BFG GeForce 7800GS (Overclock) AGP8X DDR3 256MB TV/DVI-Out 304$ + Free Shipping

[Ruci]

http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/details.asp?PRDCODE=VCBF-R78256GSOC&REFID=PW

Bought it today b/c i finally broke down and saw this is the best AGP i think i'm going to get for it's money. Get it while it lasts.

[OG xNaquada]

AGP is dead, you just wasted 300$
you couldve got a pci-e mobo+midrange pci-e videocard for that much.,

[kippendrecht]

AGP is dead, you just wasted 300$
you couldve got a pci-e mobo+midrange pci-e videocard for that much.,

thats what I'm going to do. but srry ruci, I'm going PCI-e

[Ruci]

wrong. I would have had to buy a new processor, mobo and pci-e card. the cost is not comparable.

[Smurf]

wrong. I would have had to buy a new processor, mobo and pci-e card. the cost is not comparable.

Very good point, unless you have an AMD Socket 939, but you have a Socket 478 Intel. Here is an open ended question: Why did Nvidia cripple the 7800GS and not make it a 7800GT with an AGP coverter?

[Bonez]

the secondary cpu creates a bandwidth bottleneck on the AGP bus, (notice 6600GT agp vs 6600gt pci-e) same card same clocks, but the PCI-e will outproform it's agp.

that and if they named it GT everyone would avoid the 7800GT agp because of the drop in proformance compared to it's pci-e counterpart.

and personally, i would have just waited until i had enough money to swap out the major parts.

[Ruci]

Well the point is that the processor and mobo aren't THAT bad. It would be wasteful to get rid of them. The cost of a whole new mobo and processor PLUS the vid card and everything else is about doubly worse on my pocket book.

[Bonez]

well you convert the old mobo/cpu/ram into a MCE server and add it to the network.

use it for storage/torrents/mediacenter.

[Ruci]

that all costs more money.

[Bonez]

not really.

put a new HDD in it, get MCE(not saying how, but get), connect it to the network(or directly to a TV) play stuff on the TV from MCE or if you have an extender play music and video anywhere else in the house(wireless probally best idea)

[[TLB]*xSnI(+)PeRx*]

Ruci A good cost effective Upgrade...Dollars speak louder then performance

[Ruci]

speaking of dollars something went horridly wrong with my computer when i tried putting in a new upgraded power supply. Now everything is fubared and i'm going to have to rebuild i'm trying to RMA the stupid ass card.

[wihadmin]

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