Need suggestions for AGP card that can run on 300 watt ps

[mikied]

My radeon aiw 9800 pro is dying, no doubt b/c I replaced the fan w/ a zalman heat pipe. It ran silently for three years or so, so I guess I'm ok with that.

I'm looking for a replacement that can run on an AGP 4x/8x system with a 300 watt power supply. I'm running windows XP pro on a 2.8 GHz pentium 4 with 2 GB of ram and a couple of SATA hdds. The power requirements don't seem to always be indicated so I'm hesitent to pick up anything. I guess I could upgrade my power supply if I have to, but I'd rather put that money towards a new system down the line.

Seems like most cards either require pci-e or more power. I currently have an analog montior. Something that has an additional component hdtv out would be nice.

thanks,

mike

 

[sirheck]

it seems if you want to keep your current sys
then it would be a good idea to update the psu.

if you want to get a new agp card.
some require a extra power connect.

you mentioned 2 hdds so if you can afford it.
i would say a new psu while your at it.

 

[jaguarskx]

The 9800Pro uses a little over 47w under full load.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/ati-powercons_8.html

Without knowing anything else and assuming you do not want to replace your PSU, you'll want a video card that does not consume more than 50w. There are actually a couple of powerful cards that comes under that 50w limit.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/xfx-7600gt-xxx_5.html

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/power-noise_6.html

The following are cards you can choose from:

7900GT
7900GS
7600GT
7600GS

X1800GTO
X1600XT
X1600Pro

 

[mikied]

thanks for the great links and info.