The best apg gaming card

[novagiant]

Ok i know apg cards are sort of out of style but ii need a great apg card. the slot is a 4x/8x compatable and the powersupply is a 275 watt max, i plan on up grading the power suplly to a 1k 1000 watts. here are my specs / P4 at 3.0 gigahertz, 4 gb ram, desktop 3200 at 800 megahertz, intergrated graphics intel extreme grahics 2, currectly 275 watt power supply, windows XP sevice pack 2 32 bit. 80 gb harddrive. Anyway the type of graphics card im looking for need good video converting options , power ful gaming potential and at min of 512 deticated memory. The price range is $90 to $130. if you need any other info just ask.

Oh and its a hp d530

 

[skolpo]

AGP8x cards really have no chance in playing this generation's games. I would invest in upgrading the computer all together if I were you. Also, you wouldn't need a 1000watt PSU with your specs. It will be a total waste when you can use that money to upgrade more essential components (not saying the PSU isn't essential, but it should rely on your other components first). With that being said, your best bet for AGP might be this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102730

 

[beehew]

Since AGP interface is now antique, I'd be looking at your grandma's house for something.

Seriously, though, something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102073

 

[mindless728]

don't bother with the 1kW PSU and save the money to just buy a new computer

P4 + AGP = crap

 

[hunter315]

A 3850 is the strongest AGP card available, however it will require a PSU upgrade to something along the lines of a corsair 400CX. It will likely be bottlenecked by your CPU and will generate a fair amount of heat, for less heat and less bottlenecking you can get a 4650 however that too will require a PSU upgrade to a 400CX(mostly because aside from the antec EA380 everything cheaper and smaller is utter crap) because i dont think a 275 can handle it if it was rated high to begin with.

 

[4745454b]

Find something cheap and simple. Not worth spending $100+ on AGP cards. Start saving up for a new rig.

 

[Rock_n_Rolla]

I highly recommend the PowerColor ATi Radeon 4670 AGP 512MB DDR3.
http://powercolor.com/eng/products_features.asp?ProductID=5802

This is 20 percent faster than the 3850 512 DDR3 agp. If this is not available at your local pc shops i suggest you buy it online while supply lasts. This is the video card i installed to a friend of mine though he's not much into gaming but he just wanted to play Crisis, Crisis Warhead, NFS Shift and Grid on his CRT @ 1152 x 864 resolutions and its game settings set to high. Im not gonna explain further but click the link below to see
what others said about this awesome agp video card.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/270539-33-radeon-hd4670-radeon-9550

-- If you're not up to a serious decision about buying a new rig for now and just wanted to spend a video card upgrade that can play those high end games, this is the one to buy, aslo if you only have a gig of ram
i also suggest buy another 1 gig coz most high end pc games today recommends 2 gig of ram for a better
gaming experience.

Hope this helps.

 

[skolpo]

The 4670 costs way too much for an AGP card, and the 3850 performs almost as well for a cheaper price. I personally advise against both cards since spending more than 50 on AGP just isn't worth it.

 

[novagiant]

ok ill think ill stick with not upgrading thanks

 

[Rock_n_Rolla]

If you really can't afford to buy a 3850 or a much faster 4670 agp, you can buy the
GeForce 7600GS. Still, this video card can play the latest games though the
game settings not set to its highest with no FSAA and AA mode enabled.

Here's some info:
http://www.inno3d.com/products/graphic_card/gf7_agp/7600gs.htm

I think this video card sits somewhere between the $40 - $50 price mark.

 

[shadow187]

4650...

Honestly, you could buy a new mobo + 4650 for 100$, so..

 

[4745454b]

If you don't mind buying used, you can get a nice system for really cheap. I bought a E6600, very nice P35 Asus board, and 4GBs of DDR2-800 ram for $185 about a half year ago. ($75 + 70 + 40) If you don't mind getting the 2180 + a normal P35 mobo and either 2 or 4gbs of ram, you can get that for around $120. I normally see the 2180 go for $40, a mobo for $60, and then $20-40 for either 2 or 4GBs of ram. If your careful and search, you can get a good modern system for really cheap. Toss in a $80 GPU (4850?) and for around $200 you have something way above what you have now. Just a thought. (as a side note, with i5/7 and the new quads out from AMD, now is a great time to pick up used S775/AM2+ stuff.)