Which is better?

george_gtl · #1 June 27th, 2006, 06:35 AM

ATI Radeon X700 Pro 256MB AGP Video Card or BFG GeForce 7300 GS OC 256MB PCI Express Video Card? Cause im gettting WoW and i need a new GFX card.

photolady · #2 June 27th, 2006, 11:36 AM

Unless your system supports both AGP and PCI-e, you could get either or. Though that X700 is bit old for a graphics card and I prefer Nvidia cards, would get an Nvidia card. If your computer does not support PCI-e (do not confuse this with PCI slots, they are different), then go for a 7800 or 6800 Geforce in AGP.

Rich M · #3 June 27th, 2006, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by photolady

Unless your system supports both AGP and PCI-e, you could get either or. Though that X700 is bit old for a graphics card and I prefer Nvidia cards, would get an Nvidia card. If your computer does not support PCI-e (do not confuse this with PCI slots, they are different), then go for a 7800 or 6800 Geforce in AGP.

PL X700 isn't old, it is a current card:
http://www.a1-electronics.net/Graphi...700_Sept.shtml

photolady · #4 June 27th, 2006, 03:09 PM

I thought it had been out at least a year. That to me is old, Rich.

k-slice · #5 June 27th, 2006, 03:19 PM

it would be weird for you MoBo to have a true AGP and PCI-e slot. yo umight want to take another look...

i have always used ATI cards. they are very compatable, the drivers are great and overclocking is easy with the AITool

Patrick2588 · #6 June 27th, 2006, 05:34 PM

i play WoW and i use a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 and i can run it perfectly

only got 512 ram...so i lag a bit rarely

george_gtl · #7 June 27th, 2006, 06:23 PM

How can we tell what type. My computer is a 3100+ AMD Sempron Processor. And my motherboared looks like this http://www.overclockersonline.com/im...362/bottom.jpg

Rich M · #8 June 27th, 2006, 06:42 PM

Download and install this and then tell us what your motherboard model and make is.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

george_gtl · #9 June 27th, 2006, 06:47 PM

It says i have 3 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot. So which one should i get.

Patrick2588 · #10 June 27th, 2006, 07:14 PM

go to start...control panel...admin tools..computer mangament....look at the box on left of pop up..click device manager...click computer...that will tell procsesser...look around and u can find all ur comp specs...from mouse...to ram

k-slice · #11 June 27th, 2006, 08:57 PM

well PCI-e is out of the question...

as i thought you have an AGP slot. there is really no difference in preformance between AGP and PCI-e, yet.

so if you have decided to get one of the 2 cards you showed earlier, go with the ATI.