Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > AGP video cards
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
rjb0805   08-26-2009 at 08:02:39 PM

I was wonder what a good card for my pc i know the 3850 is the best AGP card but i dont want to spend that much and my system will bottleneck it.
I would like to spend around 75 and will use newegg or ebay.
my current pc

MB: Soyo Dragon P4X400-8235
Intel Celeron 2.7ghz
1792 MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
500 watt Antec psu
I use a 15 inch synaps flat screen

Thanks for any help

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
jaguarskx   08-26-2009 at 08:35:02 PM

Ditto.

It will probably cost $100 - $110.

------------------------------ Q9450 |Corsair XMS 4GB DDR 800 | ABit IP35 Pro | HD 5850 | Audigy 2 | Seasonic S12 550 | Cooler Master Centurion 532 | NEC LCD2690WUXi and Planar PX2611w | WinXP

Peace on Earth by means of the destruction of all life on Earth.
 Reply to jaguarskx
megamanx00   08-26-2009 at 08:39:20 PM

That's pretty slow, especially if not even a Celeron D, but the older version that only has 128k of cache. The 3850 really needs a faster CPU to shine, so for you there is no point in getting anything faster than a 2600XT if you're looking at new cards. If you're gonna look for old cards on ebay then go for an X1900 series or Geforce 7900 series AGP card.

------------------------------ Playing X-Men Origins: Wolverine Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @3.24 Brisbane | GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-DS4 | 4GB Mushkin DDR2 1066 | Plextor 760A| 2x 3850 512M CF| WD 1TB Black| Fortron Blue Storm II 500W | APEVIA X-Dreamer Black | Win XP Pro & Vista Buisness 32bit
 Reply to megamanx00
jefo15   08-27-2009 at 12:51:07 PM

x1950 pro 512mb or hd 3650 will do it , well it doesn't seem that your enthusiastic about grafix in gaming so those cars will do it , i myself had the sapphire x1650 pro 512mb and its grate .

Reply to jefo15
Shadow703793   08-27-2009 at 05:15:19 PM

I recommend you save up money and do a new build. A cheap AMD CPU + decent AMD motherboard (with PCIe x16 and IGP)+ DDR2 RAM will cost ~$120-150. Then upgrade graphics later. You will essentially be wasting that $75 as AGP is dead. Better save up money for a new build.

 

If you MUST get a GPU +1 for 4670.

 

Here is a cheap build (assuming you will re use HDD,case,etc):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128342
Gigabyte 740G AM2+/AM3 (the curent IGP is better than that 5200)
$55

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103688
AMD Athlon II X2 240
$62

 

1GB DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820211063
$15

 

Total: $132. So for $62 more you get a more future proof PC than upgrading the AGP.


Message edited by Shadow703793 on 08-27-2009 at 05:24:41 PM
------------------------------ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3815217176_0a5be7955d_o.gif
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3818083596_1a772f7162_o.gif
 Reply to Shadow703793
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > AGP video cards
Go to:

There are 482 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.233 seconds
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?