Video Cards

timberwolfblues · Rated R Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Indiana

Hey all. I was just looking at some video cards on newegg and zipzoom fly. I have an AGP slot on my mobo and was wondering what a good video card (AGP) would be to play the likes of Doom 3 and games such as that. Just looking for some opinions. Thanks! Wave

travis · Rated PG-13 Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 25

Price range is a big factor?

timberwolfblues · Rated R Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Indiana

Yeah for right now it is. Maybe $250 max. I didn't know if anyone knew of anything that was high quailty but decent price or what I would have to invest in to be able to have real nice graphics and good game playing capability.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:54:16 Post Subject:

Many of the high end PCIe cards are also available in AGP, but they can also go up into the $4/$5 range! Yikes

For your price range (barely), there is the ATI X800 256MB... which might be as much power as you are going to get for the $.

Or for about a hundy less, there is the GeForce 6600 GT 128MB, which is a popular and strong choice.

You can easily be closer to $100 with a 6600 (no GT), and it would still do well.

timberwolfblues · Rated R Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Indiana

Ok that's cool I was thinking I would have to spend about $300 to $500 I might get a good one and then upgrade later after some major saving, LOL

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:01:18 Post Subject:

I personally am just hesitant to put much money into an AGP card. Next board will most deifinitely be PCIe, and spending several hundred on something with such a short life might not be worth it.

timberwolfblues · Rated R Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Indiana

Yeah, see I was thinking about that too and I think I will wait till I get a PCIe board and just use the comp I have now as a play machine and wait to build something for Doom 3 later. Is PCIe the best now?

talkster5 · Rated PG-13 Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 25

I was thinking the same when I purchased my card a few weeks ago so I could play BF2. For now I just got the 6600GT as in a years time I will probably upgrade the mobo and cpu again and will get a PCI-E board.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 16:56:30 Post Subject:

I agree with BB.... Don't spend big $$ on a AGP card unless you really plan on keeping your PC for 2 to 3 years.

MrAndersen · Rated PG Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 14

Spend a little more for the 6800GT over the 6600GT. The 6800GT is like getting 2 6600GT's and its not quite twice the price. Which still puts it in your price range.