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The Help Desk => Computer Related Discussions & Questions => Topic started by: Wineslob on January 23, 2009, 12:31:05 PM

Title: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on January 23, 2009, 12:31:05 PM
Just bought 2 of these!  One for me, one for the wife.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11318676&whse=BC&Ne=4000000&eCat=BC|84|56671|74658&N=4018595&Mo=11&pos=7&No=9&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&cat=74658&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&ec=BC-EC11739-Cat25532&topnav


Gonna be smokin baby!   :hyper:
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Thor on January 23, 2009, 02:48:07 PM
I really need to find a better AGP graphics card. That's just been low priority since my funds are extremely limited.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on January 27, 2009, 10:41:07 AM
AGP cards are a dying/dead breed, and are going to be very difficult to find. If you can, take a look at NewEgg and Tiger Direct, and see if they have any left, but I'd make it quick.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: thundley4 on January 27, 2009, 10:50:03 AM
AGP cards are a dying/dead breed, and are going to be very difficult to find. If you can, take a look at NewEgg and Tiger Direct, and see if they have any left, but I'd make it quick.

PCI slots seem to be dying off, also in favor of PCIe .
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on January 27, 2009, 11:40:15 AM
Even as old as my board is (runs a Socket 939) it has PCI 16 Express. These cards will probably be the last ones until I upgrade the MO BO.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: JohnMatrix on January 27, 2009, 09:30:36 PM
AGP cards are a dying/dead breed, and are going to be very difficult to find. If you can, take a look at NewEgg and Tiger Direct, and see if they have any left, but I'd make it quick.

they are easy to find, the ATI HD 3xxx series is on AGP.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609639&name=AGP%204X%2f8X
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on January 28, 2009, 10:07:56 AM
they are easy to find, the ATI HD 3xxx series is on AGP.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609639&name=AGP%204X%2f8X


Well, color me surprised. The last time I looked there were maybe half a dozen.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: thundley4 on January 28, 2009, 11:25:57 AM

Well, color me surprised. The last time I looked there were maybe half a dozen.

They'll be around for awhile, but very few , if any new mobos even have an AGP slot.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on January 28, 2009, 03:06:41 PM
I also wonder why? The cards out there now, look at the ones I got, HAMMER AGP cards, and cost much less.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: thundley4 on January 28, 2009, 04:46:52 PM
When I was looking at video cards, it seemed that AGP cards were slower than their PCI equivalents.  When it comes to video cards, gamers are what drive the market, and to them speed is everything.  Even standard eide/ide hard drives are harder to find in the box stores, SATA is the new standard.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: JohnMatrix on January 29, 2009, 12:33:15 AM
When I was looking at video cards, it seemed that AGP cards were slower than their PCI equivalents.  When it comes to video cards, gamers are what drive the market, and to them speed is everything.  Even standard eide/ide hard drives are harder to find in the box stores, SATA is the new standard.

a fast hard drive improves every aspect of day to day computing.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: thundley4 on January 29, 2009, 07:10:31 AM
a fast hard drive improves every aspect of day to day computing.
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Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on January 29, 2009, 12:54:45 PM
When I was looking at video cards, it seemed that AGP cards were slower than their PCI equivalents.  When it comes to video cards, gamers are what drive the market, and to them speed is everything.  Even standard eide/ide hard drives are harder to find in the box stores, SATA is the new standard.

From my undestanding AGP had reached it's "apex".
I got the cards last night. You gotta love Nvidia.  With unified drivers theres no uninstalling the old ones. I just pulled the old card, plugged in the new one fired up the comp, ran the cd and restarted.

WoW looks great, and no more "choking" in high density player areas. Smooth as silk.  :yahoo:
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: JohnMatrix on February 01, 2009, 06:18:00 PM
From my undestanding AGP had reached it's "apex".
I got the cards last night. You gotta love Nvidia.  With unified drivers theres no uninstalling the old ones. I just pulled the old card, plugged in the new one fired up the comp, ran the cd and restarted.

WoW looks great, and no more "choking" in high density player areas. Smooth as silk.  :yahoo:

what card did you get?
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on February 02, 2009, 12:31:07 PM
Looks like the link is dead. (sold out?)
Here's the card on NewEgg   
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133247




*edit*  Link at top of thread still good
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: JohnMatrix on February 04, 2009, 03:43:34 AM
Looks like the link is dead. (sold out?)
Here's the card on NewEgg   
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133247




*edit*  Link at top of thread still good

What do you plan on doing with it?
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on February 04, 2009, 12:28:51 PM
Ummm......it's installed in my comp........................
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: thundley4 on February 04, 2009, 12:51:35 PM
Ummm......it's installed in my comp........................

Uh, it's a video card, maybe he thought you were going to put it in your tv.  :-) 

I have an ATI Radeon X1050 for running my dual displays. :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/thundley4/065.jpg)
22" on left and a 19" on the right.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: JohnMatrix on February 06, 2009, 02:17:27 AM
Uh, it's a video card, maybe he thought you were going to put it in your tv.  :-) 

I have an ATI Radeon X1050 for running my dual displays. :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/thundley4/065.jpg)
22" on left and a 19" on the right.

no, I was wondering if he wanted to play computer games, or if he just was going to check email, word process, etc.
Title: Re: New toys
Post by: Wineslob on February 06, 2009, 10:32:42 AM
It makes WoW run like a champ.     :-)