So I have an old HP sitting in a corner that I occasionally use for web browsing but nothing more. It looks like the video card is going out on it. I put in an ATI 9600 All in Wonder a few years back.

Looks like it could be going out now. On the left hand side I get a faint pink bar going vertically through the screen. When I'm in the BIOS setup I could see it pretty well... on my normal desktop very hard to see but when I drag a photo into the area certain pixels light up pink. I'm probably going to setup the monitor to my other computer just to make sure its not a monitor issue. Also I did update drivers and still having the same problem.

If it turns out its a video card issue what would be a good AGP card for under $100.

I was looking at this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161154

Than ks

If it's only for web browsing, use this one:

SAPPHIRE 100197L Radeon X1650 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102085

Heres a slightly better card, little bit more but still under $100, it has GDDR3 and is $89.99. It's the best version of that model card, X1650Pro


SAPPHIRE 100174L Radeon X1650PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X CrossFire Support Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102057

why spend more if it's only web browsing?

Those look great... Yeah its really not going to be for gaming or anything. But I dont mind getting something good for the money.

No point in him getting an open box if he could just get a new one for cheaper.

This is a great deal right now, just make sure the HP power supply is at least 300W. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161053

If you're only using it for web browsing then there's no point at all in getting a gaming card. Newegg isn't working for me right now but I'm sure there's cheaper cards out there than the x1650pro that would do the job just fine, no point in getting something that will cost more, put out more heat, and pull more power if you have no use for it...

what he said

you could probably get a card for $25 thats would be fine for web browsing.

lol, i still say the x1650pro, its cheap enough... anything cheaper is nasty, and also,

SAPPHIRE 100174L Radeon X1650PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X CrossFire Support Video Card - Retail

do you spot the problem with that description? (think about agp and crossfire...)

Hook your monitor up to your other PC to make sure the problem is not in the monitor.

That's his current intent, you never know what he may want to do in the near future. Its a couple bucks more so why not get the best for the money your looking to spend?



"lol, i still say the x1650pro, its cheap enough... anything cheaper is nasty, and also,

SAPPHIRE 100174L Radeon X1650PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X CrossFire Support Video Card - Retail

do you spot the problem with that description? (think about agp and crossfire...)"

Hadn't noticed the crossfire part, someone at newegg probably just copied and pasted from the PCI-e and changed it for the AGP listing. Just a oversite. Would be intersting to have an AGP Crossfire setup tho, useless, but interesting.

It's not like you can get any gaming done in the X1650Pro anymore though. At least not where you can actually see a difference between the two, since both will be running in 640x480 or 800x600 with low settings.

im guessing this HP doesnt have onboard video?

if not, why not just go with an FX series card for the cheap, FX5500?

Welll... I just set you my monitor to my laptop and its doing the same thing. Looks like its not a video card issue as far as I know. Good thing I bought the service plan I guess.

Here is an GeForce FX 5200, it has 128mb ram. For web browsing that is all you need. This card is around $30.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125048

If you are willing to buy a used ATI Radeon 9000Pro from a stranger for $12 - $15 depending where in the US you live then I'll take it out and test it.

Shipping would be by USPS 2 Day Priority Mail.

PM me if interested.