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I'm looking for a replacement for my GT6800
The card would need to be AGP I don't have a PC express slot on this computer looking for 256mb 350mhz or better
I checked newegg but they don't seem to sell the GT6800 anymore I saw a 5500FX but I don't know how well that would work for gameing.
It only needs to play games from 2000-2004 so it dosen't need to be uber or anything just workable.
This computer only has 1gig of ram as it is.
Was just wondering if there was a place that sold old as dirt crap.... Kinda want to keep this old clunker going for web browseing while on my other computer or playing D2 and my emulators.
Sadly I can't seem to get many of these old games to work under win7 so I'd like to keep the XP machine going. Just need a new gfx card for it now.. Don't even know how the other one croaked got a 64mb card it in now and it's so slow.
Geforce 440mx
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amazon seems to have a few
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https://www.google.com/search?q=geforce+9600&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=geforce+9600 &hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=U1d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvnsr&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=b DBQT8mMKIewgwegw7HQDQ&ved=0CEoQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=c045c9724dd26e08&biw=1920&bih=903
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Yeah, that sure worked well...jesus christ lol.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=geforce+9600&x=0&y=0
there
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geez louise, you have better gaming capabilities on an ereader.
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AGP. Oh the memories.
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Nevermind, probably can't run it.
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Stay away from FX. Otherwise thre are enough cards to choose from, both on Newegg and TigerDirect.
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can't upgrade much from a 6800gt with AGP. That's what I used in my old comp up until about 3 years ago or so.
might be able to find something on craigslist or ebay...Don't pay much for anything though, they can't be worth more than $30 or so on the "high" end I wouldn't think.
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Found a visiontek 3450 512meg 8x agp card at tigerdirect it'll be here next week thanks for the help the links were helpfull
yes it's an old computer 
I game on an I7-920 this one is just for the internet and maybe the occasional game of D2/Oni plus my emulators seems to run better under XP then Win7 and seem to work better on that computer then on the newer one.
The monitor is 4:3 which helps for some things vs my 16:9 on the newer computer so it fills the screen better for games that don't support wide screen as well so there are a few reasons to use it still.
Thanks again
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if you have a local store like MicroCenter or Fry's, you can easily find a 'cheap' AGP card that'll get you running again.
problem is, AGP is pretty expensive compared to PCI-E due to limited supply.
still, sometimes it's worth more to get a machine running with 1 expensive part rather than updating the whole thing.
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Was $60 vs $200-$300 for a new computer plus I don't need to worry about re-installing my software again computers in Canada are more expensive then in the US. Tho with the dollar being on par that shouldn't be the case, but it still is.  I blame Mithan he should use his clout as VN Admin to get cheap prices for all the Canadian board members.
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