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New AGP Cards?

Vita

Vita

Vita

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Hey all,

Any new AGP cards coming out soon? I swear I read somewhere that they were. Correct me if wrong though.

Thanks.
 
I've not been paying a lot of attention but I believe there will be some new cards, however they are likely to be mid-range rather than high-end. If you think about the parts you can pair AGP cards with then an X1950pro is probably about as high as you would realistically want to go. :)
 
Yes there are some on the horizon, they need a new bridge chip to take the new GPU's from PCI-E to AGP. this chip supposed to be out in August and allow the 8800GT to be AGP compatible I read, along with the 8600, 8500 range. Radeon have new AGP cards out already
 
Mitch007 said:
Yes there are some on the horizon, they need a new bridge chip to take the new GPU's from PCI-E to AGP. this chip supposed to be out in August and allow the 8800GT to be AGP compatible I read, along with the 8600, 8500 range. Radeon have new AGP cards out already
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Can you remember where you read that about the 8800gt? i keep trying to google for new AGP cards but only thing i can find is about the 2600 and 8600.
 
Ah I see. I'll wait a while and see what's going on. My Bliss 7800GS is ok at the moment :p.
 
My AGP rig is my heart. I've had so many chances to upgrade to PCI-E but never wanted to. Some may call me stupid, but the technology isn't phased out at all yet Imo.

My system is old, Socket 754 AMD. I'm just looking for a Mobile CPU that will hit 3GHz, some good DDR RAM, and when time comes, a new AGP Graphics card.

My rig is doing well for what it is, if not better. Long live AGP.:cool:
 
Vita said:
My AGP rig is my heart. I've had so many chances to upgrade to PCI-E but never wanted to. Some may call me stupid, but the technology isn't phased out at all yet Imo.

My system is old, Socket 754 AMD. I'm just looking for a Mobile CPU that will hit 3GHz, some good DDR RAM, and when time comes, a new AGP Graphics card.

My rig is doing well for what it is, if not better. Long live AGP.:cool:
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Respect and all that ;) but when you taste dual core and the non 100% utilization with flaky software then you'll never look back :D.
 
Vita said:
Ah I see. I'll wait a while and see what's going on. My Bliss 7800GS is ok at the moment :p.
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Vita
just out of curiosity which drivers are using for the 7800gs and if you overclock what software do you use
Thanks
Steve
 
stevebiggins said:
Vita
just out of curiosity which drivers are using for the 7800gs and if you overclock what software do you use
Thanks
Steve
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Hey Steve,

I use the Xtreme-G drivers, they're very good for performance and Image Quality. I use Rivatuner to overclock, but sometimes the Gainward tool that came with my card.

I couldn't give an exact driver number, but something along the lines of 163.76's are good. Same with 163.71's.

I've just moved to Vista so haven't had a try at benchmarking or what have you.
 
thanks for the reply vita
i currently have a BFG 7800 gs,i`m currently using the extreme 92.21 drivers
my card speed is overclocked to 482 1439 from 425 1250
Will i be better trying a new driver or should i stick with the older ones
Thanks
Steve
 
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Well, if it ain't broken don't fix it. But it won't hurt to try, 163.71's are worth a shot.
 
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