rec.autos.simulators

>> Can anyone provide me with some much needed video card suggestions? Mine,
>> an ATI/Radeon 9800 128M Pro, is going south and will need to be replaced
>> very soon. I've always had some minor problems with this card. I was told
>> it was due to a compatibly issue with my motherboard, an Asus A8V.  I say
>> minor-I couldn't run at AGP 8X.  I had to go into the Bios and set to 4X
>> and disable fast write, or it would lock up. The only game I am
>> interested in running is NASCAR 2003 and the various add-ons.

>> OS . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows XP, Home version, Service Pack 2

>> MB . . . . . . . . . . . . Asus A8v Deluxe (rev.2)

>> Power Supply . . . . Vantec, 520 W

>> CPU . . . . . . . . . . . .Athlon 64, XP3200+ (939 pin)

>> Memory . . . . . . . . . 1 GB (2x512mb PC3200-DDR400)

>> Video Card . . . . . .  ATI Radeon 9800 pro (128MB)

>> Hard Drive . . . . . . . Seagate SATA 160gb

>> Sound . . . . . . . . . . . Realtec AC'97 Audio for VIA (on board)

>> Thanks. I've been away from the newsgroup for a while, so I apologize if
>> this has been covered lately. I searched, but never came up with what I
>> was looking for.

>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?...

>    Ugh.  For the same price get a 7600GT.  50% more pipelines, etc.  Or
> the 7300GT if you insist, at $20 less:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=38&N=106792013...

>    In any case, the OP is running an AGP mobo, and both of the above are
> PCI-E.  The 8x/FW AGP issue on the 9800pro doesn't really affect the speed
> of the card anyway.  The OP doesn't say what the actual problem is, but he
> might consider simply cleaning and lubeing the fan (Inox is the best lube
> for this), and removing & reapplying the heatsink compound on the card.  A
> half-hour effort will result in a quieter, cooler-running card.

> rms

>>> Can anyone provide me with some much needed video card suggestions?
>>> Mine, an ATI/Radeon 9800 128M Pro, is going south and will need to be
>>> replaced very soon. I've always had some minor problems with this card.
>>> I was told it was due to a compatibly issue with my motherboard, an Asus
>>> A8V.  I say minor-I couldn't run at AGP 8X.  I had to go into the Bios
>>> and set to 4X and disable fast write, or it would lock up. The only game
>>> I am interested in running is NASCAR 2003 and the various add-ons.

>>> OS . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows XP, Home version, Service Pack 2

>>> MB . . . . . . . . . . . . Asus A8v Deluxe (rev.2)

>>> Power Supply . . . . Vantec, 520 W

>>> CPU . . . . . . . . . . . .Athlon 64, XP3200+ (939 pin)

>>> Memory . . . . . . . . . 1 GB (2x512mb PC3200-DDR400)

>>> Video Card . . . . . .  ATI Radeon 9800 pro (128MB)

>>> Hard Drive . . . . . . . Seagate SATA 160gb

>>> Sound . . . . . . . . . . . Realtec AC'97 Audio for VIA (on board)

>>> Thanks. I've been away from the newsgroup for a while, so I apologize if
>>> this has been covered lately. I searched, but never came up with what I
>>> was looking for.

> LA45

> >     For that price you could have got a 7900GT from ebay :)

> > rms

> Yep and he could put it in a glass case on top of his desk and look at
> it wishing he could use it since it's PCIe and he needs AGP......

> I think the card you bought, 7900gs is about the fastest AGP card you
> can get....................