Looking for a decent AGP graphics card

My ATI Radeon 9800 128MB Pro fried itself last year after the fan stopped working. I'm just using a crappy temp one at the moment.

Any recommendations? I need to do some graphic and video editing work so 256MB would probably be best.

K8N-E Deluxe
AMD Athlon 3200+
250GB WD 8M
100GB WD 8M
2x 512 Kingston DDR 400 (soon to be 2x 1GB)
i dont think the rest really matters

 

How much are you willing to spend?

Give us price ranges and we can work from there.

 

im using nvidia GF6600GT AGP with my athlon xp 3200+. its a great card but only has 128MB....

 

i always forget the price range..

maybe around 200AU/150USD/80GBP

maybe a little less...

im scared to spend a huge amount. im worried that my next graphic card will fry itself as well..

 

i use that same card but its from BFG and its the 6600gt OC so its overclocked right from the factory and has a lifetime warranty. they also offer free 24/7 tech support, i love bfg but they tend to cost more.

 

Well I bought a 6600GT last year that cost me £110 (GBP).

Only 128mb but a brilliant card, would definitely recommend it.
For that price though, you can pick up a high end x700 card I believe.

 

Thats what a warranty is for,if your card is less than 12 months old you can return it to the retailer,if its less than 3 years old you can try and get an RMA you can return it to the manufacturer at the cost of postage for a replacement or a card of equal or above performance,if you post the name of the manufacturer I'll show you the next steps,if you have the box to it I'll be on there or alternitively written on the card,it may be manufactured by ATI in which case it wont have any other name on it and must be returned to ATI

 

Thats what a warranty is for,if your card is less than 12 months old you can return it to the retailer,if its less than 3 years old you can try and get an RMA you can return it to the manufacturer at the cost of postage for a replacement or a card of equal or above performance,if you post the name of the manufacturer I'll show you the next steps,if you have the box to it I'll be on there or alternitively written on the card,it may be manufactured by ATI in which case it wont have any other name on it and must be returned to ATI

 

For 80GBP, if gaming is not you upmost concern, you could go for a vanilla Geforce 6600 256MB AGP and have 20-30GBP change if you shop around. They will also play also every new game, albeit in 1024x768 max and maybe not on high graphics settings. For about 70GBP you can get a silent 6600 256MB AGP with no fan just a big heatsink.
Alternatively you could get the new x1600pro from ATI for about that price. This is a 256MB DDR3 AGP card and is very good value for money. Again not the best gaming card in the world but the image quality is very good. I prefer nVidia but was very tempted into getting one of these instead, mainly because of the 256bit DDR3 memory.

 

Ye this makes sense - a friend of mine bought a second hand 9700pro last year and a week later it fried. He called Crucial (the manufacturer) and told them he had bought the card from someone and didn't have a reciept or box, and it had blown. They asked him for the serial number from the card and then told him to return it. He was sent a brand new 9800pro as the 9700's were out of production.
Return your card and maybe you'll get a suprise

 

ATI? sorry, its a powercolor...

 

then rma it to powercolor... the card is a powercolor ATi 9800

 

Re:

for the people with the 6600GT, which manufacturer besides BFG?

 

You sound like you just want to buy a new card which is up to you,personally though I think you should go down the RMA channel first see if you can get it replaced the worst that can happen is they say no

here are the pages you need to check out

http://www.powercolor.com/global/main_support_warranty_rma.asp

http://www.powercolor.com/global/main_support_rma_faq.asp

If you go for a new card your throwing away a $100 card for the price of postage

 

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there is asus, AOpen and albatron, right now at newegg the bfg costs 188, the asus is 143, the Aopen is 143 but they also have a open box for 110 and the albatron is 134

 

ive never heard of albatron. i know that XFX, gigabyte and leadtek also do them..

any big differences between them?

 

If your warranty return doesn't work out heres some info.

Because you from OZ here are some links, one is from ACA and list comparison websites, enter what you want and it will show the cheapest prices and where to get it:

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/stories/2100.asp

An example from one of the sites:

http://www.shopferret.com.au/buy/graphics_cards~l-p.html

XpertVision 6800GS 128MB AGP for AUD$196

http://www.shopferret.com.au/buy/graphics_cards~p-758267.html

LEADTEK 6600GT TDH 128Mb AGP Video Card AUD$195

XpertVision 6600GT 128Mb AGP AUD$195
http://www.shopferret.com.au/buy/graphics_cards~p-44833.html

All good cards for what you want and at the right price.