Need a new Video Card

Here are my specs

[code1aaf1189b60]Name Intel Pentium 4
Code Name Northwood
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.26GHz
Family / Model / Stepping F 2 9
Extended Family / Model 0 0
Brand ID 9
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping D1
Technology 0.13 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
CPU Clock Speed 2261.0 MHz
Clock multiplier x 17.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 133.0 MHz
Bus Speed 532.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 2261.0 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits

Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Motherboard model 0T2408, unknown
BIOS vendor Dell Computer Corporation
BIOS revision A09
BIOS release date 01/19/2005
Chipset Intel i875P rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801EB (ICH5) rev. 2
FSB Select 533 MHz
Performance Mode enabled
AGP Status enabled, rev. 3.0
AGP Data Transfert Rate 4x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled
AGP Aperture Size 128 MBytes

Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 1024 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 166.3 MHz
FSB:DRAM 4:5
CAS# Latency 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 7 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 Kingston DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes
Module 1 Kingston DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes

Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Workstation Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
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I currently have a Radeon 9000 with 64MB. I'm looking for an AGP card with 128MB or perhaps 256MB of ram. I'm thinking about buying a used Radeon 9800. Is there something better to look into?

Trying to stay around $50 too. I don't game for the most part, however, I'm looking into using the card for online gaming.

[quote4c74b9b5ee="doylnea"]Here are my specs

[code14c74b9b5ee]Name Intel Pentium 4
Code Name Northwood
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.26GHz
Family / Model / Stepping F 2 9
Extended Family / Model 0 0
Brand ID 9
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping D1
Technology 0.13 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
CPU Clock Speed 2261.0 MHz
Clock multiplier x 17.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 133.0 MHz
Bus Speed 532.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 2261.0 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits

Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Motherboard model 0T2408, unknown
BIOS vendor Dell Computer Corporation
BIOS revision A09
BIOS release date 01/19/2005
Chipset Intel i875P rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801EB (ICH5) rev. 2
FSB Select 533 MHz
Performance Mode enabled
AGP Status enabled, rev. 3.0
AGP Data Transfert Rate 4x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled
AGP Aperture Size 128 MBytes

Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 1024 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 166.3 MHz
FSB:DRAM 4:5
CAS# Latency 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 7 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 Kingston DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes
Module 1 Kingston DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes

Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Workstation Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
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I currently have a Radeon 9000 with 64MB. I'm looking for an AGP card with 128MB or perhaps 256MB of ram. I'm thinking about buying a used Radeon 9800. Is there something better to look into?

Trying to stay around $50 too. I don't game for the most part, however, I'm looking into using the card for online gaming.[/quote4c74b9b5ee]

I'd have to check but I'm pretty sure that I have a used Radeon 9800 that I could sell you for $50.

Yeah, I have a 9800 Pro that I overclocked to a 9800XT. That's a great way to save money, and get better performance.

I have a BFG NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS OC 256MB AGP 4x/8x video card. It blows away everything. It's one of the best AGP cards out there, and it supports DX9, and it's the GeForce 7 Series. D

[quote17aebda43c="stueybaby17"]
I'd have to check but I'm pretty sure that I have a used Radeon 9800 that I could sell you for $50.[/quote17aebda43c]

Just looked and the only one I found was a 9200 Pro. I thought I had a 9800 somewhere.

[quote0c629a942a="TFOAF"]I have a BFG NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS OC 256MB AGP 4x/8x video card. It blows away everything. It's one of the best AGP cards out there, and it supports DX9, and it's the GeForce 7 Series. D[/quote0c629a942a]

Available for $50 or less?

[quote68f2745c20="jonohull"]Yeah, I have a 9800 Pro that I overclocked to a 9800XT. That's a great way to save money, and get better performance.[/quote68f2745c20]

Does it matter which manufacturer's 9800 pro I buy if I want to overclock?

[quote797ae48837="doylnea"][quote797ae48837="jonohull"]Yeah, I have a 9800 Pro that I overclocked to a 9800XT. That's a great way to save money, and get better performance.[/quote797ae48837]

Does it matter which manufacturer's 9800 pro I buy if I want to overclock?[/quote797ae48837]
Some manufacturers pre-overclock it for you; some more than others.

there have been some great deals on fatwallet of late.
lemme find u one...
lots of pci-e
http//www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=722627&highlight_key=y&keyword1=video+agp
just got to fatwallet and subscribe to AGP as a word -> get all threads with that in ithem )

http//www.google.com/products?q=128mb+agp+video&btnG=Search+Products&scoring=p

http//www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161151

what size of power supply do you have? we need to know that.

[quote71487f3c1f="phriq"]what size of power supply do you have? we need to know that.[/quote71487f3c1f]

The Dell PowerEdge PS are more than adequate for whatever video card I throw at the PC. It's a server, converted for use as a Desktop PC.

there have been some deals on fatwallet and slickdeals over the past couple of days on video cards

but I am sure you already checked there ;)

[quoteeef5bfd9b5="doylnea"][quoteeef5bfd9b5="TFOAF"]I have a BFG NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS OC 256MB AGP 4x/8x video card. It blows away everything. It's one of the best AGP cards out there, and it supports DX9, and it's the GeForce 7 Series. D[/quoteeef5bfd9b5]

Available for $50 or less?[/quoteeef5bfd9b5]

Come on you Panzy -- Get a 8800 GTX D

I just read a deal over on FW that you might be interested in

http//www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=723348&highlight_key=y&keyword1=evga

THe 7600 GS is prety solid from what I've read for an HTPC and it's passively cooled which makes it silent.

Gets pretty solid benchmarks for the price and I think that should be right around your sweetspot.