AGP Upgrade

[drek2]

Guys:I'd like a recommendation on upgrading my video card. My current performance is not bad but I'd like to be able to run some of the more frame-intensive panels.Thanks.Current:ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB AGPThanks.Pete in KORD

[Guest wayupthere]

Few things you need to consider, do I really want to upgrade to another NOW?.. Is my current card still good enough for 6 +/- months?. Reason why im saying this,for one AGP cards are getting harder to get, with that said, you could get a nice 7800AGP for your setup now. FSX will run on DX9 for existing cards..but in the end fsx will run optimized using DX10 and thus require a compatible card. Sofar none exist. (at least as far as the news stands today). Maybe you should consider, hanging on to that 9800 which isnt a bad card at all, old yes but certainly still capable of running avarage panels. Maybe better to wait and save so you can do a very nice upgrade towards or after the release of fsx.. Just my 2 cents. again,, you could go for a nice 7800 AGP now.. Choice is yours ;)

[drek2]

Very well-reasoned response. Thanks, Davis, for your reply. Much obliged.Pete in KORD

[GSalden]

Hi,Go get a Gainward 7800GS+ AGp card like me !It is a in fact a hybrid card which uses a 7800 Gs chipset as a base icw a 7900 Gt chipset !That is : instead of the 16 pipelines all fasr AGP cards have this one has 24 pipelines !It is as fas as a PxiExpress 7900 GT card.And it has 512 DDR memory.All compagnies stepped to quick over to PciE.Ofcoarse the PciE slot can transfer data much faster than the Agp slot ; BUT only the 7900 Gtx chipset is capable of using some of the faster data transfer form the PciE slot.http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=605542