which apg video card to get

[darko2021]

Basicaly I have a crappy video card (ati 9550s 128mb) and I need an upgrade. I can not buy a playstation 3, I just can't justify spending $600+...that and if I did my girlfriend just might actually kill me. So I am doing what I am sure many other people are doing and upgrading my pc at a fraction of the cost. I have a decent pc
(2.5 ghz AMD 4000+ processor 2gigs of ram 450w power suply and my lame vid card. So I thought why not just spend two to three hundi for a new card and a controller and play games on my pc. So here is my problem, I do not have a PCIe x16 slot just the normal agp. So I have three options as to what card to get, a ati x1650proBrand    HIS Hightech
Model    H165PRQ512AN-R
Interface
Interface    AGP 4X/8X
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer    ATI
GPU    Radeon X1650PRO
Core clock    600MHz
PixelPipelines    12
Memory
Memory Clock    800MHz
Memory Size    512MB
Memory Interface    128-bit
Memory Type    GDDR2
3D API
DirectX    DirectX 9
OpenGL    OpenGL 2.0
Ports
D-SUB    1
DVI    1
TV-Out    HDTV/S-Video/Composite Out
VIVO    No
General
Tuner    None
RAMDAC    400 MHz
Max Resolution    2560x1600
RoHS Compliant    Yes
Cooler    With Fan
Dual-Link DVI Supported    Yes
Features
Vista Ready    Yes
Features    IceQ cooling technology
RV530 90nm process
Dynamic Flow Control
High Dynamic Range rendering
Full (HQ) Anisotropic Filtering
ATI Avivo
Packaging
Package Contents    H165PRQ512AN-R
Driver Disk
User Manual
S-Video Cable
Power Cable
HDTV Cable
DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
S-Video to Composite Adapter
Bracket

an x850pro...
Brand    connect3D
Model    6071
Interface
Interface    AGP 4X/8X
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer    ATI
GPU    Radeon X850PRO
Core clock    500MHz
PixelPipelines    12
Memory
Memory Clock    1000MHz
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    HDTV/S-Video/Composite Out
VIVO    Yes
General
Tuner    None
RAMDAC    400 MHz
Max Resolution    2560x1600
Cooler    With Fan
Dual-Link DVI Supported    Yes
Features
Vista Ready    No
HDCP Ready    Yes
Features    SMARTSHADER HD
SMOOTHVISION HD
3Dc
HYPER Z HD
VIDEOSHADER HD

Or wait for the x1950 agp which should be out soon. What do you guys think? Which of the two above will be a better card? Which will give me better FPS? I heard one has shader 3.0 and the other doesn't but I think I would rather have a better fps than a few more details. Any way, I have been going crazy trying to decide which one to buy so any help would be greatly apreciated. Oh and before any one says anything I know that the x1950 will be the best agp card on the market when its released but I think they are going to gouge the price to upwards of $300 so I don't know if I should get it. Does any one know when it's going to be available?

[GOD OF WAR]

hmmm i dont really know much about this stuff but i have a kick Ass pc too except for the graphics card mines probobly someone around where yours is
but i am looking for a good graphics card that is around $100 usd my dad has a really kick ass graphics card and it only costed him 100 usd
if you could reccomend any to ME and send me a link to a place that it is on sale i would be gratefull thank you

[Scott.]

a ati x1650proBrand HIS Hightech
Model H165PRQ512AN-R
should be the way to go and also buy some PC games for ya self lol http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[betneer56]

I recently bought the POWERCOLOR X1950 PRO EXTREME 256MB costed me 2000 swedish kronor, which equals to around $250, you can get one for $200 though.

It works very well, i also upgraded to a Hiper TypeR 580W PSU and they work great together with my 2 GB DDR2.

Heres my specs, and a print of the Catalyst control center for my Card



Also.. This card kills most new games, Call of duty 2, Quake 4, BIA, CSS, DOD SOURCE and probably many more, i just played those games so far and i can play it on DirectX 9.c + 16x anisotropic + 6x  AA & 1280x1024 without any lagg.

Hope it helps, PM me http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />