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Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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Name: LostxSoulz
Date: February 23, 2007 at 14:15:45 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: 1024 mb
Model/Manufacturer: custom

Comment:

My birthday is in april and i wannted to know if a PNY GeForce 7600 GS...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...
and a CoolMax 550 watt psu
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...
would that be a good upgrade from a ATi Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb agp8x & a stock 300 watt psu
-lost

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Response Number 1

Name: jam
Date: February 23, 2007 at 15:29:57 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

Reply: (edit)

You don't need 512MB on that card. Why would you speed $145 at TigerD when you can get a 256MB 7600GS for $100 (after rebate) at Newegg?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...
You could probably do better on the PSU too.

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Response Number 2

Name: LostxSoulz
Date: February 23, 2007 at 15:30:50 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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cuz umm im lazy to fill out the rebates stuff lol so new eggs better?
P4 2.8Ghz
1Gb ram
160 HDD
ATi Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb AGP 8x
300 watt stock PSU
-lost

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Response Number 3

Name: LostxSoulz
Date: February 23, 2007 at 15:35:45 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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so is that the BEST agp vid card i can get for the bang? and how about we talk about a nice psu for that sweet vid card
P4 2.8Ghz
1Gb ram
160 HDD
ATi Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb AGP 8x
300 watt stock PSU
-lost

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Response Number 4

Name: jam
Date: February 23, 2007 at 15:44:06 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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"umm im lazy to fill out the rebates stuff"
Apparently you didn't look at the PSU info that you posted a link to?
Price: $74.99
Less Rebate: - $20.00
Final Price: $54.99*

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Response Number 5

Name: LostxSoulz
Date: February 23, 2007 at 15:46:30 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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is it really worth it to get that psu ...and should i go with the vid card u suggested? that 7600 GS 256mb card
P4 2.8Ghz
1Gb ram
160 HDD
ATi Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb AGP 8x
300 watt stock PSU
-lost

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Response Number 6

Name: TMP-Man
Date: February 24, 2007 at 08:51:49 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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The 7600gs consume as much power as the 9600xt so I would first buy the 7600gs and try if your power supply can handle it...
TMP-Man
Asus P5P800-SE PAT
P4 506 @ 4009Mhz 1.3625v
Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 1700RPM 92MM + AS5
2GB OCZ 2-3-2-5 DDR400
120GB/300GB 7200RPM HD
Leadtek 7600 AGP 590/1600 VF700 ALCU AS5

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Response Number 7

Name: LostxSoulz
Date: February 24, 2007 at 08:56:02 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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i was thinking about getting the 7600 GT and a 550 watt psu for the upgrade :] better choice from the 7600 GS ? cuz i wannta play css in full deatail at high res
P4 2.8Ghz
1Gb ram
160 HDD
ATi Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb AGP 8x
300 watt stock PSU
-lost

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Response Number 8

Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: February 24, 2007 at 20:37:53 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

Reply: (edit)

The 7600GT is alot better than the 7600GS. Most of the time its faster than the 7800GS on AGP.
Getting the PSU is a good idea too. Best to go for a well known brand.
Mattwizz3 : )
Sempron 2600+ @ 2.2GHz
1Gb DDR400
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
200GB SATA
2X 80Gb IDE
256Mb MSI 6800 Ultra

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Response Number 9

Name: voltage
Date: February 25, 2007 at 10:05:34 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

Reply: (edit)

The 6800GSOC blows away the 7600GT. It is 256bit not 128 also has 12 pixel pipelines and the Memory Transfer Rate is 32GB/s the 7600GT's is 22.4GB/s. This card is hard to find but Tiger Direct has it right now for $145 after rebate.

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Response Number 10

Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: February 26, 2007 at 00:49:51 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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In the Toms Hardware VGA charts, the 7600GT is always slightly faster than the 6800Ultra. The 6800Ultra is better than the 6800GS OC too, so the 7600GT should easily have the upper hand over the 6800GS. The 7600GT does only have a 128Bit interface but its clock speeds straighten it out. Heres the 7600GT vs the 6800Ultra:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graph...
If you flick through the games you see that the 7600GT is always slightly ahead of the 6800U.
Mattwizz3 : )
Sempron 2600+ @ 2.2GHz
1Gb DDR400
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
200GB SATA
2X 80Gb IDE
256Mb MSI 6800 Ultra

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Response Number 11

Name: voltage
Date: February 26, 2007 at 06:08:06 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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OK I'm a believer now. I didn't think the core clock could make up for the 256Bit interface.
Go with the 7600GT it's even cheaper after rebate :)

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Response Number 12

Name: LostxSoulz
Date: February 26, 2007 at 07:06:27 Pacific
Subject: AGP Vid Card & Power Supply

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alright :p ill get the 7600 GT and a 550 wat psu anyone got any brands to go by?
P4 2.8Ghz
1Gb ram
160 HDD
ATi Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb AGP 8x
300 watt stock PSU
-lost

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