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PiIsExactly3
11-16-05, 09:53 PM
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So my 6800GT just bit the dust. :(

I have to replace it with another AGP card. Would getting another 6800GT be the way to go, or is there another card with similiar performance that has a better price/performance ratio?

Also, can I even get another 6800GT AGP, my searching doesn't show newegg or mwave selling them :confused:

Sorry, I've been out of the loop when it comes to hardware, and I can't really seem to find any good info about AGP cards out there.
Rytr
11-16-05, 09:56 PM
Check out the list above that lists various products for sale. You will note that a PNY 6800GT is listed...check it out! :D
NightFire
11-16-05, 10:05 PM
I think another 6800GT would be a good buy.
a_big_burger
11-17-05, 01:33 AM
Go and get it from zipzoomfly.com

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=324522
$n][pErMan
11-17-05, 02:04 AM
heh .. ouch ... how did you kill that one?? Overclock to high for to long?
ricercar
11-17-05, 02:13 AM
What happens to the bad card? YGPM.
Josh09
11-17-05, 07:46 AM
You Should really try the card in another computer before you go buying another one. I have a 6800 that displays the same artifacts as yours and i tried it in another computer, and it works fine.

May not be the case with yours, but you never know.
msxyz
11-17-05, 08:56 AM
It has become increasingly difficult to find 6800s for AGP at a reasonable price. The last pieces are selling at outrageous prices.

TheInquirer (take it as a rumor) reports today that NVidia will introduce the 6800GS also as an AGP part in a couple of weeks. It might not be as fast as your GT but it should be a cost effective stop gap solution for the next year.
LanceX
11-17-05, 01:54 PM
It has become increasingly difficult to find 6800s for AGP at a reasonable price. The last pieces are selling at outrageous prices.

TheInquirer (take it as a rumor) reports today that NVidia will introduce the 6800GS also as an AGP part in a couple of weeks. It might not be as fast as your GT but it should be a cost effective stop gap solution for the next year.

Thanks for posting that about the 6800GS. I have been watching for this and all I can say is... yay! Hopefully they won't charge a premium for the AGP cards and hopefully they'll be on par with the PCIe speeds.
msxyz
11-17-05, 01:59 PM
There are lot of people with decent system (Athlon64, Pentium IV-C) who don't have any necessity to upgrade but the video card.

Neglecting this part of the market would be a huge mistake. Even more when your main competitor has announcement its intention to bring out some more AGP cards.
The Penetrator
11-17-05, 04:39 PM
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http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/7039/bustedhl23ik.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bustedhl23ik.jpg)

So my 6800GT just bit the dust. :(

I have to replace it with another AGP card. Would getting another 6800GT be the way to go, or is there another card with similiar performance that has a better price/performance ratio?

Also, can I even get another 6800GT AGP, my searching doesn't show newegg or mwave selling them :confused:

Sorry, I've been out of the loop when it comes to hardware, and I can't really seem to find any good info about AGP cards out there.


If you live in the UK I'll sell you mine.
rohit
11-17-05, 05:04 PM
he doesnt live in uk.
he mentioned mwave and newegg... those dont ship to UK. :)

You can buy a 6800U if you can find one.. for a cheap price.