My old 9800 PRO finally gave out and I'm in desperate need of a new video card. Obviously it's an old system so I really don't want to spend any more than 100$ max. I currently use the computer mostly for graphics and running 3D applications, programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema 4D, etc. I'm not too big of a gamer either, if anything I play games like Counter-Strike, Day Of Defeat, etc. but it would be nice to be able to play games on the Source engine or TF2, but thats pretty much it for gaming. I realize that there's no point in trying to keep a burning ship afloat but I really just need a working system until I can afford to buy a new computer a few months from now. If anything once I buy a new computer this one will replace the 8 yr old system I have in the living room and it'll mainly become a secondary / internet machine.
I've been doing some searching around and I've read that the most powerful AGP card out is the 3850, but I really don't see the point in spending all that money on an old system anyway, plus I'm thinking it'll just bottleneck what I have anyway. So I had my eyes on the 3650 ( Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100258L Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards ) but wanted to get some second opinions.
Some problems that I can see myself maybe running into is my old hardware and power supply, so I'll post my current specs.
System Specs:
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Abit KV8 Pro Via-K8T800 MotherBoard
1.5gb of Kingston PC3200 RAM
Maxtor 160 GB 7200 RPM 8MB S-ATA Hard Drive
Sony 16x dvd
NEC DVDRW +/- 8x
2 Case Sleeve Fans 8x8
Blue Bold Cathode Neon Light
Orion 420Watt Power Supply
NZXT Case
Thanks in advance guys
I've been doing some searching around and I've read that the most powerful AGP card out is the 3850, but I really don't see the point in spending all that money on an old system anyway, plus I'm thinking it'll just bottleneck what I have anyway. So I had my eyes on the 3650 ( Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100258L Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards ) but wanted to get some second opinions.
Some problems that I can see myself maybe running into is my old hardware and power supply, so I'll post my current specs.
System Specs:
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Abit KV8 Pro Via-K8T800 MotherBoard
1.5gb of Kingston PC3200 RAM
Maxtor 160 GB 7200 RPM 8MB S-ATA Hard Drive
Sony 16x dvd
NEC DVDRW +/- 8x
2 Case Sleeve Fans 8x8
Blue Bold Cathode Neon Light
Orion 420Watt Power Supply
NZXT Case
Thanks in advance guys
