid-Range Graphics cards...

[kbc]

Isn't this pci-e only though?

Don't the agp x800 gto's unlock, if not im sure that you can find a x800 or x850 on ebay for around your budget, cant fault them i'm using a x800xt pe and i get 7256 in 3dmark 05, not bad for a card that a year and quarter old.

sunlitsix, he has the "top-of-the-range" Socket A Sempron 3000+ running at 2GHz!!

Would be nice to get hold of those X800s, but they are snapped up so fast on auction, it's very difficult to get hold of!

Regarding the 9800 Pro... just looking at the graph below, he has a 17" TFT and plays at 1280x1024.... and wishes to play Source...

The Radeon 9800 Pro doesn't do too badly, but after checking their test setup we soon know why.... It's an AMD 64 4000+.

Will it be badly bottlenecked by the CPU, as it's a Barton chip. And from that graph, the bottom is the FX5700... the LE must be even worst!

 

[Gashman]

what about AGP 6800LE (i think its LE) i heard there unlockable and you can get AGP version as well i think

 

[kbc]

what about AGP 6800LE (i think its LE) i heard there unlockable and you can get AGP version as well i think

My 128MB Leadtek GeForce 6800LE went on auction recently and was sold, he wanted it cheaper! But the offer I received from someone else was far better than his. And he missed the opportunity to buy it from me. Now his FX5700LE is struggling.

So I'm kinda wondering would it improve things if the Sempron was overclocked to 2.2-2.4GHz from the 2GHz stock...?

 

[sunlitsix]

off topic does your 7600GT use samsung 1.4 nanosecond GDDR3 memory chips?

unsure mate, but ive got the XXX edition so stock is 1600 on the ram anyway.

i would say the 6800le would be a pretty good card for him, plus that cpu shouldnt hold it back that much (even if unlocked)

 

[Gashman]

My 128MB Leadtek GeForce 6800LE went on auction recently and was sold, he wanted it cheaper! But the offer I received from someone else was far better than his. And he missed the opportunity to buy it from me. Now his FX5700LE is struggling.

So I'm kinda wondering would it improve things if the Sempron was overclocked to 2.2-2.4GHz from the 2GHz stock...?

i think overclocking it would proberbly make a decent difference, but the performance is down to the other componants in the system, my athlon is clocked to FX-55 speeds (1040 hyper-transport frequency, 4X multiplier) and ever since getting 7600GT is seems monsterously faster, i think it was held back by X1600

 

[kbc]

i think overclocking it would proberbly make a decent difference, but the performance is down to the other componants in the system, my athlon is clocked to FX-55 speeds (1040 hyper-transport frequency, 4X multiplier) and ever since getting 7600GT is seems monsterously faster, i think it was held back by X1600

His current system is the following:

Sempron 3000+ (2GHz) Socket A
ASRock K7VT4A PRO
1GB OCZ PC3200 RAM @ DDR333 Speeds
Palit GeForce FX5700 LE @ 290/440

Now if he can get a decent overclock on his Sempron, a better graphics card might provide for better gaming. I think it's down to the mainboard now.