4x agp card suggestion for an aging p4

any AGP card you buy would be a large chunk of a new pc that could play WoW.

I can't recommend that you replace it. sorry.

I have an old 24/7 computer with a 2.2 gig athlon that lost it's Radeon 9800 due to a fan failure. I bought a low end geforce 7600 card with passive cooling that I would think is alot faster than your 4200. Not sure about the power draw of this card, and it was overpriced being it's a dead interface and all, but it works great for what I need. And there is always Craig's List.
Maybe look for something similar or a bit slower to cut more power. Shouldn't be too hard to find something faster than the 4200 and if you can up size the psu, you can get a pretty decent card.
Or try lubing or replacing the fan on your old card.

id unno about the pasively cooled 7600, but I still have several old 7600GT's ( 512MB version ) running that need a minimum of 450 watt PS....and trust me, they mean it, I've tried running them all ( different brands ) on less and failed. I'm usually a big fan of maintaining old equipment, but the 185w PS really makes things difficult. If you feel like gambling, try E-Bay for a PS and 7600. They were the best AGP cards I had and ran quite fine in a 4x slot. Just do the math though, you can just as easily find a good deal on a slightly better system with everything you need.

I recommend this card right here, http://cgi.ebay.com/vga-HIT-X1650-PRO-ICE-Q-256M-128bit...

the guy keeps selling these over and over again and they seem to go for about $33-37, thats what ID go with.

Id also keep my eye on bensbargains.net or newegg for a psu.

+1 customisbetter

Do not waste your $ on a new AGP GPU.
Save it for a complete system upgrade.
For now, either replace the Fan, change the Cooler or just zip tie a spare 80mm case fan to the card.

Better replace your PC. All that you spend on AGP would be total waste.

Decent enough for the price but that's coming from Thailand, I'd be a little leary of that myself...

thanks for the help all. I am hoping for a full comp redo later this year/early next year so I think I will take your advice and try to McGuiver this cards fan.

I'll let you know if I fix it or break it in half... either way the buzzing sound will go away lol.