Sapphire X800 dead - suitable replacement?

FunkyT · 11 Aug 2006 at 21:06

What would be the best bang-for-bucks AGP to replace an X800 which has recently died?

Cheers crew :cool:

I was thinking of something like:

BFG GeForce 7600GS 512MB or Sapphire X1600 Pro 512MB £105?

ACESHIGH · 12 Aug 2006 at 02:10

I think the 7600GS might actually be slower than your old X800 as the 7600GS is only slightly faster than a 6600GT.

I would personally get this card ... faster than the 7600GS & your old X800 ..

PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - OEM (GX-050-PC) Price: £99.95 (£117.44 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Found in the clearance section here ...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Graphics_Cards_637.html

locutus12 · 12 Aug 2006 at 02:22

as the guy above notes, dont go for the 7600GS, its slower than your old card.

go for one of these from the this week only section.

BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT £88inc VAT

or if you really want some extra power,

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 £149 inc vat.

Darkwave · 12 Aug 2006 at 02:23

Yup, the 7600GT and X1800XT are by far the best cards in their particular price brackets.

ACESHIGH · 12 Aug 2006 at 03:11

But neither of those are AGP!!

locutus12 · 12 Aug 2006 at 03:18

ACESHIGH said:
But neither of those are AGP!!

ah crap it.

fatmas · 12 Aug 2006 at 03:27

7800GS 256mb

I got it, And it canes up every game I have on my Athlon 2500 with 1.5gb of RAM.

FEAR, Battlefield 2, COD2 etc...

locutus12 · 12 Aug 2006 at 03:47

fatmas said:
7800GS 256mb

I got it, And it canes up every game I have on my Athlon 2500 with 1.5gb of RAM.

FEAR, Battlefield 2, COD2 etc...

its bloody expensive though

p.s., upgrade your cpu and youl notice a lot of performance increase in your graphics card.

Zefan · 12 Aug 2006 at 03:47

fatmas said:
7800GS 256mb

I got it, And it canes up every game I have on my Athlon 2500 with 1.5gb of RAM.

FEAR, Battlefield 2, COD2 etc...

Wrong, you got a 6800gs, a very different breed.

I would advise either buying a second hand 6800GT (They're slightly better than GS's) or waiting out for the AGP 7600GT which will hold great value for money.

FunkyT · 12 Aug 2006 at 07:58

Thanks for the helpful replies lads.

My short list is now as follows:

PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB £117
BFG GeForce 7800 GS OC 256MB £187

6800GT 256MB (2nd hand - price?)
7600GT AGP (when is it out and how much will it be?)

marc2003 · 12 Aug 2006 at 08:33

get yourself on the MM. i picked up a x800pro flashed to x800xtpe for 90 notes a few weeks back.

FunkyT · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:08

Zefan said:
I would advise either buying a second hand 6800GT (They're slightly better than GS's) or waiting out for the AGP 7600GT which will hold great value for money.

How much should I expect to pay for a 2nd hand 6800GT dude?

Zefan · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:09

I reckon up to but not above £120.

FunkyT · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:11

Zefan said:
I reckon up to but not above £120.

Thanks pal - just viewing one on "da bay". Any particular brands to look out for/avoid?

Zefan · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:11

If you can wait though then I'd hold out until the 7600gt arrives as a good value card and either get that (Will be lush) or take advantage of the the fact that the 6800GT's will be cheaper too

No particular brands to avoid really. Leadtek ones don't use the reference cooler (which is pretty noisey), so that might be something to look in to (Not actually sure if leadtek hsf's are any quieter or better)

FunkyT · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:15

Zefan said:
If you can wait though then I'd hold out until the 7600gt arrives as a good value card and either get that (Will be lush) or take advantage of the the fact that the 6800GT's will be cheaper too

No particular brands to avoid really. Leadtek ones don't use the reference cooler (which is pretty noisey), so that might be something to look in to (Not actually sure if leadtek hsf's are any quieter or better)

Thanks dude.

Is the 7600GT due out soon? Any idea of price?

Zefan · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:17

No idea when it's out (I'm hoping within the next month), but it should be around £130 bearing in mind the PCI-E version is £115. This is a total guess mind

FunkyT · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:20

Zefan said:
No idea when it's out (I'm hoping within the next month), but it should be around £130 bearing in mind the PCI-E version is £115. This is a total guess mind

Thanks dude - you gonna make a purchase?

Fancy ranking these in order of l33tness please?

X800 GTO 256MB £117
7800 GS OC 256MB £187
6800GT 256MB £120 (second hand)
7600GT AGP £130 (anticipated)

Zefan · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:21

Depends really, got a 6800GT at the moment so if it performs a great deal better then yep, I might be. Also depends if 939 is still in stock.