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Jan 25^th, 2005 at 8:51am

Revol Offline
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I'm currently using a Sapphire 9600 Atlanis card but feel the time has come to upgrade a little.
I've found a Canyon Radeon 9800 pro 128mb for £101 online,9800 pro's usually go for £130+.
Question is I've never heard of Canyon though they do have a web site
http://www.canyon-tech.com/products/show.cfm/Video/bShowAll

Does it really matter which company produces the card,Sapphire Abit etc etc
Seems like a good deal and I'm really tempted.What do you guys think?

Cheers. Revol

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Reply #1 - Jan 25^th, 2005 at 6:18pm

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My preference would be to save up another £40-£50 and go for an Nvidia 6600GT.

You can get a 6600GT AGP card for £135-£150

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Reply #2 - Jan 25^th, 2005 at 6:43pm

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I thought the 6600gt was a pci-e card not an agp?
Do pci-e cards work in normal pci slots? I have an Asrock k7s8xe mother board btw.

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Reply #3 - Jan 25^th, 2005 at 7:00pm

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A PCI-E card will not fit a AGP slot. However there is a 6600GT AGP card available now.

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Reply #4 - Jan 26^th, 2005 at 1:22am

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I agree with revol.

For its price, the 6600 gt beats all other cards in terms of performence. There is a AGP versian available. It is highly recommended over a 9800 pro.

And PCI-e cards do not work in AGP slots.

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Reply #5 - Jan 26^th, 2005 at 12:11pm

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Yup 6600GT AGP (I specifically checked for AGP cards) available at www.overclockers.co.uk

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