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[Dutch_guy]

FYI, the 7600 GT is much slower than the x1950 Pro or 7900 GT. I don't advise spending too much (over $200) on a new AGP video card because regardless of whether you upgrade your motherboard & processor or purchase a new system either selection will force you to buy a PCI-ex video card. When that time comes I doubt you'll be happy about using an expensive AGP video card as a paperweight. What video card you should buy depends on the other components in system. What is your processor and how much RAM do you have?

Well I have an Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz processor and 512 Mb RAM.

Oh and in what way exactly do memory (RAM) and processor have anything to do with which videocard one choses ? I can understand why knowing your processor is needed, something I don't yet for memory.

Also, I thought relatively powerfull videocards like the 7600gt, or the more powerfull 7900 and x1950 pro, weren't able to function with an AGP Motherboard - don't know why I thought so, but judging from the quoted, this isn't necessarily so. Or am I wrong ?

[x-dANGEr]

@Dutch Guy: There is an AGP version of the 7600 GT, same goes for the x1950 pro (As Spino says).

[Dutch_guy]

@Dutch Guy: There is an AGP version of the 7600 GT, same goes for the x1950 pro (As Spino says).

Ah ok, thanks for mentioning that. The card seems to be just what I'm looking for, a reasonably priced card which can run most current and new games (think M2TW) on an acceptable level.

[Spino]

Well I have an Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz processor and 512 Mb RAM.

Oh and in what way exactly do memory (RAM) and processor have anything to do with which videocard one choses ? I can understand why knowing your processor is needed, something I don't yet for memory.

Also, I thought relatively powerfull videocards like the 7600gt, or the more powerfull 7900 and x1950 pro, weren't able to function with an AGP Motherboard - don't know why I thought so, but judging from the quoted, this isn't necessarily so. Or am I wrong ?

I just wanted to get an idea of what your system could do. Based on your processor and RAM I really don't advise spending too much to upgrade your current system. If you intend on keeping that system for another year or so then consider upping the RAM to 1gig and getting the AGP version of the 7600 GT. Even if you upgrade your RAM and get that 7600 GT don't expect really smooth framerates when you try to run the latest games on that machine.

Basically I think you're much better off saving as much money as you can and then upgrading to a new system in the next six months.