Best AGP Card Out There?

[gromper]

I am currently running a XFX Geforce 6800 (128mb) AGP card.

I've been tossing around the idea of upgrading my video card, but do not want to buy a new mobo and cpu. As i understand it, AGP is all but dead... but there seem to be a few new models popping up here and there.

Is the Geforce 7800GS still the top of the line, in terms of AGP? I am not familiar with the ATI cards at all, so I don't know if there is something offered from them that might be worth the $$$$. The 7800GS runs $275 - $300 on newegg... would my money be better saved for a nwe mobo/cpu/pci-e setup or would the $300 be well spent?

Thanks for any help/advice/info you can provide.

 

[orangat]

The 7800gs is the fastest agp card. ATI only has the x1600xt which is much slower. Gainward has a more expensive model - 20/24 pipe 7800gs.

If you are upgrading an Athlon XP pc and want to spend as little as possible, the 7800gs is the way to go. But if you have a socket 939 cpu, get the $150 7600gt and $60 pci mb and its about as fast as the agp 7800gs but $60 cheaper.

 

[Munky]

For ~$250 you can buy a pci-e 7900gt or a x1800xt that would be much faster than a 7800gs on agp. Ati also has the agp x850xt cards from last generation - those are about as fast as a 7800gs, but are also relatively expensive. Basically the top of the line AGP card would perform about the same as a 7600gt, which is $150 pci-e card.

 

[MegaWorks]

7800gs

 

[Skott]

eVGA 7800GS CO Superclock <---Best of them all in North America

 

[gromper]

 

[gromper]

Thanks for the replies, sounds like the 7800gs is still the winner.

 

[Steelski]

Originally posted by: gromper
Thanks for the replies, sounds like the 7800gs is still the winner.

but wait...

By the time you buy a GS.... you could have seen that it is more expencive and could have gone the whole hog with a better CPU..
if you still aint interested then the GS is the fastest card available.

 

[mancunian]

I don't see the step up from a 6800 to a 7800GS as being significant enough for the money it would cost.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

X850XT PE AGP ftw. I know its not cheap so lets not go there lol.

 

[Running]

wasn't there something about a 7900GS coming out? or am i just making stuff up

 

[Powermoloch]

meh...I got my x850xt agp for 349.99 last year. I remeber once it was selling @ 249.99 from newegg.com not long ago.

And it's still kickin' arse w/ the game coming out today @ 1280x1024

 

[SolMiester]

Fastest AGP period

http://www.gainward.net/products/product.php?products_id=29

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
meh...I got my x850xt agp for 349.99 last year. I remeber once it was selling @ 249.99 from newegg.com not long ago.

And it's still kickin' arse w/ the game coming out today @ 1280x1024

my AGP x850xt was the MicroCenter January Special for $200 . . . plays Oblivion fine at 11x8

probably the 7800GS is a bit faster . . .