Is this the best possible card for AGP ?!

[Belloni]

Hey people ...

Remember i am building a pc for my friend ... well just about to purchase the card and just need to know if this is the best possible card for the slot AGP ?!

PowerColor ATI Radeon X850 XT PE 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-043-PC)

Money is not an issue ... (obviously if it's like $600 !!! then that's a no ... )

Thanx please reply soon !!!

 

[Reefsmoka]

I'd say that would be the best AGP card out at the moment (X850XT PE).

 

[ChristopherP]

If HIS Excalibur do a version of that card, then theirs is likely to be fastest as they whack on huge cooling systems and clock the card a little higher...

 

[Belloni]

Well i can't at the moment find my SOLO card lol so i havn't yet purchased it ...

Chris ... can you find me that card you said would be faster ?!?!

Thanx y'all

 

[1nteger]

Personally I'd go with PCI-Express if I were building a new machine at this moment in time...AGP is gonna phase out over the next 12 months (perhaps a little longer). Unless you already have the mobo and it's an AGP one, I'd get a PCI version instead - better future proofing (whatever that means!).

Also, I reckon nVidia still have the edge in the vid market - get a good solid 6800GT and overclock it. Even with a stock cooler it will easily clock faster than it's big brother the 'Ultra' - add a custom cooler and you could do even better.

Note: Half Life 2 was supposedly made 'native' to ATI cards, and ATI spent £6m sponsoring the game and bundling it with their cards. It really ****es them off that HL2 creator Valve's own survey of thousands of HL2 players shows that nVidia is the game players popular choice.

Having said all that the ATI card is a top end piece of kit

 

[Me__2001]

overclcokers.co.uk sell the HIS X800 XT PE but i havent seen anywhere selling the X850 from their site it says ebuyer sell them

 

[Belloni]

Personally I'd go with PCI-Express if I were building a new machine at this moment in time...AGP is gonna phase out over the next 12 months (perhaps a little longer). Unless you already have the mobo and it's an AGP one, I'd get a PCI version instead - better future proofing (whatever that means!).

Also, I reckon nVidia still have the edge in the vid market - get a good solid 6800GT and overclock it. Even with a stock cooler it will easily clock faster than it's big brother the 'Ultra' - add a custom cooler and you could do even better.

Note: Half Life 2 was supposedly made 'native' to ATI cards, and ATI spent £6m sponsoring the game and bundling it with their cards. It really ****es them off that HL2 creator Valve's own survey of thousands of HL2 players shows that nVidia is the game players popular choice.

Having said all that the ATI card is a top end piece of kit

I mite give him the 6800 Ultra Gainward ... :S lol

I have already giving him the AGP board or i woulda got him a PCI card ... lol

Me_2001 - if i got the HIS card and not the X850 would the HIS still to better or ?! Me confused lol

 

[Kenny]

The X850 XT PE is gonna be the last (as far as I know) card released on AGP. Using Futuremark as a comparison, the X850 XTPE beats the 6800 Ultra. Not by much, but a win is a win.

 

[1nteger]

The X850 XT PE is gonna be the last (as far as I know) card released on AGP. Using Futuremark as a comparison, the X850 XTPE beats the 6800 Ultra. Not by much, but a win is a win.

...yeah, but a win measured only by a benchmarking tool and probably not by the human eye, but for how many extra £££££ ?

Don't get me wrong, half the stuff i buy is top end just because I like to know I have it in my system, so i understand the 'value' of spending more for the 'best'. but it wouldn't be fair to try and convince others to do the same, even tho' I suspect most peeps who stick around on sites like these are enthusiasts like me who are always willing to pay for that extra little performance boost!

My goodness, I seem to be agreeing with everyone ....willl wonders never cease?

 

[Alf]

Just a get a X800 XT and OC it 20 Mhz and Bam! you got yourself a X850XT PE

 

[Belloni]

Well money isn't really an object in this matter as he is pretty much loaded lol and he wants the BEST graphics !!! lol

So looks like i will be buying the X850 XT PE from www.overclockers.co.uk

Thanx can't wait to try it out my self hehe

 

[crazylegs]

be a while until i upgrade to a x850pe money you see is normally a small problem...

 

[Belloni]

lol Crazy ! Oh well

So the X850XT PE is it then ?!

 

[Me__2001]

go for the X850 XT PE

 

[1nteger]

Well money isn't really an object in this matter as he is pretty much loaded lol and he wants the BEST graphics !!! lol

So looks like i will be buying the X850 XT PE from www.overclockers.co.uk

Thanx can't wait to try it out my self hehe

Well if he's loaded, then I reckon he should get two - and give one to me

 

[ChristopherP]

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Looks good!

 

[Kenny]

hey. it might be too late now, but if your mate wants the best graphics card, buy him an SLI system...

SLI and dual-core are totally un-necessary for games, your mate prob doesnt even need an X850, or a 6800Ultra.

SLI and dual-core: Without Futuremark, they would have very few takers.

 

[Belloni]

hey. it might be too late now, but if your mate wants the best graphics card, buy him an SLI system...

SLI and dual-core are totally un-necessary for games, your mate prob doesnt even need an X850, or a 6800Ultra.

SLI and dual-core: Without Futuremark, they would have very few takers.

Yes i know he probably won't need it but it's the fact that he KNOWS he has the best card out there if u get me ?!?! I am going to do the same ... lol

It's too late to get a SLI board as i have everything installed on it ... cept for the GFX and just need to purchase the moniter which he is getting the -

Sony SDM-HS75P X-black 17" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-009-SO)

Which i want !!! OH well hehe i can always go round his house and play it lol

Thanx for y'all help on this matter

 

[Kenny]

I hate seeing (or thinking) about the look on someones face when they spend all that money on a bit of gear to have the best when... the next big release is only a few weeks away. Dual-core cards will be out soon. Ah well...if he`s happy, who am I to complain on his behalf?

 

[Belloni]

lol oh well ... up to him init ...

I don't care lmao aslong as i am making money from him !!!

He can buy what he wants ! haha