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coolcps · 10-16-2006, 03:46 PM

The x1600 pro costs about $130 and I was thinking about an upgrade (only have AGP), I don't really wanna start a whole new system for a few years. Even with a 9800 pro my computer still does pretty well with newer games, but would the x1600 pro be a worthy upgrade? I have no idea what the performance difference would be, I wish there was a place where you could compare something like that really easily (maybe there is?). Thanks for any input.

edit: I was lookin to spend more money, but saw this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131427
Any opinions on that one for the price of about $90?

***glc*** · 10-17-2006, 12:28 PM

From what I've been able to find, that would not be a significant upgrade. It does bench maybe 10 to 20% higher, to me that's not worth spending the money. I'd wait till I could afford a Nvidia 7800GS, this just wipes any ATI AGP card ever made, even the X850XT.

moose48fox · 10-17-2006, 01:18 PM

Wow glad to hear the 7800GS is good. I was just looking to upgrade my system once more before it it totally obsolete (3 year old system, only AGP) and I bought a 7800GS and another 1gig of RAM to replace my 9800pro. They come in 2 days I cant wait. Everything I read about the 7800GS is very positive.

I will let you know how much better it is when I get it in.

David M · 10-17-2006, 01:48 PM

You should be very happy with it. I have had absolutely no problems with mine in SLI. The card is in a nice sweet spot for power/price.

coolcps · 10-17-2006, 06:36 PM

That card looks pretty sweet, but really how much of a difference would that make with my old processor holding stuff back? I guess I'm not really looking for a huge difference in performance anyway, and the fact that I can sell my 9800 pro to a friend for $50 makes the x1600pro more like $50 to me, and for $50 I'd be happy with not a huge difference. But that 7800GS looks very sexy, so if I got something like that how much would my system be a bottleneck on that?

***glc*** · 10-17-2006, 06:41 PM

Your system is still plenty fast enough, a 2.4 GHz P4 on 800 FSB is far from being an "old slow" processor. The video card makes the most difference in gaming, followed by ram quantity. Processor speed is a distant third.

tigstah · 10-17-2006, 10:46 PM

i'm looking to upgrade too.
i have an 9800 pro also. i'll look into the 7800 also...thanks.

coolcps · 10-23-2006, 10:44 PM

Well, I ended up gettin the X800 GTO, so I will let you guys know how it turns out in a few days. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102042

10-16-2006, 03:46 PM	#1
coolcps Member (9 bit) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 363	Upgrade from 9800 pro -> x1600 pro? The x1600 pro costs about $130 and I was thinking about an upgrade (only have AGP), I don't really wanna start a whole new system for a few years. Even with a 9800 pro my computer still does pretty well with newer games, but would the x1600 pro be a worthy upgrade? I have no idea what the performance difference would be, I wish there was a place where you could compare something like that really easily (maybe there is?). Thanks for any input. edit: I was lookin to spend more money, but saw this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131427 Any opinions on that one for the price of about $90? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by coolcps; 10-16-2006 at 03:54 PM.

10-17-2006, 12:28 PM	#2
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 36,460	From what I've been able to find, that would not be a significant upgrade. It does bench maybe 10 to 20% higher, to me that's not worth spending the money. I'd wait till I could afford a Nvidia 7800GS, this just wipes any ATI AGP card ever made, even the X850XT. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-17-2006, 01:18 PM	#3
moose48fox Member (6 bit) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 48	Wow glad to hear the 7800GS is good. I was just looking to upgrade my system once more before it it totally obsolete (3 year old system, only AGP) and I bought a 7800GS and another 1gig of RAM to replace my 9800pro. They come in 2 days I cant wait. Everything I read about the 7800GS is very positive. I will let you know how much better it is when I get it in. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-17-2006, 01:48 PM	#4
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,746	You should be very happy with it. I have had absolutely no problems with mine in SLI. The card is in a nice sweet spot for power/price. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Asus P8P67 WS Revolution \| Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \|8 gigs Corsair 1600 \| Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire\| Corsair AX1200 \| Thermalright Silver Arrow \| Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache \| Lian-Li PC-A71B \| Logitec Z-5500 \| Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity \| Last edited by David M; 10-17-2006 at 01:54 PM.

10-17-2006, 06:36 PM	#5
coolcps Member (9 bit) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 363	That card looks pretty sweet, but really how much of a difference would that make with my old processor holding stuff back? I guess I'm not really looking for a huge difference in performance anyway, and the fact that I can sell my 9800 pro to a friend for $50 makes the x1600pro more like $50 to me, and for $50 I'd be happy with not a huge difference. But that 7800GS looks very sexy, so if I got something like that how much would my system be a bottleneck on that? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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10-17-2006, 06:41 PM	#6
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 36,460	Your system is still plenty fast enough, a 2.4 GHz P4 on 800 FSB is far from being an "old slow" processor. The video card makes the most difference in gaming, followed by ram quantity. Processor speed is a distant third. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-17-2006, 10:46 PM	#7
tigstah Member (10 bit) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Va Posts: 823	i'm looking to upgrade too. i have an 9800 pro also. i'll look into the 7800 also...thanks. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ R.I.P. #21 Sean Taylor 1983-2007 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

10-23-2006, 10:44 PM	#8
coolcps Member (9 bit) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 363	Well, I ended up gettin the X800 GTO, so I will let you guys know how it turns out in a few days. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102042 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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