A Little but strange problem

[steve_83]

Click here for auctions on eBay for an ATI 9800 AGP card.

Before I got an ATI X850XT Platinum (the last best AGP they made as far as I know) I LOVED my 9800.

Just be REAL careful, and try to buy a Radeon, or one that was made by ATI.
3 years warranty (vs) 1 year and litlle support from the knock-off brands.

You can save some substantial $$ there: but you can also get burned big time.
Check the numbers next to a sellers profile and READ the feedback.

It gives you some idea who you're dealing with and how they handle their eBay transactions.
Don't buy an Indonesian board with ATI, IMHO: you'll be sorry.
Get a Canadian ATI board from the USA if possible.

I would also recommend paying with PayPal who will handle the currency exchanges, and accept Credit Cards as a secondary layer of protection against the thousands of scams taking place right now.

Don't Western Union any money, and make sure of what you're doing before you even consider this option.

THE MOST (cost saving) yet DANGEROUS SITE ON THE WEB.


Steve_83

[gaboikari]

Does an AGP card work with an pci express x16 slot

[SpywareDr]

[steve_83]

Very good pic of the differences Doc!

I'm sorry guy: I was thinking AGP on the 9800 by ATI and that will not work on a pci buss slot.

Whether you're going to be able to find a decent one in the PCIe you have depends on your motherboard, and I don't have any experience past AGP.

Dreading that too.

That's some SLI arrrangement with dual graphics cards, special cables: and will be my next machine until this one dies or becomes obsolete.

I'm budgeting right now.
I have to.

A good example is: Intel will sell you all the socket 478 motherboards you can find and the CPUS.
They will not support either however, by phone, pay-for-incident, or email.
I've tried and bought the latest (still under warranty !) Intel mobo and CPU only 14 months ago.

Support: they will NOT even talk past "hello"on these products, and YOU CAN"T even email a support question.

I apologize if I mislead you.

Avoid socket 478 boards: period.

You'll be spending the money again in a year if you do.

Steve_83

Here --->Take my advice, I never use it.

[liam858]

The 8800GT as mentioned earlier is the best bang for buck, and best £ for £ card available at the moment....512mb, any brand, job's a good un. (PCI-E)


Liam

[gaboikari]

Jeejejejeje. Thx. I was going to ask just what liam said. I know that the ATI are good, but I'm buying and motherboard with PCI express slots. The AGP slots are dying.

[gaboikari]

Hi guys. How are you. A lot of time without writing. My studies and my job doesn't give me a chance to breath. Jejejejeje. I now have the money to buy my computer, but right now my country is mad with buying things outside so I'll have to travel to USA to buy the parts. That's good, but I was told that is difficult to find stores (In miami Florida because I can stay there with friends) that sell computer parts because all of them sell the complete computer. It's that true?

[lgbpop]

Look for a CompUSA store. They were going through a closeout/going-out-of-business phase, but I see in Sunday's classifieds that our local CompUSA in Fort Myers (100 miles west of Miami) is hiring, and they're listed as CompUSA/TigerDirect. That's the on-line parts retailer. If you get here soon, you should be able to find one.

You could also ask your friend if you could buy a card from Newegg or elsewhere online, and let you use his/her Miami address for shipping. That way you could save some money.

[SpywareDr]

TigerDirect.com > Retail Stores > Miami
http://www.tigerdirect.com/retailstores/miami.asp

MALL OF THE AMERICAS
Flagler Street and the Palmetto Expressway
(State Road 826)
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7795+W...wloc=addr&om=1
Hours of Operation:
Mon - Sat: 9 am to 9 pm
Sun: 10 am to 6 pm
(305) 415-2199

14951 South Dixie Hwy
Miami, FL 33176
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...wloc=addr&om=1
Hours of Operation:
Mon - Sat: 9 am to 9 pm
Sun: 11 am to 6 pm
(305) 415-2750

http://www.tigerdirect.com/retailstores/index.asp

Systemax Inc. owns TigerDirect, GlobalComputer, CompUSA, InfoTelUSA, Misco and more: http://www.systemax.com/divisions.htm

[gaboikari]

Thx Guys. I was worried for that because now that I cant buy in the internet I have to travel and buy it using my credit card in the store. Thx for the help. I can only buy in internet maximum 400$. Tell me, do you think I can make my computer with that money??? Impossible. Well, thats why Im going to travel and I will go to the stores and buy it and take them with me so Ill have to pay myself the shipping. Thx for all

[gaboikari]

Hi guys. How are you. Im proud to say I bought all the parts I wanted. GeForce 8800GT alpha dog edition, 4Gb of memory, an 500GB hard disk, an intel motherboard(its the only one I found but its a good one) and a quad core 2.4 intel processor. Im happy now. Im having a problem with my wifi card, but that its gettint fixed (I think). Thanks for all your help

[lgbpop]

Thanks for the update, and have fun with the new hardware. I think you'll enjoy that video card!