Need Windows 7 Compatible AGP Graphics Card

Forum Graphics & Displays : Graphics Cards Need Windows 7 Compatible AGP Graphics Card

Hello,

I am upgrading a old Dell Dimension 8200 (From 2002) for my parents to use. They are only going to be using it for basic web surfing, video watching, and perhaps very basic gaming. I would like to run Windows 7 on it, but I need a compatible AGP video card. Please suggest a few good cards that will work decently for cheap.

Current System Specifications:

I850E Motherboard
1 gb of RDRAM (Yes, RAMBUS RAM!!!)
80 GB HD
Nvidia ti 4200 (64 mb I believe)
250 or 275W PSU (I have a 500 PSU that I am going to replace it with, just need to cut the case so it will fit)

Additionally, does anyone know if this motherboard supports AGP 8x or just AGP 4x?

Reply to Illini87

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102851
From it's reviews says that card compatible with Win 7 and good for basic gaming...

Message quoted 1 times
Message edited by wa1 on 09-08-2010 at 11:44:01 AM

------------------------------ Core 2 Duo E6300 1.8 GHz (OC at 3.0 GHz) / Zigmatek HDT S1283 CPU Cooler / Gigabyte GA 965P-DS3 Motherboard / 2x1 GB DDR2 800 RAM / 2x160 GB Seagate HDDs / SilverStone ST50F 500W PSU / HIS IceQ 4 HD 4850 512 MB DDR3 / 17" LG Monitor
(Little Dinosaur)
Reply to wa1

wa1 wrote :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102851
From it's reviews says that card compatible with Win 7 and good for basic gaming...

Thank you for the suggestion, however I think that video card costs more than the entire PC system. Additionally, I am pretty sure that the I850E motherboard has a limit of 256 MB for video RAM. I was thinking along the lines of something I can buy off of CL or Ebay. I am looking to spend around $10-$30, if that even...

Oh, and when I said basic gaming, I meant web based flash games or games like solitaire. A video card like the one you suggested would be a over kill, and bottlenecked by everything else in the system probably. Finally, I think that card is WAY over priced.

Message edited by Illini87 on 09-08-2010 at 11:51:59 AM

Reply to Illini87

then try this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] llFullInfo
i can't find any cheaper than that, or you can try eBay...

I just brought a EVGA GFORCE 5200 FX from a guy on CL. I meant him at a gas station, and he was selling a bunch of new, but obsolete computer parts out of his trunk... very shady. Either way, I paid $15 for the card and it was brand new.

It was only a very small upgrade from the Ti4200, and there aren't any official Nividia Windows 7 drivers for it, but at least it can output resolution beyond 800x600 which is what the ti4200 was doing.

Reply to Illini87

okay, FX5200 is good.. enjoy your card..

Ask the community Add a reply

Related content

See all topics related to "Need Windows 7 Compatible AGP Graphics Card"

Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphics & Displays > Graphics Cards > Need Windows 7 Compatible AGP Graphics Card

Go to:

Help |
Forum rules

There are 1847 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Page generated in 1.890 seconds

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel