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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Well... then I'll be the first to say "no it isn't worth it" 
That is to say:
It highly depends on what you're planning todo when you buy another computer in the futur. Are you going to use the graphics cards from the old PC (thus, the card you're going to buy now) or not? If not, and you decide you would buy an entire new PC (as PC's would be much faster by then and even newer technology has come out), then I do not see any reason why buying a PCI-E over an AGP one would be "better".
Performance wise (unless you're a hardcore tweaker/game junkie... but then again, if you are you wouldn't buy these GeForce's in this category) there is no real difference between them. Moreover (but I can be wrong in this one, though I doubt it), the AGP one has more cache memory than the PCI-E one. And that is a big factor in performance. So PCI-E may be in theory faster than AGP when comparing only the bus speed, but I very highly doubt you would see much overall difference in everyday use in this case (except in your wallet)...
I would look in very much detail at benchmarks of these exact cards (not a card with same type of processor, but higher memory, etc... but exact same cards and in the exact same benchmark tests), and only buy the PCI-E one if and only if it shows a very massive increase in performance over the AGP one (afterall we're talking about 50% more in costs pricewise; I wouldn't pay 50% if it only 'ticks' slightly faster).
Using newest technology is not always better!!!!! It highly depends on what you are going todo with it, now and in the futur.
eg: if you're planning to upgrade your entire PC (aka motherboard) soonish, then I would buy the PCI-E one (and maybe even one in a higher category), if not, stick with the cheaper one, it would work equally well and you have some spare money to spend on something else (eg: a dinner with a nice girl ).
Cookie: Here are a few things ...
Im getting a new pc.
I do want to play most games at full graphics cause ive been waiting for soooo long to do so since my current one is shit. So i want a good card that can probably last me 2-3 years letting me play games smoothly and a relatively high level ? I hope thats not asking too much. I love playing games but no im not a tweaker or a hard core gamer. Ill probably put in an hour or so during univ and about 4-5 during my off time but thats it ....
Basically thats the only thing that i want ... it should last me well (meaning it should work with the latest games well enough for atleast 3 years) But i dont want to be troubled in say a year and a half's time stating that my card isnt compatible. Cause its been 4 years now with this pc (which was my first so i didnt know that much hardware before buying it). It probably going to be another 4-5 years till i move out of my house after i finish my studies and get my own pc. So the one that im planning to buy should do relatively well till then with a few minor upgrades like ram if needed (1gb ddr 2 ought to do well for now i think
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So based on that, what would your analysis be ?
Edit: A graphics card upgrade wouldnt be considered "minor"
6000+INR isnt minor 
512 mb ddr 2 ram however costs around 2250 so its another question all together 
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