Video card compatibility -

[X1337]

X1600Pro is way faster than the X800..

 

[ownage]

depends which X800, x800XT? nope, its not, X1600pro is only 128-bit, x800XT is 256bit. It has 16 pipelines fully functional and has a possibility to flash to X850XTPE. X1600pro on the other hand, uses GDDR2, and has a low number of pipelines and shaders.

 

[X1337]

There Even Scores

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_x1600_xt_x1300_pro/page7.asp

 

[alvino]

The X1k family is ALL PCI-Express. The X1600 isn't bad and it's cheaper than most of the X800's.

 

[mudda_fudda]

the one x800 posted was agp and it was the x1600

 

[lhuser]

OK, you guys will drive me nuts with these three cards :S

Ok, Pat, you want the X800. There is a better card called X1600. The crap series is the X1300. The X800 is PCI-E, so this is out of the question.

X1600 is better than X800
X1300 is WORST than X800

 

[X1337]

OK, you guys will drive me nuts with these three cards :S

Ok, Pat, you want the X800. There is a better card called X1600. The crap series is the X1300. The X800 is PCI-E, so this is out of the question.

X1600 is better than X800
X1300 is WORST than X800

wtf are you talking about.. The X800 Is also APG

 

[TRDCorolla1]

I'm going to be the odd ball person here. Have you considered something like this?

XFX PVT70KUAD7 Geforce 7800GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150131

or this for a little cheaper version (rebate)

eVGA 256-A8-N506-AX Geforce 7800GS CO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130274

I know you're looking into ATi cards, but this is just an alternative and I don't see any reason why your motherboard can't support it. It looks like a damn good card to me, especially running on the older AGP model.

 

[X1337]

those are good cards... you know what would be close to it.. 6800GS apg becuase the core can be unlock to 16 pipelines

 

[TRDCorolla1]

I guess it depends on how much he's willing to spend. I think if you're a gamer, you can't skimp on pricing.