just like killadoob said - AGP is dead, tho my friend was in a similar predicament just a month ago. He wanted to upgrade his Graphics card, but his board only supported AGP and he couldnt afford to get a whole new setup, just for a PCI-Express slot.
So anyways after we looked around, he got himself a GeForce 7600GS last week. Now, he's playing FEAR in full and Quake 4, one setting short of maximum.
heres my advice: the difference between PCI-Express and AGP is very small, so its not a bad thing, but the only problem lies with cutting yourself off from further upgrades - if you were to get a new setup - it'll almost definitely be PCI-Express and you wont be able to use your new card. but if you dnt plan on upgradng netime soon, then with full support, get a new card.
SO HERES YOUR OPTIONS:
1) most logical choice. get a new setup with PCI-Express and then get yourself a "new age" card. This choice is if you're really looking into the future.
2) get a new card (your original choice)
seeing my friends performance i would highly recommend the 7600GS if you're a budget, BUT, the 7800GS isnt much more and its a lot better.
search here for prices:
www.computersonly.co.za
www.buycomputersonly.co.za
www.prophecy.co.za
www.jump.co.za
or the previously mentioned sites to name a few
if you have family in the UK
then try
www.scan.co.uk or
www.komplett.co.za
3) IF you want to choose option 1 but you on a tight budget, then check out my ad - i'm selling my currrent setup - which is perfect for gaming - it just needs a graphicsa card, BUT even with the onboard - it can play anything on low.
http://mybroadband.co.za/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=1017
