Cheap video upgrade for Dell Dimension 3000

First off, I would like to say that my Dell has worked well for me for the past 5/6 years. Now that I have started to play WOW (never got into PC games before) and my wife has started to play other games like Peggle and Bejewled, I can see that an upgrade is going to be needed from the onboard graphics. I have decided to build a new i7 for me and my WOW addiction http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/273256-31-build and pass this Dell down to be her computer (I know, I am greedy). I would like to know what the best PCI graphics card would be for this setup. I do not want to spend $100 on a PCI graphics card for this old Dell but I do want something better than the onboard graphics. This Dell does not have PCI express, only PCI slots. The MOBO has a spot for an AGP socket (I guess the socket cost too much for Dell to solder one in) and the BIOS has an AGP option, Is it worth trying to solder in an AGP socket?

In a nutshell, I am looking for the best PCI (not Express) video card bang for the buck that will work in my old Dell and any other upgrade thoughts to buy me some more time before I need to build another PC.

System:
Dell Dimension 3000
Pentium 4 CPU 3.0GHz, 2.99GHz (Why it's listed twice, I don't know), 1.99 GB of Ram (Would like to OC, but Dell Bios is locked down)
OS - XP Home Version 2002 Service pack 3
Hard drive - WDC WD800BB-75JHA0 IDE(Standard Disc Drives) 75GB for programs and OS (Currently with 23.4GB of free space)
WD External Hdd 1x 2500JB (250GB USB used for DVD video rip ) 1x6400AAV (640GB USB used for Music/iTunes/Pics)
Display adapter - Intel 82865G Graphics Controller
Monitor - Smasung SyncMaster 2343 bwx connected via stock Dell VGA cable (This box only has VGA out)

As a side note, under performance options I have the following selected:
Visual Effects - Adjust for best performance
Advanced - Processor Scheduling - Adjust for best performance of Programs
Advanced - Memory Usage - Adjust for best performance of programs
Advanced - Virtual memory - Total page file size for all drives 2038MB
Data Execution Prevention - Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs

Dell website suggests these as upgrades using my service tag# (I have grouped them by price):

Under $50

Evga
e-GeForce FX 5200 128 MB DDR PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

PNY Technologies
GeForce FX 5200 256 MB PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

Diamond Multimedia
Stealth Radeon 7000 32 MB DDR PCI Cinematic 2D/3D Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

Diamond Multimedia
Stealth S60 32 MB PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

VisionTEK
Radeon 7K 64 MB DDR PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

VisionTEK
Radeon 7000 64 MB DDR PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

Diamond Multimedia
Stealth S60 Radeon 7000 64MB DDR SDRAM PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945


Under $75

PNY Technologies
Verto GeForce 8400GS 512 MB PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

Diamond Multimedia
Stealth Radeon 9250 256 MB DDR PCI Cinematic 2D/3D Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

Diamond Multimedia
Stealth ATI Radeon 9250 256 MB DDR PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

Diamond Multimedia
Radeon HD 2400 Pro 256 MB GDDR2 PCI Graphics Card
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] pid=166945

There are more that are over $100 but I can not justify that for this system.

Newegg has:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133233 for $29.99 after rebate. (free shipping)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814187041 for $39.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814134073 for $42.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133245 for $39.99 after rebate (free shipping)

What card should I get?

Salsa,

How does the Sparke 9500 GT perform in your 2400?

I got mine few days ago and this card is just too slow! What is your setup anyway (adjustment in bios)? I had a Radeon X1550 and it was even faster than the 9500 GT!

My 2400 specs:

P4 3.06GHz
2 GB RAM
550W power
Window XP SP3

Funny thing is, this 9500gt should be much better than the Radeon X1550. How come it is slower than that?

Did you change anything on the BIOS?

There must be something that blocks the memory.....