Replace 6800GT with what PCI-E card?

[Sone]

Got a 256mb Aopen 6800GT. Bought it 2 years ago so its agp , looking to upgrade whole system and need a pci-e card, spent £250 on this baby back then but i am not a gamer anymore but want a resonable upgrade. What would recommend money isn't an issue (well under £200 if poss) but want to spend as little as possible and get some speed increase.

 

[Stelly]

go for the ATI x850

Stelly

 

[HangTime]

Personally I'd steer clear of older cards like the x850 which lacks SM3 support. Get something a bit beefier like the x1800xt 256meg @ £152

 

[muzzler]

hi,
having upgraded my system just recently and went from a gf 6800gt to an ati x1800 xt... well impressed and deffo worth considering.
just look at the general praise it gets on these forums for performance/price value.
all the best,
steve.

 

[Sone]

Whats the nvidia alternative?

Last cards were, Radeon 8500, GF4 ti4600, Rad9700pro then this so i am not a nvidiot

 

[HicRic]

The nvidia rough equivalent would be the 7900GT I think, it's a bit more expensive though and there's an unresolved issue with reliability with them unfortunately. At that price and performance the X1800XT is great value for money...although clearly I would say that, I bought one of the things!

 

[Sone]

Decied to stick with my 6800GT and get an AMD X2 instead of conroe. At around £300 cheaper i can live with with the lower performance

 

[Behemoth]

Asrock Dual Sata 2 board so you can use your AGP 6800 GT and an X2 Athlon CPU and job done