Needed: Video card...

GoofyGAT

Sorry, forgot to mention to preferably buy one with a cooler fitted. Otherwise you'll have to buy a cooler separately & fit it.

Another thing to consider is the height of the cooler. E.g. this eBay one has a very good cooler, but is quite large heightwise & may not fit in your case. In such instances, before purchasing ask the seller its total height (CPU+cooler) & measure the inside of your case accordingly to ensure it'll fit. G

karlgr

Thanks for the concern and to mention it but you won't have to worry about that because i normally just have the side off anyway so mt computer keeps cooler :P

Thanks for reminding me about the cooler though, i have one however by cooler master which should fit on it, yeah? It fits on an Athlon 1800 after all...

karlgr

Also, i've decided not to go for a secondhand one, my Dads said he will give me a few quid towards a new graphics card and CPU so it's all good I'll probably just buy one from the shop!

karlgr

That's weird.. My system used to say i had a AMD athlon 1800, now it says i have a AMD Athlon 2400 lol at 2 ghz... any ideas why this has happened?

GoofyGAT

What does SIW say? After running the program, look under Hardware > CPU info. G

karlgr

2400 thoroughbred! Cool, lol. So i need a video card that will fit nicely with it, how would a
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=4BDEA350A5CA7304
Or
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=08832251A5CA7304
be like?

GoofyGAT

The X1600 PRO 512MB would be much better of the two, but the CPU may be a little under-powered again. Personally, I'd take the chance anyway, but go for the better 7600GS/GT instead - make sure you have a good quality 350-400W power supply (PSU). Compare the various cards with this GPU benchmark chart.

If you want to save a bit of money, get this 6600GT for ~£54 delivered (if you can actually get one!) - Head to Head: 9800 Pro vs. 6600GT. G

karlgr

Could i still get the 6600GT even if its got Memory Type: GDDR3 ?

CAT-THE-FIFTH

I would personally go for at least a 7600GS although the 6600GT is decent enough card.

I have owned both the AGP 6600GT and a 6800LE unlocked to a near 6800GT configuration.

A 7600GS is around the same speed as a 6800GT for most things.The 6800GT is around 30% faster than a 6600GT.

Scan does a 6600GT AGP for around 50 quid but is has been out of stock for weeks:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=150992

Ebuyer are also doing a few 7600GS cards for around 60 quid too:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/search/?strSearch=agp&bolShowAll=true&intStoreID=32&intCatID=215&intSubcatUID=1980&minprice=0.0&maxprice=60.0&bolShowAll=true

5 day shipping is also free with Ebuyer too!!

GoofyGAT

karlgr wrote:

Could i still get the 6600GT even if its got Memory Type: GDDR3 ?

The graphics card's memory type doesn't matter. Make sure it's AGP though!

CAT-THE-FIFTH wrote:

I would personally go for at least a 7600GS although the 6600GT is decent enough card....

Ebuyer are also doing a few 7600GS cards for around 60 quid too: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/search/?strSearch=agp&bolShowAll=true&intStoreID=32&intCatID=215&intSubcatUID=1980&minprice=0.0&maxprice=60.0&bolShowAll=true

Only 1 of the 3, the Innovision 7600GS AGP, would be suitable. And at only £6 more than the 6600GT, it's a no contest. Thanks, I think I may get one myself ! (I'll be upgrading from a 9700 btw)

Innovision/Inno3D 7600GS AGP reviews:
http://www.cpu3d.com/video_cards/inno3d_geforce_7600gs_agp_256mb.html
http://www.overclockers.com.au/article.php?id=511088
http://www.xtremecomputing.co.uk/review.php?id=289

CAT-THE-FIFTH wrote:

Scan does a 6600GT AGP for around 50 quid but is has been out of stock for weeks: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=150992

Earlier provided in my previous post but it doesn't really matter , G