Post by X S U R G E X DS X on Jan 19, 2007 10:12:11 GMT -8
I am trying to buy a new video card now..... I am Nvida type of guy due to great support in drivers they provide. However, proformace does intrest me more, so i am asking you guys what would you buy if you were in my shoes... Remember, i have a AGP 8x motherboard.... These are TOP 2 cards i can get for my motherboard right now i think. If theirs a better one, let me know..
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1st one:
Model
Brand BFG Tech
Model BFGR78256GSOC
Interface
Interface AGP 4X/8X
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 7800GS
Core clock 400MHz (vs. 375MHz standard)
PixelPipelines 16
Memory
Memory Clock 1250MHz (vs.1200MHz standard)
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
D-SUB 1
DVI 1
TV-Out S-Video Out
VIVO No
General
Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2048 x 1536
SLI Supported No
Cooler With Fan
Operating Systems Supported Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, NT4.0 with service pack 5 or 6
System Requirements CPU with processor speed of 700MHz or higher
128MB of RAM
CD or DVD-ROM drive
An available AGP 2.0 slot or higher
35MB available hard disk space (50MB for full installation)
A minimum 400W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 20A or more)
An AGP compliant motherboard. Some motherboards violate the AGP specification and therefore this card may not physically fit in some systems
An available hard disk drive power dongle (smaller floppy disk drive connector is not sufficient)
Features
Vista Ready Yes
Features AGP 8x/4x compatible
Superscalar GPU architecture
NVIDIA CineFX 4.0 engine
NVIDIA UltraShadow II technology
Packaging
Package Contents BFGR78256GSOC
Software Disk
Driver Disk
Power Cable
DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
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2nd one - I really like the fact this one is 512mb with GDDR3 ram and has a memorie clock of 1460mhz... But the biggest thing that drives me to this card is the "PixelPipelines 24" That is just amazing and pretty much no other cards have that in AGP.. THe down side of it, its a ATI....
Model
Brand HIS Hightech
Model H165XTQT512GDDAN-R
Interface
Interface AGP 4X/8X
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer ATI
GPU Radeon X1650XT
Core clock 630MHz
PixelPipelines 24
Memory
Memory Clock 1460MHz
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
DVI 2
TV-Out HDTV / S-Video Out
VIVO No
General
Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
RoHS Compliant Yes
Cooler With Fan
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
Features
Vista Ready Yes
HDCP Ready Yes
Features Ultra-threaded SM 3.0 Engine
ATI Avivo
CrossFire Support
AGP support via RIALTO
IceQ cooling technology
"Turbo" edition
Packaging
Package Contents H165XTQT512GDDAN-R
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1st one:
Model
Brand BFG Tech
Model BFGR78256GSOC
Interface
Interface AGP 4X/8X
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 7800GS
Core clock 400MHz (vs. 375MHz standard)
PixelPipelines 16
Memory
Memory Clock 1250MHz (vs.1200MHz standard)
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
D-SUB 1
DVI 1
TV-Out S-Video Out
VIVO No
General
Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2048 x 1536
SLI Supported No
Cooler With Fan
Operating Systems Supported Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, NT4.0 with service pack 5 or 6
System Requirements CPU with processor speed of 700MHz or higher
128MB of RAM
CD or DVD-ROM drive
An available AGP 2.0 slot or higher
35MB available hard disk space (50MB for full installation)
A minimum 400W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 20A or more)
An AGP compliant motherboard. Some motherboards violate the AGP specification and therefore this card may not physically fit in some systems
An available hard disk drive power dongle (smaller floppy disk drive connector is not sufficient)
Features
Vista Ready Yes
Features AGP 8x/4x compatible
Superscalar GPU architecture
NVIDIA CineFX 4.0 engine
NVIDIA UltraShadow II technology
Packaging
Package Contents BFGR78256GSOC
Software Disk
Driver Disk
Power Cable
DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
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2nd one - I really like the fact this one is 512mb with GDDR3 ram and has a memorie clock of 1460mhz... But the biggest thing that drives me to this card is the "PixelPipelines 24" That is just amazing and pretty much no other cards have that in AGP.. THe down side of it, its a ATI....
Model
Brand HIS Hightech
Model H165XTQT512GDDAN-R
Interface
Interface AGP 4X/8X
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer ATI
GPU Radeon X1650XT
Core clock 630MHz
PixelPipelines 24
Memory
Memory Clock 1460MHz
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
DVI 2
TV-Out HDTV / S-Video Out
VIVO No
General
Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
RoHS Compliant Yes
Cooler With Fan
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
Features
Vista Ready Yes
HDCP Ready Yes
Features Ultra-threaded SM 3.0 Engine
ATI Avivo
CrossFire Support
AGP support via RIALTO
IceQ cooling technology
"Turbo" edition
Packaging
Package Contents H165XTQT512GDDAN-R
