is the ATI radeon XP 1300 AGP a good card for games?

Answer 1

It can get by for most games, but it's pretty low-end (as far as gaming cards go). The best AGP card out there is probably the ATI Radeon X1950 Pro, followed by the Nvidia GeForce 7900GS.

The X1300 < X1650 < X1800 < X1950 so it's several steps down the food chain, but it's still better than something like a Radeon 9600.

Obviously, there's a lot more variety & selection among PCI-Express cards but you've gotta buy whatever your motherboard accepts. As the previous poster pointed out, higher-end cards sometimes aren't an option without upgrading your power supply.

The "good" gaming cards run $200 and up, the budget cards are around $100. Anything less than that is usually a waste of money for gaming.

Answer 2

It's really an entry level card (for those on a low budget). If you are currently on integrated graphics, x1300 will improve your PCs gaming performance but may still have difficulty w/ current games.
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If you are currently using an old AGP card, the x1300 is not a good upgrade. Nvidia's 7300GT AGP would be a better option and would not be stressful to your power supply. The x1300 draws about 30watts, the 7300GT about 25watts.

Answer 3

Not really for AGP anyways. It's just an entry level BUDGET gaming graphics card not designed to run the latest and greatest games. It's just designed to run little games and handle light gaming situations. You should get something better than the X1300 series if you are planning on gaming often.

Answer 4

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