Hello,
I'm in the market for a very old GPU (GeForce 9800 GT) that I've had for over six years. It's at the end of it's life, and I'd like to replace it ASAP. I don't game, so that is not a consideration, and I'd like to spend $100 (or thereabouts) or less. My existing motherboard (Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35) is also old (2008), and it supports PCI-e 1.1 x16.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within a week
BUDGET RANGE: $75 - $125
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: I think it'd be easier to list what I don't need in a GPU: I don't play any games, watch movies, or do anything too taxing on the GPU
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: XFX GeForce 9800 GT and Tagan TG480-U01 PSU
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 Motherboard and Intel Core2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz CPU
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I've traditionally bought from newegg.com, but I'm open to other places if they offer a better deal on identical hardware.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: I've traditionally used nVidia cards, but I'm pretty indifferent about this
OVERCLOCKING: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1280x1024 but I'm considering replacing the monitor, as well (the monitor is probably close to ten years old)
Thanks in advance for everyone's help.
I'm in the market for a very old GPU (GeForce 9800 GT) that I've had for over six years. It's at the end of it's life, and I'd like to replace it ASAP. I don't game, so that is not a consideration, and I'd like to spend $100 (or thereabouts) or less. My existing motherboard (Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35) is also old (2008), and it supports PCI-e 1.1 x16.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within a week
BUDGET RANGE: $75 - $125
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: I think it'd be easier to list what I don't need in a GPU: I don't play any games, watch movies, or do anything too taxing on the GPU
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: XFX GeForce 9800 GT and Tagan TG480-U01 PSU
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 Motherboard and Intel Core2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz CPU
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I've traditionally bought from newegg.com, but I'm open to other places if they offer a better deal on identical hardware.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: I've traditionally used nVidia cards, but I'm pretty indifferent about this
OVERCLOCKING: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1280x1024 but I'm considering replacing the monitor, as well (the monitor is probably close to ten years old)
Thanks in advance for everyone's help.