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"Best AGP Graphics money can buy."

Could anyone tell me what the best AGP graphics card is please?
Also does anyone know if there are clear side panels available for 'Mesh' midi tower cases?

Thanks.

Could anyone tell me what the best AGP graphics card is please?
Also does anyone know if there are clear side panels available for 'Mesh' midi tower cases?

Thanks.

Best AGP graphics are probably GeForce 6800 GT or Ultra.

Also the ATI Radeon X800XT.

X800 XT Platinum Edition.

That last few driver releases from ATI have also been top draw, getting around a 10% boost with most of their top end cards and they say there is more to come..

What PSU would I need for that? I have a 360W one at the mo but no lights or extra fans or anything - would that be ok?

It is a tad underpowered for the ATI card, but may work. The Nvidia cards however are a no go. They'll need 450W for certain. The ATI will possibly not work on anything under 400W, depending on how good it is quality wise anyway.

I wouldn't go any lower than a 420 if you are getting a card like that to be honest, purely because you don't buy cards like that unless you have the CPU and RAM to allow you to benefit from what it has to offer.

What is the rest of your system like?

I spent £105 on the PSU for my unit, wouldn't risk it after some stories I read.

B.A.S.I.C wrote:
> What PSU would I need for that? I have a 360W one at the mo but no
> lights or extra fans or anything - would that be ok?

I'm running an X800Pro VIVO @ XT using a 360W PSU with no prolems what so ever. The X-series cards use the same ammount of power as the 9xxx series so there shouldn't be a problem. As for the 6800's, you should be just about OK with the GT or Standard but the Ultras require a HUGE amount of power and I've seen reccomended, at least a 450W PSU!

BTW, best AGP atm, X800Pro VIVO (Pref ASUS) unlocked and OC'd to XT. Nice card and save suome pennies at the same time.

ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> That last few driver releases from ATI have also been top draw,
> getting around a 10% boost with most of their top end cards and they
> say there is more to come..

Tried to go on their site for the update but I don't understand nothing :/ Under what category would the Radeon X700 Pro come under:

RADEON Family
RAGE 128 PRO Family
RAGE 128 Family
RAGE PRO Family

???