Need an AGP upgrade to a GeForce FX 5700 128 mb

[Treason]

I'm constrained by:

P4 2.8C Northwood
1 GB PC3200 blah 3-3-3-8 blah ram
Sparkle 250W power supply (no 6-pin PCI-E, just molex)
Low profile 1-slot SFF case

My Gigabyte 6800GT AGP has the fancy heatpipe/fan mount on top so it's too thick and too long.

Just wondering if anything nVidia nextgen is a viable solution. Otherwise I might have to buy from the competition. :(

[XDanger]

Fanboyism FTL

go with whatever is better and feels no pains about it.

Find out the cpu bottleneck point before you buy though ,No need to waste money on a high end agp.


Wait , Low profile AGP "next gen" !! How much choice do you have there?

[Treason]

Well, nextgen would be anything higher than GeForce FX technology. Probably a 7300GT would fit the bill, but a 6600GT would be way cheaper.

[SLippe]

7800GS

[XDanger]

Only low profile agp thing I can see is a 6200

[Madpistol]

yep. and the 6200 is not an upgrade from the 5700.

It sounds like it's time for you to get a new computer.

[SLippe]

7800GS
Hello? This is the fastest/best AGP card you can get and it's single-slot!

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4452/7800gsfrontvd5.jpg

[EciDemon]

Hello? This is the fastest/best AGP card you can get and it's single-slot!

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4452/7800gsfrontvd5.jpg

But it wont fit, he needs a low profile card.

used to have a xfx7950 512mb agp. POS! .. died after 10min, and replacement card also died after just 10min. So there are faster solutions, but dunno if they are what I would consider reliable >_>

[SLippe]

But it wont fit, he needs a low profile card.

used to have a xfx7950 512mb agp. POS! .. died after 10min, and replacement card also died after just 10min. So there are faster solutions, but dunno if they are what I would consider reliable >_>
I guess I don't know what "low profile" means in this case then. :o

[EciDemon]

I guess I don't know what "low profile" means in this case then. :o

Low profile cards refers to the physical size of the cards.

Like this one for example:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129076
:)

Due to the PCB being so small, you can't fit highend hardware on them (with lots of ram and huge coolers) , thus you are limited to lowend budget cards. You often see them in simple workstations or office computers.

Even if Treason could fit a highend AGP card in his puter, his PSU would be too weak. The xfx cards I had required 18 or 20amps iirc, that would require a minimum of 218w on the 12v rail to the gfx card alone.

[SLippe]

Low profile cards refers to the physical size of the cards.

Like this one for example:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129076
:)

Due to the PCB being so small, you can't fit highend hardware on them (with lots of ram and huge coolers) , thus you are limited to lowend budget cards. You often see them in simple workstations or office computers.

Even if Treason could fit a highend AGP card in his puter, his PSU would be too weak. The xfx cards I had required 18 or 20amps iirc, that would require a minimum of 218w on the 12v rail to the gfx card alone.
Damn!

To OP: Why don't you just upgrade already?

[EciDemon]

to OP, been looking a bit for ya, nVidia dont have any agp versions of there 8xxx series and up. Couldnt even find a 7xxx series lowprofile agp.
If you had pci-e then a 8400 would be best i supose (dunno if 8500 is lowprofile, but it's the same gpu as 8400) I red in an article that the 8400 has some decent OC potential, but to get the most out of it you have to V-mod it and slap a big cooler on it.

So maybe you should build a new more future proof rig. Or perhaps buy a used one.

[swaaye]

Radeon HD 3850 AGP without a doubt.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102730

[rage10]

how much can I get for my 7950 if I wanted to sell it now?