6800GS AGP v. X800GTO AGP

[nottheking]

And who wants to spend $300 on a platform that's obsolete in 6 months, when $300 would buy a brand new 7900 GT if you had a PCI-express setup?

Any AGP upgrade should be a stopgap except in very special circumstances, and an X800 GTO or 6800 GS would fit that bill nicely.

It's rare that a 7800 GS purchase makes sense at all, It's basically an overclocked 6800 Ultra. Hell, if you unlocked the pipes on an overclocked 6800 GS AGP you'd have the same performance for $100 less...

Keep in mind that GeForce 7 cards also come with support for transparency AA, (still feasible for such a card in most games, including ones like Half-Life2 and Far Cry) as well as having a much bigger second ALU in each shader. So there are some actual changes that merited the name change from "GeForce 6" to "GeForce 7."

As you probably know, I like to provide links when I can to a well priced card that meets someones needs. But shoot, that's getting downright impossible with AGP with 6800GS over $200 and 7800GS over $300. I'd take a $290 BBA AIW X800XT over a 7800GS just because of the features and the fact that a better AIW PCI-e card actually cost more. At least you get a fancy remote to justify the cost. :tongue:

Yes, originally, that very card kept getting asked about by people looking for a decent AGP card; I told them that it wasn't worth it, as the AIW cards cost quite a bit more than their normal Radeon counterparts. But a week or so ago, I looked back at the prices, and with 7800GS cards going up, a dearth of the "superclock" cards, and I've realized that for a top-notch card, little actually DOES beat the X800XT, and that price is about as good as you're going to get for one.

Makes me glad I could get my X800XT for $250US. I was lucky to get in before AGP started drying up.

 

[pauldh]

For ages, the AIW X800XT was usually as cheap or cheaper after rebate than the plain X800XT as strange as that sounds. My retail BBA AIW X800XT was $230 just before the 7800GS came out.

 

[pauldh]

Here are a few more links for you to think about. A couple are out of your budget, but I figured they are worth posting for other AGP'ers searching for a good current price.


AGP Deals in the U.S.

Retail XFX 7800GS $287
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=XFX-780GSO

Retail BBA AIW X800XT $285
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-AIW800X

Retail Sapphire X800GTO $175 + shipping
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-A8GTO2

Retail BFG 6800GS $200
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=&item=14-143-045&ATT=Video%20Cards

Retail Sapphire X1600 Pro $121 + shipping
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-A1600P


eWiz is kicking butt in AGP prices right now.

Another note, if you have a Compusa retail store near by, it's worth seeing if they have any X850 pro AGP or X800XL AGP's in stock as they have had very good in store prices(for AGP) on these cards recently.

 

[rmthompson]

Here are a few more links for you to think about. A couple are out of your budget, but I figured they are worth posting for other AGP'ers searching for a good current price.


AGP Deals in the U.S.

Retail XFX 7800GS $287
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=XFX-780GSO

Retail BBA AIW X800XT $285
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-AIW800X

Retail Sapphire X800GTO $175 + shipping
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-A8GTO2

Retail BFG 6800GS $200
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=&item=14-143-045&ATT=Video%20Cards

Retail Sapphire X1600 Pro $121 + shipping
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-A1600P


eWiz is kicking butt in AGP prices right now.

Another note, if you have a Compusa retail store near by, it's worth seeing if they have any X850 pro AGP or X800XL AGP's in stock as they have had very good in store prices(for AGP) on these cards recently.

Well thanks, but my limit on the card was 200.. in other words 250 with power supply...

I found an X800 GTO for 175!

 

[pauldh]

$175 shipped is a great price. $25 cheaper than the BFG 6800GS, and I see eWiz wants $10(lame) to ship that retail Sapphire GTO, making it $185.

 

[hergieburbur]

I say buy it before the people here make you question your decision again.

 

[rmthompson]

$175 shipped is a great price. $25 cheaper than the BFG 6800GS, and I see eWiz wants $10(lame) to ship that retail Sapphire GTO, making it $185.

Yes, and with the savigns I can buy a cheap 5.1 speaker setup, since im still rocking the two crappy ones my computer came with! ha ha!