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So my video card just died while I was typing a reply in another thread. That was fun. 
It was a BFG 6800 Ultra 256 OC AGP card.
I'm now in need of a replacement. I'm currently running on a backup card I have... a 5900... it's not going to handle my games very well.
I've not kept up on hardware lately so I thought I'd ask around before doing a little research... you know, see what people thought. Maybe someone has some hardware they have had good luck with. I don't think I'm going to buy BFG again. This is the second BFG card that died. The first one I had replaced less than a month after I bought it. This is the replacement. It has lasted since March of 2005 I think. What a piece of crap.
Anyways, I'm in the market for an AGP card. I've got an Athlon 64 3500+ processor running on an Asus A8V Deluxe mobo with a gig of RAM. I doubt I'm going to be able to upgrade that hardware any time soon, so I just need a replacement card at this time. Maybe something a little bit better than what I had if it will do me any good. I realize that my RAM or my processor may then be my bottleneck if I get a much better vid card, but it sucks to have to spend like $150 - $200 just to get a replacement. I usually want to get something a little better, you know?
It doesn't have to be nVidia, I'm open to ATI. But I'm familiar with nVidia, so I will need someone who knows ATI products to let me in on the models and such that ATI offers if I'm going to get an ATI card.
I'd prefer to get the best bang for my buck. In the past that's been nVidia. But at this point, reliability does factor into it. The last to nVidia cards I've had from BFG Technologies have not lasted long.
It was a BFG 6800 Ultra 256 OC AGP card.
I'm now in need of a replacement. I'm currently running on a backup card I have... a 5900... it's not going to handle my games very well.
I've not kept up on hardware lately so I thought I'd ask around before doing a little research... you know, see what people thought. Maybe someone has some hardware they have had good luck with. I don't think I'm going to buy BFG again. This is the second BFG card that died. The first one I had replaced less than a month after I bought it. This is the replacement. It has lasted since March of 2005 I think. What a piece of crap.
Anyways, I'm in the market for an AGP card. I've got an Athlon 64 3500+ processor running on an Asus A8V Deluxe mobo with a gig of RAM. I doubt I'm going to be able to upgrade that hardware any time soon, so I just need a replacement card at this time. Maybe something a little bit better than what I had if it will do me any good. I realize that my RAM or my processor may then be my bottleneck if I get a much better vid card, but it sucks to have to spend like $150 - $200 just to get a replacement. I usually want to get something a little better, you know?
It doesn't have to be nVidia, I'm open to ATI. But I'm familiar with nVidia, so I will need someone who knows ATI products to let me in on the models and such that ATI offers if I'm going to get an ATI card.
I'd prefer to get the best bang for my buck. In the past that's been nVidia. But at this point, reliability does factor into it. The last to nVidia cards I've had from BFG Technologies have not lasted long.
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