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[Paul Emil]

I am looking to replace my X800XL (which seems to be somewhat broken). However, I am limited to AGP cards. Does anyone know what the best replacement would be (ATI cards for preference)?

[Ethre]

The best, probably a 7950GT. Or a x1950Pro. x1950 is supposed to be a bit slower than the 7950GT, however for the price difference I doubt it would be worth it. The 7950GT is a major power sucker too.

[Vagrant0]

AGP cards seem to be getting phased out. You might be better off just getting a reasonably good AGP card to last you till you can upgrade your whole system to work off PCI. No sense spending 200+ if it won't be good enough to run newer things.

[Paul Emil]

Okay. Thanks for the advice.

[Jumonji]

I recently bought a X1950 Pro 512 AGP for my AGP system (along with a cpu upgrade to AMD 64x2 4800) and I think it's fantastic. I can run Oblivion at hightest settings in1680x1050 resolution on my 22" monitor! Until you see Oblivion like this, you aint' seen nothing. I figure my dated Asus A8V motherboard has another couple of years in her with this upgrade.

Just make sure you have a good cpu and at least 1 gb of ram (2gb is better) or you won't get the full benefit.

-Jumonji

P.s., - OH - ONE IMPORTANT DETAIL!!! Make sure you use the Omega Drivers, not the catalyst drivers that come with ATI. You can download them here: Omega Drivers.

The Omega Drivers are rock-solid, stable, and have built-in overclocking. Trust me on this one, you will be very happy with Omega and ATI.

[Ethre]

AGP is dieing, but not dead. It would depend on how soon you plan to upgrade your computer.

And I'll second the omega drivers.

[Paul Emil]

Sorry if this is thread necromancy, but I now have an X1950 Pro! I am also downloading the Omega drivers recommended by Jumonji. Hilariously, the only problem with the card was that I had insufficient wattage from my PSU. Cue spastic hard drive performance. But that has now been sorted. Hooray!