Plans for a new computer have fallen through do to a bank error with my income taxes. I now have to resort to buying a couple new parts to hold this computer over for a while, and then once I get the taxes back, I'll build a new computer. This computer will be used once I get a new computer, so I will be wanting to put some money into it to keep it going for quite some time. The computer is rather old, so I know I can't get the best card available, as it will be bottlenecked most likely. The computer specifications are as follow :
Soyo Dragon KT-400 Platinum (AGP 4x/8x)
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (Over clocked to 2.25Ghz)
1GB (2x512MB) PC2100 DDR (Running at 147Mhz)
PNY Nvidia FX5200 128-Bit 256MB (Going out, starting to see a LOT of artifacts during ANY type of 3D graphics)
80GB Western Digital (IDE)
500GB Western Digital (IDE)
450W Ultra PSU (Just bought, other failed)
I would like to be able to get like a 2600XT, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to actually utilize all of it's power. So with everything known, what would be the best card I could get and utilize it at it's full potential? Would a 1650PRO be my best bet, or is that still overkill?
Soyo Dragon KT-400 Platinum (AGP 4x/8x)
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (Over clocked to 2.25Ghz)
1GB (2x512MB) PC2100 DDR (Running at 147Mhz)
PNY Nvidia FX5200 128-Bit 256MB (Going out, starting to see a LOT of artifacts during ANY type of 3D graphics)
80GB Western Digital (IDE)
500GB Western Digital (IDE)
450W Ultra PSU (Just bought, other failed)
I would like to be able to get like a 2600XT, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to actually utilize all of it's power. So with everything known, what would be the best card I could get and utilize it at it's full potential? Would a 1650PRO be my best bet, or is that still overkill?